Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Tanjung Pelepas | 122 | 68.5d | 59.6–76.2 d | 5.34d |
| Direct | 62 | 61.4d | 55.4–68.4 d | — |
| via Tema | 39 | 87.4d | 74.4–94.0 d | 19.4d |
| via Lome | 32 | 81.4d | 73.4–88.4 d | 10.0d |
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 61.4 days. This is based on 59 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 55.4–68.4 days (P25–P75 of 255 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Nansha to Lagos is approximately 9,566 nautical miles (17,715 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Tanjung Pelepas (68.5d total, 122 records); Tema (87.4d total, 39 records); Lome (81.4d total, 32 records).
Approximately 78.8 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Nansha is 7.0 days. Vessel sail time from Nansha to Lagos is 61.4 days. The median gate-out dwell at Lagos is 10.36 days.
Container shipping from Nansha to Lagos spans approximately 9,566 nautical miles, equivalent to 17,715 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 255 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 59 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Nansha to Lagos with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 61.4 days. Most shipments arrive within 55.4 to 68.4 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 78.8 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 Lagos is 61.4 days. Median gate-out dwell at Lagos is 10.36 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 62 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 59 were containers literally booked direct from Nansha to Lagos 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 61.4 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 55.4 to 68.4 days.
3 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Nansha and Lagos. The Tanjung Pelepas-routed path takes a median of 68.5 days based on 122 records, with a P25–P75 range of 59.6 to 76.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.34 days. The Tema-routed path takes a median of 87.4 days based on 39 records, with a P25–P75 range of 74.4 to 94.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 19.4 days. The Lome-routed path takes a median of 81.4 days based on 32 records, with a P25–P75 range of 73.4 to 88.4 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 10.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 55.4 to 68.4 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 13.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 7.0 days of gate-in dwell at Nansha and 10.36 days of gate-out dwell at Lagos on top of the chosen sail time.