Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 775 | 15.0d | 14.4–15.6 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 15.0 days. This is based on 214 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 14.4–15.6 days (P25–P75 of 775 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Incheon to Shanghai is approximately 542 nautical miles (1,004 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 Incheon to Shanghai.
Approximately 26.9 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Incheon is 10.0 days. Vessel sail time from Incheon to Shanghai is 15.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Shanghai is 1.9 days.
Container shipping from Incheon to Shanghai spans approximately 542 nautical miles, equivalent to 1,004 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 775 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 214 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Incheon to Shanghai with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 15.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 14.4 to 15.6 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 26.9 days. Median gate-in dwell at Incheon is 10.0 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 Incheon to Shanghai is 15.0 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 775 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 214 were containers literally booked direct from Incheon to Shanghai and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and MSC also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 15.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 14.4 to 15.6 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 14.4 to 15.6 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 10.0 days of gate-in dwell at Incheon and 1.9 days of gate-out dwell at Shanghai on top of the chosen sail time.