Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Qingdao | 125 | 49.6d | 45.0–58.0 d | 7.0d |
| Direct | 56 | 54.4d | 52.7–61.0 d | — |
| via Ningbo | 31 | 47.8d | 43.6–51.6 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 54.4 days. This is based on 50 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 52.7–61.0 days (P25–P75 of 212 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
COSCO line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Qingdao (49.6d total, 125 records); Ningbo (47.8d total, 31 records).
Approximately 60.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Dammam is 54.4 days. The median gate-out dwell at Dammam is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Dammam. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 212 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 50 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Dammam with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 54.4 days. Most shipments arrive within 52.7 to 61.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 60.4 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 Dammam is 54.4 days. Median gate-out dwell at Dammam is 3.0 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 56 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 50 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Dammam and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. COSCO operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 54.4 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 52.7 to 61.0 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Tianjin and Dammam. The Qingdao-routed path takes a median of 49.6 days based on 125 records, with a P25–P75 range of 45.0 to 58.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.0 days. The Ningbo-routed path takes a median of 47.8 days based on 31 records, with a P25–P75 range of 43.6 to 51.6 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.64 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 52.7 to 61.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 8.3-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 3.0 days of gate-out dwell at Dammam on top of the chosen sail time.