Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 754 | 20.1d | 15.5–24.1 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 20.1 days. This is based on 309 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 15.5–24.1 days (P25–P75 of 754 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Gdansk to Hamburg is approximately 756 nautical miles (1,399 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 Gdansk to Hamburg.
Approximately 30.1 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Gdansk is 6.22 days. Vessel sail time from Gdansk to Hamburg is 20.1 days. The median gate-out dwell at Hamburg is 3.83 days.
Container shipping from Gdansk to Hamburg spans approximately 756 nautical miles, equivalent to 1,399 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 754 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 309 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Gdansk to Hamburg with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 20.1 days. Most shipments arrive within 15.5 to 24.1 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 30.1 days. Median gate-in dwell at Gdansk is 6.22 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 Gdansk to Hamburg is 20.1 days. Median gate-out dwell at Hamburg is 3.83 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 754 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 309 were containers literally booked direct from Gdansk to Hamburg 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 20.1 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 15.5 to 24.1 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 15.5 to 24.1 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 8.6-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 6.22 days of gate-in dwell at Gdansk and 3.83 days of gate-out dwell at Hamburg on top of the chosen sail time.