Port-to-port route
Shipping from Shanghai to Colombo
Port of Shanghai, China → Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ocean freight from the Port of Shanghai to the Port of Colombo is an actively tracked port-to-port route on bexy, with 1,134 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Colombo.
- Shipments tracked
- 1,134
- Median planned port-to-port
- —
- Median actual transit
- 14 days
- Planned via a hub
- —
Transit time · Shanghai → Colombo
Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)
14days median
Middle half 14–15 days · 90% within 15 days · n = 21 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board at Shanghai → container discharged at Colombo, 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 Colombo ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Shanghai to Colombo — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 14 days (middle half 14–15 days, 90% within 15 days) across 21 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.
By place of receipt and delivery, this cargo travels mostly on the China to Sri Lanka trade lane.
Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Shanghai to Colombo 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 → Colombo
- EMCU9978647 · Shanghai → Colombo3×
- EGSU3670553 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EGSU2577739 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EGSU1264067 · Shanghai → Colombo5×
- EGSU9413070 · Shanghai → Colombo
- TGCU5450756 · Shanghai → Colombo
- TGBU6101415 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EGHU3701326 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EITU0073530 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EGSU3790311 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EGSU9382786 · Shanghai → Colombo
- EGSU3620608 · Shanghai → Colombo
Frequently asked questions
- How long does shipping from Shanghai to Colombo actually take?
- Actual transit from Shanghai to Colombo, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 14 days (middle half 14–15 days, 90% within 15 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the day a container was discharged at Colombo, across 21 shipments with a recorded discharge at Colombo. 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 Colombo 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 Colombo route?
- By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Colombo travels mostly on the China to Sri Lanka trade lane on bexy.
- How many shipments are tracked from Shanghai to Colombo?
- bexy has 1,134 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Colombo, the most recent departing Aug 13, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
- How do I track a shipment from Shanghai to Colombo?
- 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 1,134 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Colombo · actual transit to discharge over 21 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "Shanghai to Colombo Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 1,134 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/shanghai-to-colomboDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.