About 19,957 km (10,776 nautical miles) by sea, measured along the map’s schematic line.
Sailings in the next four weeks
| Departs | Arrives | Days | Carrier | Vessel / voyage | Routing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Nov 9 | 49 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK LAVRAS | CNSHA(US3)→USHOU |
| Sep 22 | Nov 9 | 48 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK LAVRAS | CNSHA(US3)→USHOU |
| Sep 27 | Nov 3 | 37 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK SAIGON | CNSHA(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 3 | Nov 11 | 39 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK SANTANA | CNSHA(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 7 | Nov 11 | 35 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK STRALSUND | CNSHA(WC3)→KRPUS(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 7 | Nov 18 | 42 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK ATHABASCA | CNSHA(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 10 | Nov 18 | 39 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK ATHABASCA | CNSHA(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 11 | Nov 18 | 38 | Hapag-Lloyd | SANTA RITA | CNSHA(WC4)→KRPUS(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 12 | Nov 11 | 30 | Maersk | MAERSK SHAMS | CNSHA→MXLZC→USHOU |
| Oct 12 | Nov 25 | 44 | Hapag-Lloyd | MAERSK SHAMS | CNSHA(US1)→KRPUS(US3)→USHOU |
| Oct 14 | Nov 18 | 35 | Hapag-Lloyd | TSINGTAO EXPRESS | CNSHA(WC3)→KRPUS(US3)→USHOU |
Transit days run port to port, as the carrier publishes them. They don’t include the origin cut-off, customs release or delivery inland. For planning only. Schedules, routings and ship assignments change without notice, so confirm with your carrier or with Airlift before you book. Nothing on these pages is a rate, a guarantee of space or a guaranteed transit time.
Carrier services on this route
A carrier service is a carrier’s fixed loop of port calls, such as Hapag-Lloyd’s IEX. This list comes from the stops on the sailings above; the number is sailings on this route. Services seen on at least 3 sailings across Sealanes have their own page.
Carriers on this route
Ports on this route
- Origin: Shanghai, China
- Destination: Houston, United States of America
- Lane guide: China to USA
- Route guide: Shanghai to Houston
Ship on this route
Where these schedules come from
Sailing dates, ships and port calls come from the carriers’ own published schedules and cover departures in the next four weeks; your browser checks the schedule feed again each time you open a page. A carrier service or a ship gets its own page once it has appeared on at least three of those sailings. Transit times labeled “Airlift history” are the typical range on Airlift’s own shipments on that lane. Sea lines on the maps are schematic, not exact tracks.
Schedules published as of Sep 18, method checked Sep 18. For planning only. Schedules, routings and ship assignments change without notice, so confirm with your carrier or with Airlift before you book. Nothing on these pages is a rate, a guarantee of space or a guaranteed transit time.