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Port-to-port route

Shipping from Shanghai to Durban

Port of Shanghai, China → Port of Durban, South Africa

Ocean freight from the Port of Shanghai to the Port of Durban is a high-volume port-to-port route on bexy, with 3,466 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Durban. Planned port-to-port transit from Shanghai to Durban has a median of 21 days (middle half 20–24 days, 90% within 44 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Durban in the carrier's routing, across 104 shipments.

Shipments tracked
3,466
Median planned port-to-port
21 days
Median actual transit
24 days
Planned via a hub
0%

Planned port-to-port transit · Shanghai → Durban

21days median

Middle half
20–24 days
90% within
44 days
Shipments
104

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

24days median

Middle half 22–36 days · 90% within 46 days · n = 35 shipments with a recorded discharge

Loaded on board at Shanghai → container discharged at Durban, 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 Durban ocean freight

Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Shanghai to Durban — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 24 days (middle half 22–36 days, 90% within 46 days) across 35 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 104 Shanghai-to-Durban 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 South Africa trade lane.

Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Shanghai to Durban by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.

Port of loadingPort of Shanghai[CN]Port of dischargePort of Durban[ZA]

Trade lanes on this route

China → South Africa · 3,454

By place of receipt and delivery; the count is this route's shipments on each lane.

Planned routing: All 104 shipments with a planned routing to Durban 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 → Durban

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to ship from Shanghai to Durban?
Planned port-to-port transit from Shanghai to Durban has a median of 21 days (middle half 20–24 days, 90% within 44 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Durban in the carrier's routing, across 104 shipments. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Durban adds time.
How long does shipping from Shanghai to Durban actually take?
Actual transit from Shanghai to Durban, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 24 days (middle half 22–36 days, 90% within 46 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the day a container was discharged at Durban, across 35 shipments with a recorded discharge at Durban. 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 Durban 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 Durban shipped direct or transshipped?
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, none of the 104 Shanghai-to-Durban 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 Durban route?
By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Durban travels mostly on the China to South Africa trade lane on bexy.
How many shipments are tracked from Shanghai to Durban?
bexy has 3,466 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Durban, the most recent departing Oct 3, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
How do I track a shipment from Shanghai to Durban?
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 3,466 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Durban · planned port-to-port transit over 104 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 35 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "Shanghai to Durban Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 3,466 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/shanghai-to-durban

Definitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.