Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 296 | 20.0d | 19.0–23.0 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 20.0 days. This is based on 178 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 19.0–23.0 days (P25–P75 of 296 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Nagoya to Singapore is approximately 2,866 nautical miles (5,308 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 Nagoya to Singapore.
Approximately 27.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Nagoya is 6.75 days. Vessel sail time from Nagoya to Singapore is 20.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Singapore is 0.21 days.
Container shipping from Nagoya to Singapore spans approximately 2,866 nautical miles, equivalent to 5,308 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 296 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 178 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Nagoya to Singapore with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 20.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 19.0 to 23.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 27.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Nagoya is 6.75 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 Nagoya to Singapore is 20.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Singapore is 0.21 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 296 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 178 were containers literally booked direct from Nagoya to Singapore and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 20.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 19.0 to 23.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 19.0 to 23.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 6.75 days of gate-in dwell at Nagoya and 0.21 days of gate-out dwell at Singapore on top of the chosen sail time.