Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Busan | 104 | 49.9d | 47.8–53.8 d | 6.01d |
| Direct | 73 | 52.2d | 44.2–55.2 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 52.2 days. This is based on 21 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 44.2–55.2 days (P25–P75 of 177 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Yantian to Savannah is approximately 11,026 nautical miles (20,420 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Busan (49.9d total, 104 records).
Approximately 61.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Yantian is 5.88 days. Vessel sail time from Yantian to Savannah is 52.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at Savannah is 3.32 days.
Container shipping from Yantian to Savannah spans approximately 11,026 nautical miles, equivalent to 20,420 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 177 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 21 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Yantian to Savannah with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 52.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 44.2 to 55.2 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 61.4 days. Median gate-in dwell at Yantian is 5.88 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 Yantian to Savannah is 52.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at Savannah is 3.32 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 73 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 21 were containers literally booked direct from Yantian to Savannah and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk and 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 52.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 44.2 to 55.2 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Busan-routed path takes a median of 49.9 days based on 104 records, with a P25–P75 range of 47.8 to 53.8 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.01 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 44.2 to 55.2 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 11.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 5.88 days of gate-in dwell at Yantian and 3.32 days of gate-out dwell at Savannah on top of the chosen sail time.