Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 43 | 64.6d | 62.6–65.6 d | — |
| via Hambantota | 39 | 80.6d | 72.6–84.3 d | 12.0d |
| via Pipavav | 36 | 59.6d | 48.5–60.2 d | 10.28d |
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 64.6 days. This is based on 38 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 62.6–65.6 days (P25–P75 of 118 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: Hambantota (80.6d total, 39 records); Pipavav (59.6d total, 36 records).
Approximately 70.2 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Khor Fakkan is 64.6 days. The median gate-out dwell at Khor Fakkan is 2.56 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Khor Fakkan. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 118 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 38 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Khor Fakkan with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 64.6 days. Most shipments arrive within 62.6 to 65.6 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 70.2 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 Khor Fakkan is 64.6 days. Median gate-out dwell at Khor Fakkan is 2.56 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 43 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 38 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Khor Fakkan 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 64.6 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 62.6 to 65.6 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Tianjin and Khor Fakkan. The Hambantota-routed path takes a median of 80.6 days based on 39 records, with a P25–P75 range of 72.6 to 84.3 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 12.0 days. The Pipavav-routed path takes a median of 59.6 days based on 36 records, with a P25–P75 range of 48.5 to 60.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 10.28 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 62.6 to 65.6 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 3.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 2.56 days of gate-out dwell at Khor Fakkan on top of the chosen sail time.