Port-to-port route

Shipping from Shanghai to Charleston

Port of Shanghai, China → Port of Charleston, United States

Ocean freight from the Port of Shanghai to the Port of Charleston is a high-volume port-to-port route on bexy, with 3,677 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Charleston. Planned port-to-port transit from Shanghai to Charleston has a median of 34 days (middle half 32–35 days, 90% within 40 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Charleston in the carrier's routing, across 162 shipments.

Shipments tracked
3,677
Median planned port-to-port
34 days
Median actual transit
38 days
Planned via a hub
0%

Planned port-to-port transit · Shanghai → Charleston

34days median

Middle half
32–35 days
90% within
40 days
Shipments
162

From the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Charleston 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)

38days median

Middle half 37–42 days · 90% within 42 days · n = 66 shipments with a recorded discharge

Loaded on board at Shanghai → container discharged at Charleston, 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.

Shanghai to Charleston ocean freight

Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Shanghai to Charleston — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 38 days (middle half 37–42 days, 90% within 42 days) across 66 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, none of the 162 Shanghai-to-Charleston shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge called at a transshipment port: all 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 China to United States trade lane.

Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Shanghai to Charleston 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: All 162 shipments with a planned routing to Charleston are planned direct from Shanghai. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.

Recent shipments · Shanghai → Charleston

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to ship from Shanghai to Charleston?
Planned port-to-port transit from Shanghai to Charleston has a median of 34 days (middle half 32–35 days, 90% within 40 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Charleston in the carrier's routing, across 162 shipments. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Charleston adds time.
How long does shipping from Shanghai to Charleston actually take?
Actual transit from Shanghai to Charleston, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 38 days (middle half 37–42 days, 90% within 42 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the day a container was discharged at Charleston, across 66 shipments with a recorded discharge at Charleston. 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 Charleston 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 Shanghai to Charleston shipped direct or transshipped?
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, none of the 162 Shanghai-to-Charleston shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge called at a transshipment port: all 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 Shanghai to Charleston route?
By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Charleston travels mostly on the China to United States trade lane on bexy.
How many shipments are tracked from Shanghai to Charleston?
bexy has 3,677 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Charleston, the most recent departing Oct 13, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
How do I track a shipment from Shanghai to Charleston?
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 3,677 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Charleston · planned port-to-port transit over 162 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 66 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "Shanghai to Charleston Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 3,677 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/shanghai-to-charleston

Definitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.