Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 370 | 17.6d | 17.1–18.3 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 17.6 days. This is based on 282 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 17.1–18.3 days (P25–P75 of 370 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
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 Hong Kong to Tianjin.
Approximately 27.9 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Hong Kong is 6.32 days. Vessel sail time from Hong Kong to Tianjin is 17.6 days. The median gate-out dwell at Tianjin is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Hong Kong to Tianjin. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 370 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 282 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Hong Kong to Tianjin with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 17.6 days. Most shipments arrive within 17.1 to 18.3 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 27.9 days. Median gate-in dwell at Hong Kong is 6.32 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 Hong Kong to Tianjin is 17.6 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 370 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 282 were containers literally booked direct from Hong Kong to Tianjin and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by MSC and 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 17.6 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 17.1 to 18.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 17.1 to 18.3 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.2-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 6.32 days of gate-in dwell at Hong Kong and 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Tianjin on top of the chosen sail time.