Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Mundra > Lamu | 100 | 86.0d | 73.0–93.0 d | 7.0d |
| Direct | 92 | 67.0d | 59.0–75.0 d | — |
| via Mundra | 36 | 67.0d | 61.0–71.0 d | 7.0d |
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 67.0 days. This is based on 90 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 59.0–75.0 days (P25–P75 of 228 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Nhava Sheva to Dar Es Salaam is approximately 2,609 nautical miles (4,832 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Mundra > Lamu (86.0d total, 100 records); Mundra (67.0d total, 36 records).
Approximately 88.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Nhava Sheva is 4.0 days. Vessel sail time from Nhava Sheva to Dar Es Salaam is 67.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Dar Es Salaam is 17.0 days.
Container shipping from Nhava Sheva to Dar Es Salaam spans approximately 2,609 nautical miles, equivalent to 4,832 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 228 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 90 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Nhava Sheva to Dar Es Salaam with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 67.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 59.0 to 75.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 88.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Nhava Sheva is 4.0 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 Nhava Sheva to Dar Es Salaam is 67.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Dar Es Salaam is 17.0 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 92 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 90 were containers literally booked direct from Nhava Sheva to Dar Es Salaam 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 67.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 59.0 to 75.0 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Nhava Sheva and Dar Es Salaam. The Mundra and Lamu-routed path takes a median of 86.0 days based on 100 records, with a P25–P75 range of 73.0 to 93.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.0 days. The Mundra-routed path takes a median of 67.0 days based on 36 records, with a P25–P75 range of 61.0 to 71.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 59.0 to 75.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 16.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.0 days of gate-in dwell at Nhava Sheva and 17.0 days of gate-out dwell at Dar Es Salaam on top of the chosen sail time.