Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 1,097 | 14.9d | 11.5–15.9 d | — |
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 14.9 days. This is based on 500 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 11.5–15.9 days (P25–P75 of 1,097 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.
No transshipment paths are present in the tracked dataset for this lane — containers observed move directly from Tianjin to Shanghai.
Approximately 19.8 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Tianjin is 3.01 days. Vessel sail time from Tianjin to Shanghai is 14.9 days. The median gate-out dwell at Shanghai is 1.9 days.
Container shipping from Tianjin to Shanghai. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 1,097 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 500 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Tianjin to Shanghai with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 14.9 days. Most shipments arrive within 11.5 to 15.9 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 19.8 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 Shanghai is 14.9 days. Median gate-out dwell at Shanghai is 1.9 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 1,097 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 500 were containers literally booked direct from Tianjin to Shanghai and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and 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 14.9 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 11.5 to 15.9 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 11.5 to 15.9 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.4-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.01 days of gate-in dwell at Tianjin and 1.9 days of gate-out dwell at Shanghai on top of the chosen sail time.