Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 458 | 17.8d | 16.8–18.8 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 17.8 days. This is based on 306 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 16.8–18.8 days (P25–P75 of 458 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Visakhapatnam to Colombo is approximately 1,296 nautical miles (2,399 km).
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 Visakhapatnam to Colombo.
Approximately 26.6 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Visakhapatnam is 6.0 days. Vessel sail time from Visakhapatnam to Colombo is 17.8 days. The median gate-out dwell at Colombo is 2.82 days.
Container shipping from Visakhapatnam to Colombo spans approximately 1,296 nautical miles, equivalent to 2,399 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 458 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 306 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Visakhapatnam to Colombo with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 17.8 days. Most shipments arrive within 16.8 to 18.8 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 26.6 days. Median gate-in dwell at Visakhapatnam is 6.0 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 Visakhapatnam to Colombo is 17.8 days. Median gate-out dwell at Colombo is 2.82 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 458 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 306 were containers literally booked direct from Visakhapatnam to Colombo and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 17.8 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 16.8 to 18.8 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 16.8 to 18.8 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 6.0 days of gate-in dwell at Visakhapatnam and 2.82 days of gate-out dwell at Colombo on top of the chosen sail time.