Port-to-port route
Shipping from Shanghai to Chennai
Port of Shanghai, China → Port of Chennai, India
Ocean freight from the Port of Shanghai to the Port of Chennai is an actively tracked port-to-port route on bexy, with 1,954 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Chennai.
- Shipments tracked
- 1,954
- Median planned port-to-port
- —
- Median actual transit
- 17 days
- Planned via a hub
- —
Transit time · Shanghai → Chennai
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
17days median
Middle half 17–18 days · 90% within 29 days · n = 27 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board at Shanghai → container discharged at Chennai, 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 Chennai ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Shanghai to Chennai — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 17 days (middle half 17–18 days, 90% within 29 days) across 27 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.
By place of receipt and delivery, this cargo travels mostly on the China to India trade lane.
Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Shanghai to Chennai 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.
Recent shipments · Shanghai → Chennai
- EMCU1819649 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EMCU1521443 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EGHU3320567 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EGSU3356460 · Shanghai → Chennai
- FCIU7508267 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EGSU8219692 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EMCU8357732 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EGSU9603531 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EGSU9940511 · Shanghai → Chennai2×
- TLLU8032926 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EITU9182867 · Shanghai → Chennai
- EGHU9279100 · Shanghai → Chennai2×
Frequently asked questions
- How long does shipping from Shanghai to Chennai actually take?
- Actual transit from Shanghai to Chennai, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 17 days (middle half 17–18 days, 90% within 29 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the day a container was discharged at Chennai, across 27 shipments with a recorded discharge at Chennai. 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 Chennai 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.
- Which trade lanes use the Shanghai to Chennai route?
- By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Chennai travels mostly on the China to India trade lane on bexy.
- How many shipments are tracked from Shanghai to Chennai?
- bexy has 1,954 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Chennai, the most recent departing Oct 8, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
- How do I track a shipment from Shanghai to Chennai?
- 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 1,954 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Chennai · actual transit to discharge over 27 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "Shanghai to Chennai Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 1,954 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/shanghai-to-chennaiDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.