Vancouver to Genoa shipping route.

Vancouver to Genoa is a 9,455 nautical mile shipping route via Panama Canal, heading north east from Canada to Italy. That is 17,511 km of water against 8,603 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 32.8 days at 12 knots, 28.1 days at 14 knots and 21.9 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 Vancouver and Genoa to plan the full ocean transit time.

The next option is via Suez Canal, 13,698 nautical miles, 4,243 nm longer than the main route. Carriers pick it when Suez Canal is congested or closed.

2,323 nm of the route, 25% 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 Vancouver to Genoa move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Genoa (ITGOA) carriers give about 14 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 Vancouver in this directory, Genoa is the 48th shortest. Closer destinations include Gothenburg (9,357 nm), Hamburg (9,317 nm) and Bremerhaven (9,271 nm).