Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 792 | 12.2d | 10.9–12.7 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 12.2 days. This is based on 296 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 10.9–12.7 days (P25–P75 of 792 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ho Chi Minh to Shanghai is approximately 1,646 nautical miles (3,048 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 Ho Chi Minh to Shanghai.
Approximately 17.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ho Chi Minh is 2.88 days. Vessel sail time from Ho Chi Minh to Shanghai is 12.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at Shanghai is 1.9 days.
Container shipping from Ho Chi Minh to Shanghai spans approximately 1,646 nautical miles, equivalent to 3,048 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 792 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 296 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ho Chi Minh to Shanghai with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 12.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 10.9 to 12.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 17.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Ho Chi Minh is 2.88 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 Ho Chi Minh to Shanghai is 12.2 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 792 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 296 were containers literally booked direct from Ho Chi Minh 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 12.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 10.9 to 12.7 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 10.9 to 12.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.8-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 2.88 days of gate-in dwell at Ho Chi Minh and 1.9 days of gate-out dwell at Shanghai on top of the chosen sail time.