Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 226 | 36.8d | 34.7–43.7 d | — |
| via Ningbo | 36 | 50.3d | 47.3–55.4 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 36.8 days. This is based on 221 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 34.7–43.7 days (P25–P75 of 262 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Ningbo (50.3d total, 36 records).
Approximately 45.5 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Karachi is 36.8 days. The median gate-out dwell at Karachi is 5.68 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Karachi. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 262 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 221 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Karachi with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 36.8 days. Most shipments arrive within 34.7 to 43.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 45.5 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 Karachi is 36.8 days. Median gate-out dwell at Karachi is 5.68 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 226 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 221 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Karachi and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk 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 36.8 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 34.7 to 43.7 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Ningbo-routed path takes a median of 50.3 days based on 36 records, with a P25–P75 range of 47.3 to 55.4 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.64 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 34.7 to 43.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 9.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 5.68 days of gate-out dwell at Karachi on top of the chosen sail time.