Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 769 | 25.0d | 22.9–26.3 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 25.0 days. This is based on 574 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 22.9–26.3 days (P25–P75 of 769 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Antwerp to Santos is approximately 5,445 nautical miles (10,084 km).
Maersk 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 Santos.
Approximately 31.9 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Antwerp is 5.67 days. Vessel sail time from Antwerp to Santos is 25.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Santos is 1.18 days.
Container shipping from Antwerp to Santos spans approximately 5,445 nautical miles, equivalent to 10,084 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 769 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 574 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Antwerp to Santos with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 25.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 22.9 to 26.3 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 31.9 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 Santos is 25.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Santos is 1.18 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 769 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 574 were containers literally booked direct from Antwerp to Santos and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by MSC also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 25.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 22.9 to 26.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 22.9 to 26.3 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 3.4-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.67 days of gate-in dwell at Antwerp and 1.18 days of gate-out dwell at Santos on top of the chosen sail time.