Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 594 | 27.2d | 26.2–28.2 d | — |
| via Mombasa | 76 | 55.7d | 55.7–55.7 d | 19.0d |
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 27.2 days. This is based on 221 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 26.2–28.2 days (P25–P75 of 670 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Beira to Singapore is approximately 4,806 nautical miles (8,901 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Mombasa (55.7d total, 76 records).
Approximately 32.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Beira is 5.0 days. Vessel sail time from Beira to Singapore is 27.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at Singapore is 0.21 days.
Container shipping from Beira to Singapore spans approximately 4,806 nautical miles, equivalent to 8,901 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 670 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 221 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Beira to Singapore with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 27.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 26.2 to 28.2 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 Beira 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 Beira to Singapore is 27.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at Singapore is 0.21 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 594 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 221 were containers literally booked direct from Beira to Singapore 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 27.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 26.2 to 28.2 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Mombasa-routed path takes a median of 55.7 days based on 76 records, with a P25–P75 range of 55.7 to 55.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 19.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 26.2 to 28.2 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.0 days of gate-in dwell at Beira and 0.21 days of gate-out dwell at Singapore on top of the chosen sail time.