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Arabian Sea → the Gulf

Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali (UAE): about 10 to 12 days on the water.

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Nhava Sheva → Jebel Ali (UAE). Map: Natural Earth, India point of view. Route shapes and ships are illustrative, not to scale.
  • 10 to 12 d port to port published estimate
  • 1,569 nautical miles ≈ 2,906 km
  • 7 west-coast ports → /ports/

The voyage

Door to door, in three legs

Your factory Nhava Sheva

Road: our trucks, to the port gate. Road

Nhava Sheva Jebel Ali (UAE)

Sea: 10 to 12 days at sea.

Jebel Ali (UAE) Consignee

Destination: delivered by the partner’s agent. Country guides

Gateways

Ports on the west coast

Cargo handled, FY2024-25 (million tonnes)
  1. Mundra 200.7 MT
  2. Kandla 150.2 MT
  3. Nhava Sheva 92.1 MT
  4. Mumbai 68.6 MT
  5. Mangaluru 46 MT
  6. Kochi 37.6 MT
  7. Mormugao 18.1 MT

Frequently asked questions

How many days from India to Jebel Ali (UAE)?
Nhava Sheva-Jebel Ali: 12 days FCL, 10 days LCL; Mundra-Jebel Ali 15 days FCL; all-India allow 10 to 36 days. These are published port-to-port estimates, not a guarantee.
How far is it by sea?
Quickest listed India-UAE sailing: Vizhinjam-Khor Fakkan, 1,569 nautical miles, about 3 days 16 h at sea.
Who runs which leg?
Our trucks carry the container between your door and a west-coast port; the sailing is arranged by our desk.

Transit days are port-to-port estimates published by forwarders; not a carrier or SSL guarantee. Distances are published sea distances for the named sailing.

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