Shanghai to Felixstowe: ocean shipping schedules
Ocean shipping from Shanghai to Felixstowe takes about 40 days in transit (10 carriers sail this lane, incl. COSCO, CMA CGM, MSC), based on 291 tracked sailings. The fastest observed carrier is COSCO at 39 days. Compare all carriers and upcoming departures below.
Asia–Europe lane · schedule data as of Jul 28, 2026.
How long does shipping from Shanghai to Felixstowe take?
Shipping a container from Shanghai to Felixstowe takes about 40 days port to port on a typical sailing. The fastest carrier we track, COSCO, does it in about 39 days. Transit varies by carrier and service loop. Compare each line below.
| Carrier | Transit time | Sailings |
|---|---|---|
| COSCO | 39 days | 56 |
| CMA CGM | 40 days | 43 |
| Evergreen | 40 days | 19 |
| ONE | 40 days | 14 |
| OOCL | 40 days | 8 |
| MSC | 41 days | 31 |
| Yang Ming | 41 days | 17 |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 90 days | 21 |
- Fastest carrier: COSCO, about 39 days port to port.
- Most sailings: COSCO, 56 tracked sailings across 5 services.
Carriers on Shanghai → Felixstowe
Every line running this lane, ranked by how many sailings we track, with each carrier's service count and median port-to-port transit.
| Carrier | Sailings | Services | Median transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | 56 | 5 | 39 days |
| CMA CGM | 43 | 6 | 40 days |
| MSC | 31 | 2 | 41 days |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 21 | 3 | 90 days |
| Evergreen | 19 | 4 | 40 days |
| Yang Ming | 17 | 2 | 41 days |
| ONE | 14 | 2 | 40 days |
| OOCL | 8 | 2 | 40 days |
Transit by carrier
Which carrier is most reliable from Shanghai to Felixstowe?
On the Shanghai–Felixstowe lane, COSCO is the most reliable carrier we track: its ships arrive on schedule 100% of the time across 8 tracked sailings. The least reliable is Evergreen at 0%. “On schedule” means the box arrived within a day of the carrier’s own earlier forecast. Measured from our tracking, not the published timetable.
| Carrier | On-time arrivals | Typical delay | Worst case | Tracked sailings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSCO | 100% | 8h early | 4h early | 8 |
| Hapag-Lloyd | 100% | 40h early | on schedule | 6 |
| Evergreen | 0% | 2.7d late | 5.6d late | 6 |
Upcoming departures
The next confirmed sailings on this lane: vessel, carrier, service loop, and dates.
| Vessel | Carrier | Service | Departs | Arrives | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APL LION CITY | COSCO | AEU2 | Jul 22, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | 40d |
| APL SINGAPURA | COSCO | AEU2 | Aug 6, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | 39d |
| CAUTIN | Hapag-Lloyd | FE-USEC AA7 SERVICE | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | 103d |
| CCNI ARAUCO | Hapag-Lloyd | ASIA US EAST COAST 1 | Aug 4, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | 78d |
| CEM2 | Evergreen | CEM | Oct 12, 2026 | Nov 22, 2026 | — |
| CHICAGO EXPRESS | Hapag-Lloyd | FE-USEC AA7 SERVICE | Aug 3, 2026 | Nov 11, 2026 | 100d |
| CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE | COSCO | AEU2 | Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 | 40d |
| CMA CGM JEAN MERMOZ | COSCO | AEU2 | Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | 33d |
| CMA CGM JEAN MERMOZ | COSCO | AEU2 | Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | 31d |
| CMA CGM PANTHEON | COSCO | AEU2 | Jul 30, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 | 39d |
Observed reliability on this lane
Measured from actual vs scheduled arrivals across tracked port calls on this lane, not the schedule the carriers published.
Shanghai to Felixstowe: FAQ
How long does shipping from Shanghai to Felixstowe take?
Typical ocean transit on the Shanghai–Felixstowe lane is around 40 days port to port, though it varies by carrier and service loop. See the carrier table above for each line's median.
Which carriers sail Shanghai to Felixstowe?
10 carriers run this lane, including COSCO, CMA CGM, MSC and 5 more.
How often do ships depart Shanghai to Felixstowe?
Across the schedule window we track about 291 sailings on this lane from 10 carriers, so departures run multiple times per week.
Which carrier is most reliable from Shanghai to Felixstowe?
COSCO is the most reliable line we track on this lane: its ships arrive on schedule 100% of the time across 8 tracked sailings, measured from actual vs forecast arrivals.