Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 322 | 18.3d | 17.3–19.3 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 18.3 days. This is based on 128 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 17.3–19.3 days (P25–P75 of 322 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Liverpool to Antwerp is approximately 680 nautical miles (1,260 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 Liverpool to Antwerp.
Approximately 31.6 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Liverpool is 9.0 days. Vessel sail time from Liverpool to Antwerp is 18.3 days. The median gate-out dwell at Antwerp is 4.31 days.
Container shipping from Liverpool to Antwerp spans approximately 680 nautical miles, equivalent to 1,260 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 322 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 128 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Liverpool to Antwerp with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 18.3 days. Most shipments arrive within 17.3 to 19.3 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 31.6 days. Median gate-in dwell at Liverpool is 9.0 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 Liverpool to Antwerp is 18.3 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 322 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 128 were containers literally booked direct from Liverpool to Antwerp and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 18.3 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 17.3 to 19.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 17.3 to 19.3 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 9.0 days of gate-in dwell at Liverpool and 4.31 days of gate-out dwell at Antwerp on top of the chosen sail time.