Middle East ocean shipping schedules
SchedulesMCP tracks 27 Middle East ocean lanes with forward sailings — 995 sailings in all — led by Shanghai → Jeddah, Singapore → Jeddah and Shanghai → Jebel Ali. Each lane is normalised into one shape, so you can line the carriers up on transit time before you book.
Middle East lanes
Every Middle East lane we carry, ranked by how many forward sailings we track, with the carrier line-up and median port-to-port transit. Open a lane for the full carrier table and upcoming departures.
| Lane | Sailings | Carriers | Median transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai → Jeddah | 108 | 9 | 36 days |
| Singapore → Jeddah | 80 | 7 | 23 days |
| Shanghai → Jebel Ali | 65 | 8 | 25 days |
| Singapore → Jebel Ali | 63 | 5 | 19 days |
| Mundra → Jebel Ali | 51 | 4 | 8 days |
| Jeddah → Shanghai | 47 | 8 | 28 days |
| Ashdod → Singapore | 44 | 1 | 50 days |
| Haifa → Singapore | 44 | 1 | 53 days |
| Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) → Jebel Ali | 44 | 4 | 15 days |
| Busan → Jebel Ali | 34 | 7 | 38 days |
| Ningbo → Jebel Ali | 33 | 5 | 27 days |
| Ashdod → Lae | 32 | 1 | 65 days |
| Haifa → Lae | 30 | 1 | 68 days |
| Hong Kong → Jebel Ali | 28 | 4 | 32 days |
| Haifa → Suva | 26 | 1 | 76 days |
| Ashdod → Suva | 26 | 1 | 73 days |
| Haifa → Nouméa | 26 | 1 | 73 days |
| Ashdod → Nouméa | 26 | 1 | 70 days |
| Karachi → Jebel Ali | 26 | 4 | 8 days |
| Ho Chi Minh City → Jebel Ali | 25 | 5 | 34 days |
| Colombo → Jebel Ali | 25 | 4 | 20 days |
| Haifa → Motukea Island | 22 | 1 | 64 days |
| Ashdod → Motukea Island | 22 | 1 | 61 days |
| Ashdod → Busan | 19 | 1 | 58 days |
| Haifa → Busan | 18 | 1 | 61 days |
| Lae → Jebel Ali | 16 | 1 | 46 days |
| Ashdod → Hong Kong | 15 | 1 | 56 days |
Middle East ocean schedules — FAQ
Which carriers sail Middle East lanes?
SchedulesMCP tracks the carrier line-up on each of the 27 Middle East lanes it covers. Open any lane in the table to see its carriers, or use the Compare tool to rank every carrier on a specific Middle East route by transit time and observed on-time reliability.
How do I compare transit times on Middle East lanes?
Pick a lane below to see its median port-to-port transit, or open the Compare tool and enter an origin and destination on the Middle East trade to rank carriers by observed median and p90 transit before you book.
Where do Middle East sailing schedules come from?
Each carrier's forward Middle East sailings come from that line's own e-service or published schedule API, normalised into one common shape so every carrier on the trade reads the same and can be compared side by side.