Oakland to Port Said shipping route.

Oakland to Port Said is a 9,653 nautical mile shipping route via Panama Canal, heading north east from the United States to Egypt. That is 17,878 km of water against 11,892 km as the crow flies. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar and Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 33.5 days at 12 knots, 28.7 days at 14 knots and 22.3 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 Oakland and Port Said to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Suez Canal, 12,509 nautical miles, 2,856 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Suez Canal is congested or closed.

2,521 nm of the route, 26% of it, lies inside North American ECA, 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 Oakland to Port Said move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Port Said (EGPSD) carriers give about 9 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 Oakland in this directory, Port Said is the 54th shortest. Closer destinations include Piraeus (9,177 nm), Colombo (9,041 nm) and Gdansk (8,903 nm).