Shanghai port congestion & delays

Live berth congestion, expected added wait, active-storm exposure and the 97 shipping lanes served by Shanghai (CN, CNSHA). Fused from IMF PortWatch, AIS dwell and the CMA/NHC/JTWC/GDACS weather feeds, refreshed hourly.

Shanghai is the world's #116 most efficient container port (World Bank CPPI 2023) and handled 47.0M TEU in 2022, operated by Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd..

How congested is Shanghai right now?

As of Jul 3, 2026, Shanghai had an average vessel waiting time of about 2.5 days (holding steady), rated severe congestion, with 2 vessels waiting at anchor. Live figures update on this page as new AIS and PortWatch readings land.

The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 2.46 days. Vessel waiting times remained elevated this week, with WGQ2 and WGQ5 at around 2 days due to concentrated mainline arrivals, while YGS12 averaged 4.5 days, driven by high mainline volumes and longer port stays resulting from increased operational activity.

• 97 shipping lanes tracked
• 43 carriers calling
• 15,739 sailings observed

Shipping lanes through Shanghai

When Shanghai is congested or storm-exposed, these lanes carry the delay risk. Open a lane to compare carriers by real on-time reliability and transit time.