Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 496 | 22.7d | 21.7–23.9 d | — |
All values are actuals from tracked container records. Paths flagged low n have fewer than 20 records and should be read as directional.
The median transit time is 22.7 days. This is based on 270 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 21.7–23.9 days (P25–P75 of 496 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Antwerp to Ashdod is approximately 3,382 nautical miles (6,264 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
No transshipment paths are present in the tracked dataset for this lane — containers observed move directly from Antwerp to Ashdod.
Approximately 32.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Antwerp is 5.67 days. Vessel sail time from Antwerp to Ashdod is 22.7 days. The median gate-out dwell at Ashdod is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Antwerp to Ashdod spans approximately 3,382 nautical miles, equivalent to 6,264 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 496 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 270 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Antwerp to Ashdod with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 22.7 days. Most shipments arrive within 21.7 to 23.9 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 32.4 days. Median gate-in dwell at Antwerp is 5.67 days, representing the time a container spends at the origin terminal between arrival at the gate and loading onto the vessel. Vessel sail time from Antwerp to Ashdod is 22.7 days. Median gate-out dwell at Ashdod is 4.0 days, covering discharge and the time before pickup at the destination terminal.
Direct service — meaning no transshipment between origin and destination — is the dominant routing on this corridor. It is supported by 496 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 270 were containers literally booked direct from Antwerp to Ashdod and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk and COSCO also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 22.7 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 21.7 to 23.9 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 21.7 to 23.9 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.2-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.67 days of gate-in dwell at Antwerp and 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Ashdod on top of the chosen sail time.