Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 320 | 34.3d | 33.1–36.3 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 34.3 days. This is based on 184 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 33.1–36.3 days (P25–P75 of 320 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Houston to Antwerp is approximately 4,995 nautical miles (9,251 km).
MSC 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 Houston to Antwerp.
Approximately 45.6 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Houston is 7.0 days. Vessel sail time from Houston to Antwerp is 34.3 days. The median gate-out dwell at Antwerp is 4.31 days.
Container shipping from Houston to Antwerp spans approximately 4,995 nautical miles, equivalent to 9,251 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 320 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 184 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Houston to Antwerp with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 34.3 days. Most shipments arrive within 33.1 to 36.3 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 45.6 days. Median gate-in dwell at Houston is 7.0 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 Houston to Antwerp is 34.3 days. Median gate-out dwell at Antwerp is 4.31 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 320 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 184 were containers literally booked direct from Houston to Antwerp and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk 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 34.3 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 33.1 to 36.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 33.1 to 36.3 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 3.2-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 7.0 days of gate-in dwell at Houston and 4.31 days of gate-out dwell at Antwerp on top of the chosen sail time.