Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 338 | 42.8d | 41.2–44.1 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 42.8 days. This is based on 220 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 41.2–44.1 days (P25–P75 of 338 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Busan to Mobile is approximately 9,601 nautical miles (17,781 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 Busan to Mobile.
Approximately 51.8 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Busan is 4.0 days. Vessel sail time from Busan to Mobile is 42.8 days. The median gate-out dwell at Mobile is 4.99 days.
Container shipping from Busan to Mobile spans approximately 9,601 nautical miles, equivalent to 17,781 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 338 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 220 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Busan to Mobile with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 42.8 days. Most shipments arrive within 41.2 to 44.1 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 51.8 days. Median gate-in dwell at Busan is 4.0 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 Busan to Mobile is 42.8 days. Median gate-out dwell at Mobile is 4.99 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 338 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 220 were containers literally booked direct from Busan to Mobile 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 42.8 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 41.2 to 44.1 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 41.2 to 44.1 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.9-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.0 days of gate-in dwell at Busan and 4.99 days of gate-out dwell at Mobile on top of the chosen sail time.