Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 239 | 36.5d | 35.4–37.4 d | — |
| via Busan | 86 | 36.9d | 34.8–39.3 d | 6.01d |
| via Ningbo | 37 | 39.8d | 36.8–42.3 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 36.5 days. This is based on 226 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 35.4–37.4 days (P25–P75 of 362 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: Busan (36.9d total, 86 records); Ningbo (39.8d total, 37 records).
Approximately 43.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Los Angeles is 36.5 days. The median gate-out dwell at Los Angeles is 3.53 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Los Angeles. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 362 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 226 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Los Angeles with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 36.5 days. Most shipments arrive within 35.4 to 37.4 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 43.0 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 Los Angeles is 36.5 days. Median gate-out dwell at Los Angeles is 3.53 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 239 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 226 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Los Angeles and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and 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 36.5 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 35.4 to 37.4 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Tianjin and Los Angeles. The Busan-routed path takes a median of 36.9 days based on 86 records, with a P25–P75 range of 34.8 to 39.3 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.01 days. The Ningbo-routed path takes a median of 39.8 days based on 37 records, with a P25–P75 range of 36.8 to 42.3 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.64 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 35.4 to 37.4 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 3.53 days of gate-out dwell at Los Angeles on top of the chosen sail time.