Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 241 | 16.5d | 16.1–16.9 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 16.5 days. This is based on 239 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 16.1–16.9 days (P25–P75 of 241 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 Incheon to Tianjin.
Approximately 30.5 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Incheon is 10.0 days. Vessel sail time from Incheon to Tianjin is 16.5 days. The median gate-out dwell at Tianjin is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Incheon to Tianjin. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 241 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 239 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Incheon to Tianjin with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 16.5 days. Most shipments arrive within 16.1 to 16.9 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 30.5 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 Tianjin is 16.5 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 241 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 239 were containers literally booked direct from Incheon to Tianjin and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 16.5 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 16.1 to 16.9 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 16.1 to 16.9 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 0.8-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 10.0 days of gate-in dwell at Incheon and 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Tianjin on top of the chosen sail time.