Port of Shanghai (CNSGH): sailings, carriers and ship calls

Local time at Shanghai

Cut-offs, gate hours and the carrier’s local office all run on the port’s clock. Check it before you promise a delivery date.

Source: IANA time zone database, using the zone that covers the port itself, so the offset follows daylight saving time. The clock itself runs on your device.

Container terminals at Shanghai

The terminals that handle container ships here: useful for knowing which gate your trucker goes to and which terminal code to quote on a booking. The carrier, not the port, decides which terminal your ship uses.

The carriers on the Airlift routes publish the port on their schedules, not the terminal, so none of the terminals above is marked as called. Ask us and we’ll confirm the terminal for your booking.

Source: SMDG Terminal Code List, edition of 2026-06-09, republished every few weeks (CC-BY 4.0); which terminals the carriers name comes from their published schedules, updated Sep 18.

Nearby ports you could ship through instead

If space, a cut-off or the rate at Shanghai doesn’t work, these nearby ports on the Airlift routes are worth a look.

• Ningbo (CNNBO)About 151 km away in the same country, and 25 carrier services call both

Source: the two ports' own coordinates for the distance (straight-line, not by road or sea), and the carriers’ published schedules for the services that call at both, updated Sep 18.