Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Algeciras > Shanghai | 50 | 65.1d | 62.2–70.1 d | 4.54d |
| Direct | 49 | 75.7d | 75.7–81.7 d | — |
| via Singapore | 29 | 65.7d | 61.9–71.7 d | 6.0d |
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 75.7 days. This is based on 19 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 75.7–81.7 days (P25–P75 of 128 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Antwerp to Busan is approximately 10,943 nautical miles (20,266 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Algeciras > Shanghai (65.1d total, 50 records); Singapore (65.7d total, 29 records).
Approximately 83.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Antwerp is 5.67 days. Vessel sail time from Antwerp to Busan is 75.7 days. The median gate-out dwell at Busan is 2.0 days.
Container shipping from Antwerp to Busan spans approximately 10,943 nautical miles, equivalent to 20,266 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 128 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 19 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Antwerp to Busan with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 75.7 days. Most shipments arrive within 75.7 to 81.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 83.4 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 Busan is 75.7 days. Median gate-out dwell at Busan is 2.0 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 49 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 19 were containers literally booked direct from Antwerp to Busan and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 75.7 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 75.7 to 81.7 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Antwerp and Busan. The Algeciras and Shanghai-routed path takes a median of 65.1 days based on 50 records, with a P25–P75 range of 62.2 to 70.1 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 4.54 days. The Singapore-routed path takes a median of 65.7 days based on 29 records, with a P25–P75 range of 61.9 to 71.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 75.7 to 81.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 6.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.67 days of gate-in dwell at Antwerp and 2.0 days of gate-out dwell at Busan on top of the chosen sail time.