Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 344 | 20.4d | 20.0–25.6 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 20.4 days. This is based on 137 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 20.0–25.6 days (P25–P75 of 344 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Bremerhaven to Piraeus is approximately 3,040 nautical miles (5,630 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 Bremerhaven to Piraeus.
Approximately 29.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Bremerhaven is 5.65 days. Vessel sail time from Bremerhaven to Piraeus is 20.4 days. The median gate-out dwell at Piraeus is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Bremerhaven to Piraeus spans approximately 3,040 nautical miles, equivalent to 5,630 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 344 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 137 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Bremerhaven to Piraeus with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 20.4 days. Most shipments arrive within 20.0 to 25.6 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 29.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Bremerhaven is 5.65 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 Bremerhaven to Piraeus is 20.4 days. Median gate-out dwell at Piraeus is 3.0 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 344 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 137 were containers literally booked direct from Bremerhaven to Piraeus and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and 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 20.4 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 20.0 to 25.6 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 20.0 to 25.6 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 5.6-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.65 days of gate-in dwell at Bremerhaven and 3.0 days of gate-out dwell at Piraeus on top of the chosen sail time.