Marsaxlokk to Mombasa shipping route.

Ships leaving Marsaxlokk for Mombasa head south east and cover a sea distance of 4,052 nautical miles (7,504 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 5,149 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal and Bab-el-Mandeb, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 14.1 days at 12 knots, 12.1 days at 14 knots and 9.4 days at 18 knots. 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 Mombasa to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Cape of Good Hope sails 8,694 nm instead of 4,052 nm and spends roughly 13.8 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

952 nm of the route, 23% 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 Mombasa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one.

Of the 65 port to port routes from Marsaxlokk in this directory, Mombasa is the 24th shortest. Closer destinations include Nhava Sheva (4,021 nm), Mundra (4,008 nm) and Jebel Ali (3,921 nm).