Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 458 | 13.1d | 12.6–13.9 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 13.1 days. This is based on 171 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 12.6–13.9 days (P25–P75 of 458 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Grangemouth to Rotterdam is approximately 413 nautical miles (765 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 Grangemouth to Rotterdam.
Approximately 23.5 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Grangemouth is 7.49 days. Vessel sail time from Grangemouth to Rotterdam is 13.1 days. The median gate-out dwell at Rotterdam is 2.95 days.
Container shipping from Grangemouth to Rotterdam spans approximately 413 nautical miles, equivalent to 765 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 458 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 171 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Grangemouth to Rotterdam with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 13.1 days. Most shipments arrive within 12.6 to 13.9 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 23.5 days. Median gate-in dwell at Grangemouth is 7.49 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 Grangemouth to Rotterdam is 13.1 days. Median gate-out dwell at Rotterdam is 2.95 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 458 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 171 were containers literally booked direct from Grangemouth to Rotterdam 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 13.1 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 12.6 to 13.9 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 12.6 to 13.9 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.3-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 7.49 days of gate-in dwell at Grangemouth and 2.95 days of gate-out dwell at Rotterdam on top of the chosen sail time.