Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 165 | 33.0d | 32.0–33.0 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 33.0 days. This is based on 121 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 32.0–33.0 days (P25–P75 of 165 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Durban to Hong Kong is approximately 6,289 nautical miles (11,647 km).
MSC 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 Durban to Hong Kong.
Approximately 40.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Durban is 5.0 days. Vessel sail time from Durban to Hong Kong is 33.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Hong Kong is 2.0 days.
Container shipping from Durban to Hong Kong spans approximately 6,289 nautical miles, equivalent to 11,647 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 165 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 121 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Durban to Hong Kong with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 33.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 32.0 to 33.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 40.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Durban 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 Durban to Hong Kong is 33.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Hong Kong is 2.0 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 165 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 121 were containers literally booked direct from Durban to Hong Kong 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 33.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 32.0 to 33.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 32.0 to 33.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.0 days of gate-in dwell at Durban and 2.0 days of gate-out dwell at Hong Kong on top of the chosen sail time.