Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 418 | 11.0d | 10.0–12.0 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 11.0 days. This is based on 154 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 10.0–12.0 days (P25–P75 of 418 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Semarang to Singapore is approximately 1,039 nautical miles (1,925 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 Semarang to Singapore.
Approximately 16.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Semarang is 4.8 days. Vessel sail time from Semarang to Singapore is 11.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Singapore is 0.21 days.
Container shipping from Semarang to Singapore spans approximately 1,039 nautical miles, equivalent to 1,925 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 418 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 154 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Semarang to Singapore with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 11.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 10.0 to 12.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 16.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Semarang is 4.8 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 Semarang to Singapore is 11.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Singapore is 0.21 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 418 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 154 were containers literally booked direct from Semarang to Singapore and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk 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 11.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 10.0 to 12.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 10.0 to 12.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.8 days of gate-in dwell at Semarang and 0.21 days of gate-out dwell at Singapore on top of the chosen sail time.