Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 96 | 45.5d | 44.3–55.4 d | — |
| via Salalah | 86 | 49.3d | 44.1–58.0 d | 5.34d |
| via Colombo | 24 | 58.3d | 56.2–66.4 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 45.5 days. This is based on 30 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 44.3–55.4 days (P25–P75 of 206 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Rotterdam to Nhava Sheva is approximately 6,374 nautical miles (11,805 km).
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Salalah (49.3d total, 86 records); Colombo (58.3d total, 24 records).
Approximately 53.5 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Rotterdam is 4.13 days. Vessel sail time from Rotterdam to Nhava Sheva is 45.5 days. The median gate-out dwell at Nhava Sheva is 3.88 days.
Container shipping from Rotterdam to Nhava Sheva spans approximately 6,374 nautical miles, equivalent to 11,805 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 206 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 30 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Rotterdam to Nhava Sheva with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 45.5 days. Most shipments arrive within 44.3 to 55.4 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 53.5 days. Median gate-in dwell at Rotterdam is 4.13 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 Rotterdam to Nhava Sheva is 45.5 days. Median gate-out dwell at Nhava Sheva is 3.88 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 96 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 30 were containers literally booked direct from Rotterdam to Nhava Sheva 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 45.5 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 44.3 to 55.4 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Rotterdam and Nhava Sheva. The Salalah-routed path takes a median of 49.3 days based on 86 records, with a P25–P75 range of 44.1 to 58.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.34 days. The Colombo-routed path takes a median of 58.3 days based on 24 records, with a P25–P75 range of 56.2 to 66.4 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 44.3 to 55.4 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 11.1-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.13 days of gate-in dwell at Rotterdam and 3.88 days of gate-out dwell at Nhava Sheva on top of the chosen sail time.