Vancouver to Savannah shipping route.

Ships leaving Vancouver for Savannah head east and cover a sea distance of 5,826 nautical miles (10,791 km), via Panama Canal. The straight line between the ports is 3,956 km; coastlines and shipping lanes add the rest. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Pure steaming time is 17.3 days at 14 knots. A carrier that slow steams at 12 knots to save fuel needs 20.2 days, and a fast 18 knot string about 13.5. 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 Savannah to plan the full ocean transit time.

1,665 nm of the route, 29% of it, lies inside North American 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 Savannah move with fuel prices, ship capacity and the season. Compare several carriers before booking: the cheapest sailing is often the slowest one. At Savannah (USSAV) carriers give about 4 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, Savannah is the 19th shortest. Closer destinations include Charleston (5,817 nm), Houston (5,762 nm) and Kaohsiung (5,592 nm).