Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 541 | 42.2d | 41.5–43.1 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 42.2 days. This is based on 388 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 41.5–43.1 days (P25–P75 of 541 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Shanghai to New York is approximately 10,665 nautical miles (19,752 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 Shanghai to New York.
Approximately 49.2 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Shanghai is 3.53 days. Vessel sail time from Shanghai to New York is 42.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at New York is 3.5 days.
Container shipping from Shanghai to New York spans approximately 10,665 nautical miles, equivalent to 19,752 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 541 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 388 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Shanghai to New York with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 42.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 41.5 to 43.1 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 49.2 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 New York is 42.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at New York is 3.5 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 541 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 388 were containers literally booked direct from Shanghai to New York and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and MSC also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 42.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 41.5 to 43.1 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 41.5 to 43.1 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.6-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.53 days of gate-in dwell at Shanghai and 3.5 days of gate-out dwell at New York on top of the chosen sail time.