Savannah to Jeddah shipping route.

Ships leaving Savannah for Jeddah head north east and cover a sea distance of 6,326 nautical miles (11,716 km), via Suez Canal. The straight line between the ports is 11,310 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Strait of Gibraltar and Suez Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

At sea, the voyage lasts 22.0 days at 12 knots, 18.8 days at 14 knots and 14.6 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 Savannah and Jeddah to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Cape of Good Hope, 11,701 nautical miles, 5,375 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Bab-el-Mandeb is congested or closed.

2,496 nm of the route, 39% of it, lies inside North American 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 Savannah to Jeddah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Jeddah (SAJED) 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 Savannah in this directory, Jeddah is the 32nd shortest. Closer destinations include Buenos Aires (5,926 nm), Vancouver (5,826 nm) and Seattle (5,805 nm).