Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Ashdod | 259 | 60.5d | 58.5–64.5 d | 6.0d |
| Direct | 250 | 51.5d | 49.5–55.5 d | — |
| via Port Said | 25 | 54.5d | 53.4–55.7 d | 6.3d |
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 51.5 days. This is based on 228 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 49.5–55.5 days (P25–P75 of 534 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Shanghai to Haifa is approximately 7,496 nautical miles (13,882 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Ashdod (60.5d total, 259 records); Port Said (54.5d total, 25 records).
Approximately 59.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Shanghai is 3.53 days. Vessel sail time from Shanghai to Haifa is 51.5 days. The median gate-out dwell at Haifa is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Shanghai to Haifa spans approximately 7,496 nautical miles, equivalent to 13,882 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 534 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 228 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Shanghai to Haifa with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 51.5 days. Most shipments arrive within 49.5 to 55.5 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 59.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Shanghai is 3.53 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 Shanghai to Haifa is 51.5 days. Median gate-out dwell at Haifa is 4.0 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 250 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 228 were containers literally booked direct from Shanghai to Haifa and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and 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 51.5 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 49.5 to 55.5 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Shanghai and Haifa. The Ashdod-routed path takes a median of 60.5 days based on 259 records, with a P25–P75 range of 58.5 to 64.5 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.0 days. The Port Said-routed path takes a median of 54.5 days based on 25 records, with a P25–P75 range of 53.4 to 55.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 49.5 to 55.5 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 6.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.53 days of gate-in dwell at Shanghai and 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Haifa on top of the chosen sail time.