Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 271 | 23.2d | 19.8–26.7 d | — |
| via Piraeus | 29 | 31.5d | 28.2–35.5 d | 8.01d |
| via Port Said | 25 | 32.5d | 30.0–36.1 d | 6.3d |
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 23.2 days. This is based on 126 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 19.8–26.7 days (P25–P75 of 325 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Antwerp to Haifa is approximately 3,384 nautical miles (6,266 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Piraeus (31.5d total, 29 records); Port Said (32.5d total, 25 records).
Approximately 32.9 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Antwerp is 5.67 days. Vessel sail time from Antwerp to Haifa is 23.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at Haifa is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Antwerp to Haifa spans approximately 3,384 nautical miles, equivalent to 6,266 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 325 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 126 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Antwerp to Haifa with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 23.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 19.8 to 26.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 32.9 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 Haifa is 23.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at Haifa 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 271 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 126 were containers literally booked direct from Antwerp to Haifa 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 23.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 19.8 to 26.7 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Antwerp and Haifa. The Piraeus-routed path takes a median of 31.5 days based on 29 records, with a P25–P75 range of 28.2 to 35.5 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 8.01 days. The Port Said-routed path takes a median of 32.5 days based on 25 records, with a P25–P75 range of 30.0 to 36.1 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 19.8 to 26.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 6.9-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 Haifa on top of the chosen sail time.