Port Said to Callao shipping route.

Port Said to Callao is a 7,681 nautical mile shipping route via Panama Canal, heading west from Egypt to Peru. That is 14,224 km of water against 12,533 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.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 22.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 26.7 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 17.8. 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 Port Said and Callao to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Strait of Magellan, 11,036 nautical miles, 3,356 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Strait of Gibraltar is congested or closed.

2,083 nm of the route, 27% 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 Port Said to Callao move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Callao (PECLL) carriers give about 6 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 Port Said in this directory, Callao is the 54th shortest. Closer destinations include Incheon (7,672 nm), Busan (7,603 nm) and Qingdao (7,545 nm).