Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 103 | 27.3d | 25.9–30.2 d | — |
| via Port Said | 24 | 29.1d | 27.7–30.2 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 27.3 days. This is based on 96 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 25.9–30.2 days (P25–P75 of 127 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ashdod to Rotterdam is approximately 3,398 nautical miles (6,293 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Port Said (29.1d total, 24 records).
Approximately 35.2 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ashdod is 5.0 days. Vessel sail time from Ashdod to Rotterdam is 27.3 days. The median gate-out dwell at Rotterdam is 2.95 days.
Container shipping from Ashdod to Rotterdam spans approximately 3,398 nautical miles, equivalent to 6,293 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 127 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 96 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ashdod to Rotterdam with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 27.3 days. Most shipments arrive within 25.9 to 30.2 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 35.2 days. Median gate-in dwell at Ashdod is 5.0 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 Ashdod to Rotterdam is 27.3 days. Median gate-out dwell at Rotterdam is 2.95 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 103 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 96 were containers literally booked direct from Ashdod to Rotterdam 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 27.3 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 25.9 to 30.2 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Port Said-routed path takes a median of 29.1 days based on 24 records, with a P25–P75 range of 27.7 to 30.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 25.9 to 30.2 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.3-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.0 days of gate-in dwell at Ashdod and 2.95 days of gate-out dwell at Rotterdam on top of the chosen sail time.