Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 264 | 66.0d | 60.0–66.0 d | — |
| via Ningbo | 62 | 25.4d | 22.6–31.2 d | 7.64d |
| via Qingdao | 25 | 26.2d | 23.6–62.0 d | 7.0d |
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 66.0 days. This is based on 165 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 60.0–66.0 days (P25–P75 of 351 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: Ningbo (25.4d total, 62 records); Qingdao (26.2d total, 25 records).
Approximately 71.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Hong Kong is 66.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Hong Kong is 2.0 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Hong Kong. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 351 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 165 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Hong Kong with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 66.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 60.0 to 66.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 71.0 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 Hong Kong is 66.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Hong Kong is 2.0 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 264 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 165 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Hong Kong and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk and 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 66.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 60.0 to 66.0 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Tianjin and Hong Kong. The Ningbo-routed path takes a median of 25.4 days based on 62 records, with a P25–P75 range of 22.6 to 31.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.64 days. The Qingdao-routed path takes a median of 26.2 days based on 25 records, with a P25–P75 range of 23.6 to 62.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 60.0 to 66.0 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 2.0 days of gate-out dwell at Hong Kong on top of the chosen sail time.