Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 444 | 60.1d | 58.8–62.0 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 60.1 days. This is based on 290 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 58.8–62.0 days (P25–P75 of 444 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Nansha to Abidjan is approximately 9,655 nautical miles (17,882 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 Nansha to Abidjan.
Approximately 77.1 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Nansha is 7.0 days. Vessel sail time from Nansha to Abidjan is 60.1 days. The median gate-out dwell at Abidjan is 10.0 days.
Container shipping from Nansha to Abidjan spans approximately 9,655 nautical miles, equivalent to 17,882 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 444 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 290 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Nansha to Abidjan with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 60.1 days. Most shipments arrive within 58.8 to 62.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 77.1 days. Median gate-in dwell at Nansha 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 Nansha to Abidjan is 60.1 days. Median gate-out dwell at Abidjan is 10.0 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 444 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 290 were containers literally booked direct from Nansha to Abidjan and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by MSC 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 60.1 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 58.8 to 62.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 58.8 to 62.0 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 Nansha and 10.0 days of gate-out dwell at Abidjan on top of the chosen sail time.