Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Singapore | 555 | 49.0d | 44.8–53.2 d | 6.0d |
| Direct | 275 | 41.0d | 40.0–41.0 d | — |
| via Qingdao > Busan | 105 | 59.2d | 55.7–61.5 d | 7.0d |
| via Hambantota > Singapore | 77 | 59.0d | 54.8–62.5 d | 12.0d |
| via Abu Dhabi > Ningbo > Busan | 61 | 79.8d | 74.4–87.6 d | 6.0d |
| via Hong Kong | 35 | 47.5d | 45.2–50.2 d | 5.2d |
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 41.0 days. This is based on 255 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 40.0–41.0 days (P25–P75 of 1,108 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Singapore (49.0d total, 555 records); Qingdao > Busan (59.2d total, 105 records); Hambantota > Singapore (59.0d total, 77 records); Abu Dhabi > Ningbo > Busan (79.8d total, 61 records); Hong Kong (47.5d total, 35 records).
Approximately 50.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Durban is 5.0 days. Vessel sail time from Durban to Tianjin is 41.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Tianjin is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Durban to Tianjin. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 1,108 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 255 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Durban to Tianjin with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 41.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 40.0 to 41.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 50.0 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 Tianjin is 41.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Tianjin is 4.0 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 275 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 255 were containers literally booked direct from Durban to Tianjin 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 41.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 40.0 to 41.0 days.
5 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Durban and Tianjin. The Singapore-routed path takes a median of 49.0 days based on 555 records, with a P25–P75 range of 44.8 to 53.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.0 days. The Qingdao and Busan-routed path takes a median of 59.2 days based on 105 records, with a P25–P75 range of 55.7 to 61.5 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.0 days. The Hambantota and Singapore-routed path takes a median of 59.0 days based on 77 records, with a P25–P75 range of 54.8 to 62.5 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 12.0 days. Additional tracked transshipment options through Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong represent smaller volume on this corridor.
For planning purposes, treat the 40.0 to 41.0 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 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Tianjin on top of the chosen sail time.