Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 520 | 22.8d | 20.5–25.6 d | — |
| via Wuhan | 67 | 22.9d | 21.3–25.8 d | 4.62d |
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 22.8 days. This is based on 158 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 20.5–25.6 days (P25–P75 of 587 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Wuhan (22.9d total, 67 records).
Approximately 28.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Chongqing is 3.66 days. Vessel sail time from Chongqing to Shanghai is 22.8 days. The median gate-out dwell at Shanghai is 1.9 days.
Container shipping from Chongqing to Shanghai. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 587 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 158 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Chongqing to Shanghai with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 22.8 days. Most shipments arrive within 20.5 to 25.6 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 28.4 days. Median gate-in dwell at Chongqing is 3.66 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 Chongqing to Shanghai is 22.8 days. Median gate-out dwell at Shanghai is 1.9 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 520 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 158 were containers literally booked direct from Chongqing to Shanghai and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk 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 22.8 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 20.5 to 25.6 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Wuhan-routed path takes a median of 22.9 days based on 67 records, with a P25–P75 range of 21.3 to 25.8 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 4.62 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 20.5 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 5.1-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.66 days of gate-in dwell at Chongqing and 1.9 days of gate-out dwell at Shanghai on top of the chosen sail time.