Yokohama to Port Said shipping route.

The shipping route from Yokohama, Japan to Port Said, Egypt covers 8,007 nautical miles port to port, via Suez Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 9,411 km apart, so the ship sails 1.58 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Suez Canal, Bab-el-Mandeb and Strait of Malacca, 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 23.8 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 27.8 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 18.5. 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 Yokohama and Port Said to plan the full ocean transit time.

Red Sea security changes the sea distance on this lane. A ship sent via Panama Canal sails 14,104 nm instead of 8,007 nm and spends roughly 18.2 extra days at sea. Ask your forwarder which routing the carrier uses: the booking price and the arrival date both depend on it.

Container freight rates on Yokohama 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 64 port to port routes from Yokohama in this directory, Port Said is the 37th shortest. Closer destinations include Balboa (7,810 nm), Durban (7,730 nm) and Jeddah (7,324 nm).