Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 150 | 78.0d | 77.0–83.0 d | — |
| via Tanjung Pelepas | 53 | 60.6d | 58.8–64.2 d | 5.34d |
| via Ningbo | 39 | 78.7d | 75.0–86.2 d | 7.64d |
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 78.0 days. This is based on 120 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 77.0–83.0 days (P25–P75 of 242 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Tanjung Pelepas (60.6d total, 53 records); Ningbo (78.7d total, 39 records).
Approximately 91.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Abidjan is 78.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Abidjan is 10.0 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Abidjan. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 242 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 120 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Abidjan with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 78.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 77.0 to 83.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 91.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 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 Tianjin to Abidjan is 78.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Abidjan is 10.0 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 150 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 120 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Abidjan and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 78.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 77.0 to 83.0 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Tianjin and Abidjan. The Tanjung Pelepas-routed path takes a median of 60.6 days based on 53 records, with a P25–P75 range of 58.8 to 64.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.34 days. The Ningbo-routed path takes a median of 78.7 days based on 39 records, with a P25–P75 range of 75.0 to 86.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.64 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 77.0 to 83.0 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 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 10.0 days of gate-out dwell at Abidjan on top of the chosen sail time.