Ship Alexandria to Mombasa | Ocean Freight Rates & Container Shipping | Ocean-Rate
Calculate and compare instant ocean container rates for 20ft & 40ft FCL shipping from Alexandria to Mombasa. View schedules, carrier prices, and customs details.
🌐 Maritime Basin & Trade Corridor
Red Sea – Bab-el-Mandeb – Western Indian Ocean Corridor. This strategic corridor channels essential containerized trade between Alexandria (Egypt) and Port of Mombasa (Kilindini) (Kenya).
⚖️ Trade Flow Dynamics & Regulatory Analysis
Direct export corridor from Egyptian seaports: Requires digital export filing via Nafeza, phytosanitary and GOIEC inspections for agricultural produce, and preferential origin certification (EUR.1 or GAFTA).
📦 Primary Cargo & Commodities
Tea, raw coffee beans, horticultural cut flowers, cement clinker, refined sugar, and manufactured household goods.
📋 Customs Clearance & Regulatory Compliance
COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) preferential trade regime providing 0% duties on qualifying origin goods; Kenya pre-export verification PVoC standards.
⚓ Operating Alliances & Carrier Lines
Maersk Line (Mwezi / Mesawa Service) • CMA CGM Swahili Express • Hapag-Lloyd • Emirates Shipping Line
🏗️ Port Terminal Infrastructure & Hinterland Connectivity
Quayside container cargo handling originates at the port of Alexandria (UN/LOCODE: EGALY), situated in Egypt (Mediterranean Basin). Shipments are handled via deep-water gantry berths and directed toward the destination maritime gateway at Port of Mombasa (Kilindini) (UN/LOCODE: KEMBA) in Kenya (East Africa / Western Indian Ocean), directly interconnecting with intermodal inland dry ports and industrial customs bonded warehouses.
📐 Available Container Types & Specifications
| Box Type | Max Payload | Internal CBM | Ideal Cargo Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20' Dry Container (20GP) | 28,200 kg | 33.2 m³ | Heavy weight, minerals, dense polymers |
| 40' Dry Container (40GP) | 28,800 kg | 67.7 m³ | General manufactured goods, retail items, electronics |
| 40' High Cube Container (40HC) | 28,600 kg | 76.4 m³ | High-volume cargo, textiles, furniture, light-density goods |
| 40' Reefer Container (40RF HC) | 29,400 kg | 67.0 m³ | Fresh agricultural produce, citrus, vegetables, pharmaceuticals (-30°C to +30°C) |
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