Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 1,033 | 51.5d | 50.9–52.4 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 51.5 days. This is based on 334 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 50.9–52.4 days (P25–P75 of 1,033 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Thames to Salalah is approximately 5,236 nautical miles (9,698 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 Thames to Salalah.
Approximately 72.5 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Thames is 7.02 days. Vessel sail time from Thames to Salalah is 51.5 days. The median gate-out dwell at Salalah is 14.0 days.
Container shipping from Thames to Salalah spans approximately 5,236 nautical miles, equivalent to 9,698 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 1,033 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 334 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Thames to Salalah with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 51.5 days. Most shipments arrive within 50.9 to 52.4 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 72.5 days. Median gate-in dwell at Thames is 7.02 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 Thames to Salalah is 51.5 days. Median gate-out dwell at Salalah is 14.0 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 1,033 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 334 were containers literally booked direct from Thames to Salalah and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 51.5 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 50.9 to 52.4 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 50.9 to 52.4 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.5-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 7.02 days of gate-in dwell at Thames and 14.0 days of gate-out dwell at Salalah on top of the chosen sail time.