Port-to-port route
Shipping from Rotterdam to Shanghai
Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands → Port of Shanghai, China
Ocean freight from the Port of Rotterdam to the Port of Shanghai is an actively tracked port-to-port route on bexy, with 1,052 shipments on record loaded at Rotterdam and discharged at Shanghai. Planned port-to-port transit from Rotterdam to Shanghai has a median of 44 days (middle half 41–47 days, 90% within 49 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Rotterdam to the first planned arrival at Shanghai in the carrier's routing, across 133 shipments.
- Shipments tracked
- 1,052
- Median planned port-to-port
- 44 days
- Median actual transit
- 52 days
- Planned via a hub
- 2%
Planned port-to-port transit · Rotterdam → Shanghai
44days median
- Middle half
- 41–47 days
- 90% within
- 49 days
- Shipments
- 133
From the loaded-on-board date at Rotterdam to the first planned arrival at Shanghai in the carrier's routing — the carrier's planned dates, port to port, with no inland leg; spans over 120 days are left out. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
52days median
Middle half 51–52 days · 90% within 52 days · n = 26 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board at Rotterdam → container discharged at Shanghai, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates, for only the shipments whose discharge is on record — most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.
Rotterdam to Shanghai ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Rotterdam to Shanghai — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 52 days (middle half 51–52 days, 90% within 52 days) across 26 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 2% of the 133 Rotterdam-to-Shanghai shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
By place of receipt and delivery, this cargo travels mostly on the Netherlands to China and Germany to China trade lanes.
Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Rotterdam to Shanghai by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.
Trade lanes on this route
By place of receipt and delivery; the count is this route's shipments on each lane.
Planned routing: 2% of 133 shipments with a planned routing to Shanghai are planned via a transshipment port, most often Ningbo (3); the rest are planned direct. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.
Recent shipments · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- EMCU6240095 · Rotterdam → Shanghai2×
- EGHU3710966 · Rotterdam → Shanghai5×
- EITU1688355 · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- TLLU4300110 · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- EGHU3929379 · Rotterdam → Shanghai20×
- EITU3009052 · Rotterdam → Shanghai11×
- EGHU3384514 · Rotterdam → Shanghai10×
- EGSU6167877 · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- EMCU6195740 · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- BSIU9958445 · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- DRYU2684857 · Rotterdam → Shanghai
- DRYU2780676 · Rotterdam → Shanghai4×
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from Rotterdam to Shanghai?
- Planned port-to-port transit from Rotterdam to Shanghai has a median of 44 days (middle half 41–47 days, 90% within 49 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Rotterdam to the first planned arrival at Shanghai in the carrier's routing, across 133 shipments. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Shanghai adds time.
- How long does shipping from Rotterdam to Shanghai actually take?
- Actual transit from Rotterdam to Shanghai, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 52 days (middle half 51–52 days, 90% within 52 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Rotterdam to the day a container was discharged at Shanghai, across 26 shipments with a recorded discharge at Shanghai. These are actual dates from the carrier's container events, not estimates, port to port, and any inland leg after discharge adds time. They cover only shipments whose discharge at Shanghai is on record: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
- Is cargo from Rotterdam to Shanghai shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 2% of the 133 Rotterdam-to-Shanghai shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
- Which trade lanes use the Rotterdam to Shanghai route?
- By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Rotterdam and discharged at Shanghai travels mostly on the Netherlands to China and Germany to China trade lanes on bexy.
- How many shipments are tracked from Rotterdam to Shanghai?
- bexy has 1,052 shipments on record loaded at Rotterdam and discharged at Shanghai, the most recent departing Aug 20, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
- How do I track a shipment from Rotterdam to Shanghai?
- Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to see the vessel and voyage, port milestones and estimated arrival — free, with no login required.
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Aggregated from 1,052 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Rotterdam and discharged at Shanghai · planned port-to-port transit over 133 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 26 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "Rotterdam to Shanghai Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 1,052 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/rotterdam-to-shanghaiDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.