Mundra to Manzanillo shipping route.

Mundra to Manzanillo is a 11,040 nautical mile shipping route via Suez Canal, heading north from India to Mexico. That is 20,445 km of water against 15,313 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar, Bab-el-Mandeb, Panama Canal and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 38.3 days at 12 knots, 32.9 days at 14 knots and 25.6 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 Mundra and Manzanillo to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Strait of Malacca sails 11,829 nm instead of 11,040 nm and spends roughly 2.3 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

2,083 nm of the route, 19% of it, lies inside US Caribbean Sea ECA and 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 Mundra to Manzanillo move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Manzanillo (MXZLO) carriers give about 7 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Mundra in this directory, Manzanillo is the 64th shortest. Closer destinations include Callao (10,736 nm), Los Angeles (10,616 nm) and Oakland (10,281 nm).