Question 1

How long does it take to ship a container from Ghent to Cairo by sea?

Accepted Answer

The shortest shipping time by sea between Ghent and Cairo is 13 days. Ships depart from Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) and arrive at Alexandria (EGALY) with scheduled departures Every 1-2 days.

Question 2

How regularly do container ships travel between Ghent and Cairo?

Accepted Answer

There are scheduled container ships that depart every 1-2 days from Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) and arrive into Alexandria (EGALY) around 13 days later. These services are operated by Maersk, ANL, Borchard, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, Maersk, Maersk, Borchard, MSC and MSC.

Question 3

How long does it take to send cargo from Ghent to Cairo by air freight?

Accepted Answer

The quickest flight from Ghent to Cairo takes around 4h 20m. Flights depart from Brussels Airport (BRU) and arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI).

Question 4

How often do planes fly between Ghent and Cairo?

Accepted Answer

Scheduled flights between Brussels Airport (BRU) and Cairo International Airport (CAI) depart every 1-2 days. These flights are serviced by EgyptAir, Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Tarom, MEA, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa, Lufthansa and LOT and the typical transit time is around 4h 20m.

Question 5

Do dedicated cargo planes (freighters) fly between Ghent and Cairo?

Accepted Answer

Yes there are dedicated cargo planes that fly regular scheduled services between Ghent and Cairo. Cargo flights depart from Brussels Airport (BRU) and arrive at Cairo International Airport (CAI) with departures 2-4 times a day and a average flight time of around 4h 20m. Lufthansa operates  on this route.

Question 6

What is the distance between Ghent to Cairo by ship?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Ghent and Cairo by cargo ship is 21,449 Nautical Miles (39,723 Kilometres / 24,683 Miles). This distance is measured by sea between Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) and Sokhna (EGSOK).

Question 7

What is the distance between Ghent to Cairo by air?

Accepted Answer

The distance between Ghent and Cairo by air is around 3,213 Kilometres (1,996 Miles). This distance is measured following typical flight paths between Brussels Airport (BRU) and Cairo International Airport (CAI).

Question 8

How much CO2 is produced when transporting a shipping container from Ghent to Cairo by sea?

Accepted Answer

2.21t CO₂e (per TEU) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when transporting a typical shipping container (1 TEU) from Ghent to Cairo. This is calculated using the overall historical emissions of the average container ship on this trade lane and dividing it by the total projected capacity.

Question 9

How much CO2 is produced when sending cargo by air from Ghent to Cairo?

Accepted Answer

185kg CO₂e (per 100kg) is the estimated emissions output (CO2e) when sending cargo by air from Ghent to Cairo. This is calculated by determining the total fuel burn output of various aircraft that typically fly this route and dividing it by the total available cargo capacity in KGs.

Operating carriers	Departure frequency	Aircraft types
EgyptAir	Every 1-2 days	Boeing 737-800
Austrian Airlines	Daily	Airbus A320+1 others
Aegean Airlines	Daily	Airbus A321neo+2 others
Tarom	2-4 times a week	Boeing 737-700+1 others
MEA	2-4 times a week	Airbus A321neo+1 others
Turkish Airlines	1-2 times a day	Airbus A321neo+3 others
British Airways	1-2 times a day	Airbus A319+3 others
Lufthansa	2-4 times a week	Airbus A319+4 others
LufthansaFreighter	2-4 times a day	Airbus A320+4 others
LOT	2-4 times a week	Embraer 190+4 others

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
EME / SLB / LEX	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE
NCLEVANT / CMA - NCLEVANT	Direct	1-2 times a week	ANL, CMA CGM
WCUK	Direct	2-4 times a week	Borchard
NEIX / NET2 / BORL - NEIX \| DIAL - NET2 \| OOCL - NET2	Direct	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO, Borchard, DIAL
WC4 → CMA - TULYB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
EMX → CMA - TULYB	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Hapag-Lloyd
NWC UK To/From Greece & Turkiye Service → Line B	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
E19 → SLN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
Neo Samba → SLN	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	Maersk
WCUK → WMS	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	Borchard
NWC to/from Turkey - Marmara → Line B	Transshipment	Every 2-4 weeks	MSC
NWC to/from Turkey - Marmara → Line B	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	MSC

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Service Lines	Service Type	Departure frequency	Servicing Carriers
AEU3 / NE3 → RCS / EMC - RCS \| GFS - RCS \| ONE - RCS \| RCL - RCR \| TSL - RCX	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO, Evergreen
AEU3 / LL2 → RES3 / RS2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	OOCL, COSCO
FAL2 → SFT - Asia - Red Sea - Baltics \| SLD - Asia - Red Sea - Baltics	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	CMA CGM
AEU3 → RES2	Transshipment	Every 1-2 weeks	COSCO

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Ghent to Cairo By Air freight, Container ship or Road

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Quickest ocean route

Port of Antwerp-Bruges to Alexandria

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Port of Antwerp-Bruges to Sokhna

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