Trade lane
Shipping from China to Panama
Ocean freight from China to Panama is an actively tracked container trade lane on bexy, with 4,338 shipments on record. Median estimated transit is 36 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 33 and 44 days and 90% at 55 days or less, across 182 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival.
- Shipments tracked
- 4,338
- Median est. transit
- 36 days
- Loading ports
- 10
- Discharge ports
- 2
Estimated transit · China → Panama
36days median
- Middle half
- 33–44 days
- 90% within
- 55 days
- Shipments
- 182
Estimated from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, which can include an 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)
36days median
Middle half 31–42 days · 90% within 60 days · n = 127 shipments with a recorded discharge
Loaded on board → container discharged at the port of discharge, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates. It has no inland leg, so it is not directly comparable with the estimate, and it rests on fewer shipments because most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.
China to Panama ocean freight
Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from China to Panama — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 36 days (middle half 31–42 days, 90% within 60 days) across 127 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.
Cargo on this lane loads mainly at China ports including Shanghai, Xiamen, Qingdao and Xingang and is discharged mainly at Colon Container Terminal and Balboa on the Panama side.
Every China-to-Panama shipment here travels on an Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading and is read from the carrier's own tracking record: vessel, voyage, port milestones and per-container status, re-checked after the estimated arrival (the ETA, or the last planned arrival when there is none) until a status reports the shipment at its final destination, for up to 30 days — free, and without an account.
Destination ports · Panama
| Port of loading | Port of discharge | Shipments | Share | Planned port-to-port | Route page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai | Colon Container Terminal | 1,543 | 36% | 24 days median (22–28) · n = 26 | Shanghai → Colon Container Terminal |
| Xiamen | Colon Container Terminal | 780 | 18% | — | — |
| Qingdao | Colon Container Terminal | 681 | 16% | 31 days median (30–35) · n = 52 | Qingdao → Colon Container Terminal |
| Shanghai | Balboa | 578 | 13% | — | — |
| Xingang | Colon Container Terminal | 352 | 8% | — | — |
| Yantian | Colon Container Terminal | 118 | 3% | — | — |
| Xingang | Balboa | 86 | 2% | — | — |
| Ningbo | Colon Container Terminal | 56 | 1% | — | — |
Share is of this lane's shipments that record both ports. Planned port-to-port is the median (and middle half) from the loaded-on-board date to the first planned arrival at the port of discharge in the carrier's routing — no inland leg, unlike the transit time above — shown when at least 20 shipments have both dates; n is how many of the pair's shipments it rests on.
Planned routing: 4% of 106 shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge are planned via a transshipment port, most often Ningbo (3), Lazaro Cardenas (1); the rest are planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.
Recent shipments · China → Panama
- TXGU5751419 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- FFAU1118794 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EGSU9662832 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EGHU8312585 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EGSU1818765 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EISU8299963 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EGSU1081657 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EGSU9528166 · Shanghai → Balboa → Panama City
- EMCU6250827 · Shanghai → Balboa
- EITU9031984 · Shanghai → Balboa → Colon Free Zone
- TCLU6329898 · Shanghai → Balboa → Colon Free Zone
- TIIU4275973 · Qingdao → Colon Container Terminal2×
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from China to Panama?
- The median estimated transit from China to Panama is 36 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none; half of shipments were estimated at between 33 and 44 days and 90% at 55 days or less, across 182 shipments with a usable on-board date and estimated arrival. The exact time depends on the service, any transshipment and any inland leg to the final destination.
- How long does shipping from China to Panama actually take?
- The median actual transit from China to Panama is 36 days, measured from the loaded-on-board date to the day a container was discharged at the port of discharge, as reported in the carrier's container events; half of these shipments took between 31 and 42 days and 90% took 60 days or less, across 127 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge. Unlike the estimated transit it ends at the port of discharge, with no inland leg, and it rests on fewer shipments: 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 ports handle China to Panama shipments?
- Cargo most often loads at Shanghai, Xiamen, Qingdao and Xingang. On arrival it is most often discharged at Colon Container Terminal and Balboa.
- Is cargo from China to Panama shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 4% of the 106 China-to-Panama shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo and Lazaro Cardenas; the rest 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.
- How many shipments are tracked on the China to Panama route?
- bexy has 4,338 shipments on record for the China to Panama lane, the most recent departing Oct 13, 2026.
- How do I track a China to Panama shipment?
- 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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China → Panama · filterable by port, date & weight
Aggregated from 4,338 tracked Bills of Lading · median estimated transit from the loaded-on-board date to the carrier's ETA at the final place of delivery, or the last planned arrival when the carrier gives none, over 182 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 127 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "China to Panama Shipping — Transit Time", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 4,338 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/shipping/china-to-panamaDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.