Marsaxlokk to Salalah shipping route.

The shipping route from Marsaxlokk, Malta to Salalah, Oman covers 2,989 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 4,420 km apart, so the ship sails 1.25 times the straight line distance. 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 10.4 days at 12 knots, 8.9 days at 14 knots and 6.9 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 Salalah to plan the full ocean transit time.

952 nm of the route, 32% 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 Salalah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Salalah (OMSLL) carriers give about 3 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, Salalah is the 18th shortest. Closer destinations include Gothenburg (2,816 nm), Hamburg (2,638 nm) and Bremerhaven (2,591 nm).