Marsaxlokk to Jebel Ali shipping route.

Ships leaving Marsaxlokk for Jebel Ali head east and cover a sea distance of 3,921 nautical miles (7,262 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 4,035 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Hormuz, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 11.7 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 13.6 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 9.1. Container transit time on a liner service is longer than the steaming time: ships call at other ports on the rotation, and cargo may transship at a hub. Add terminal time at Marsaxlokk and Jebel Ali to plan the full ocean transit time.

952 nm of the route, 24% of it, lies inside Mediterranean Sea ECA. In an emission control area ships must burn fuel with no more than 0.1% sulphur or clean the exhaust with scrubbers. That fuel costs more, and carriers add it to the ocean freight bill as a low sulphur or ECA surcharge.

Container freight rates on Marsaxlokk to Jebel Ali move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jebel Ali (AEJEA) carriers give about 4 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Marsaxlokk in this directory, Jebel Ali is the 21st shortest. Closer destinations include Karachi (3,847 nm), Gdansk (3,213 nm) and Salalah (2,989 nm).