Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 114 | 60.0d | 58.0–62.0 d | — |
| via Shanghai | 23 | 63.4d | 58.2–69.2 d | 5.24d |
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 60.0 days. This is based on 99 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 58.0–62.0 days (P25–P75 of 137 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: Shanghai (63.4d total, 23 records).
Approximately 66.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Felixstowe is 60.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Felixstowe is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Felixstowe. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 137 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 99 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Felixstowe with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 60.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 58.0 to 62.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 66.0 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 Felixstowe is 60.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Felixstowe 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 114 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 99 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Felixstowe and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 60.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 58.0 to 62.0 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Shanghai-routed path takes a median of 63.4 days based on 23 records, with a P25–P75 range of 58.2 to 69.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.24 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 58.0 to 62.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 3.0 days of gate-out dwell at Felixstowe on top of the chosen sail time.