Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 554 | 17.1d | 16.6–17.7 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 17.1 days. This is based on 257 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 16.6–17.7 days (P25–P75 of 554 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Riga to Hamburg is approximately 1,000 nautical miles (1,853 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 Riga to Hamburg.
Approximately 30.6 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Riga is 9.66 days. Vessel sail time from Riga to Hamburg is 17.1 days. The median gate-out dwell at Hamburg is 3.83 days.
Container shipping from Riga to Hamburg spans approximately 1,000 nautical miles, equivalent to 1,853 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 554 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 257 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Riga to Hamburg with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 17.1 days. Most shipments arrive within 16.6 to 17.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 30.6 days. Median gate-in dwell at Riga is 9.66 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 Riga to Hamburg is 17.1 days. Median gate-out dwell at Hamburg is 3.83 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 554 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 257 were containers literally booked direct from Riga to Hamburg and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk 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 17.1 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 16.6 to 17.7 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 16.6 to 17.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.1-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 9.66 days of gate-in dwell at Riga and 3.83 days of gate-out dwell at Hamburg on top of the chosen sail time.