Port-to-port route

Shipping from Shanghai to Southampton

Port of Shanghai, China → Port of Southampton, United Kingdom

Ocean freight from the Port of Shanghai to the Port of Southampton is an actively tracked port-to-port route on bexy, with 1,753 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Southampton. Planned port-to-port transit from Shanghai to Southampton has a median of 39 days (middle half 37–41 days, 90% within 43 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Southampton in the carrier's routing, across 52 shipments.

Shipments tracked
1,753
Median planned port-to-port
39 days
Median actual transit
44 days
Planned via a hub
0%

Planned port-to-port transit · Shanghai → Southampton

39days median

Middle half
37–41 days
90% within
43 days
Shipments
52

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

44days median

Middle half 42–47 days · 90% within 50 days · n = 41 shipments with a recorded discharge

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

Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Shanghai to Southampton — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 44 days (middle half 42–47 days, 90% within 50 days) across 41 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 52 Shanghai-to-Southampton 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 Kingdom trade lane.

Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Shanghai to Southampton 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 52 shipments with a planned routing to Southampton 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 → Southampton

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to ship from Shanghai to Southampton?
Planned port-to-port transit from Shanghai to Southampton has a median of 39 days (middle half 37–41 days, 90% within 43 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the first planned arrival at Southampton in the carrier's routing, across 52 shipments. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Southampton adds time.
How long does shipping from Shanghai to Southampton actually take?
Actual transit from Shanghai to Southampton, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 44 days (middle half 42–47 days, 90% within 50 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Shanghai to the day a container was discharged at Southampton, across 41 shipments with a recorded discharge at Southampton. 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 Southampton 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 Southampton shipped direct or transshipped?
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, none of the 52 Shanghai-to-Southampton 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 Southampton route?
By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Southampton travels mostly on the China to United Kingdom trade lane on bexy.
How many shipments are tracked from Shanghai to Southampton?
bexy has 1,753 shipments on record loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Southampton, the most recent departing Oct 15, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
How do I track a shipment from Shanghai to Southampton?
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 1,753 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Shanghai and discharged at Southampton · planned port-to-port transit over 52 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 41 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "Shanghai to Southampton Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 1,753 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/shanghai-to-southampton

Definitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.