Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 67 | 19.0d | 17.0–20.0 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 19.0 days. This is based on 65 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 17.0–20.0 days (P25–P75 of 67 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali is approximately 1,192 nautical miles (2,208 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 Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali.
Approximately 31.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Nhava Sheva is 4.0 days. Vessel sail time from Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali is 19.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Jebel Ali is 8.0 days.
Container shipping from Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali spans approximately 1,192 nautical miles, equivalent to 2,208 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 67 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 65 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 19.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 17.0 to 20.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 31.0 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 Jebel Ali is 19.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Jebel Ali is 8.0 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 67 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 65 were containers literally booked direct from Nhava Sheva to Jebel Ali 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 19.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 17.0 to 20.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 17.0 to 20.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 3.0-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 8.0 days of gate-out dwell at Jebel Ali on top of the chosen sail time.