Track any container moving through Shanghai and see the port's real activity: carriers calling, scheduled connections, and a measured congestion signal. Four independent lenses on every shipment.
To track a container through Shanghai, enter your container, bill of lading, or booking number at trackingmcp.com/ports/cnsha. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and returns its milestones, the vessel's live AIS position, the published schedule, and a forecast ETA; one DCSA-normalised screen covering 241+ ocean carriers.
Any carrier calling Shanghai: we detect the line and format automatically.
Daily signal, 9 July 2026 to 7 October 2026; dashed line marks the port's typical baseline.
As of 2 October 2026, port-call throughput at Shanghai was 9% below its typical baseline, on 590 calls in the trailing 7 days. Derived from AIS port-call observations; inside the tracker this signal refreshes continuously and feeds each shipment's ETA-at-risk flag.
TrackingMCP's fused congestion feed (AIS analysis plus carrier port-status bulletins) last put the 7-day average vessel waiting time at Shanghai around 2.5 days, observed 3 July 2026. When a tracked box heads for a congested port, its ETA carries an at-risk flag.
Shanghai appears in 103,766 scheduled port calls in TrackingMCP's sailing database (January 2025 to March 2028 schedule window), with 38 carriers we track calling the port. Track any of them by container, bill of lading, or booking number.
Port reference facts last reviewed 10 July 2026.
CNSHA. The five-character UN/LOCODE (CN for China, plus SHA) identifies Shanghai in carrier schedules, booking confirmations, and tracking feeds worldwide.
Enter your container number, bill of lading, or booking reference in the search box above. TrackingMCP auto-detects the carrier and format, then returns live carrier events, the vessel's AIS position, and a forecast ETA. Your first shipment is free, no account needed to start.
CMA CGM, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd lead the 38 carriers with scheduled sailings calling Shanghai in TrackingMCP's sailing database. Each line links to its own tracking page below.
As of 2 October 2026, AIS port-call data put Shanghai's 7-day throughput 9% below its typical baseline, on 590 port calls in 7 days; the signal level reads mild. A fused port-status feed last measured the 7-day average vessel waiting time at about 2.5 days (3 July 2026). Signals refresh continuously inside the tracker; this page shows the snapshot from its last build.
Singapore, Laem Chabang, Port Klang, Jakarta, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City see the most scheduled sailings to and from Shanghai in TrackingMCP's sailing database.
Shanghai handles around 47,030,000 TEU a year, according to the port's published statistics and public registries.
Free time is set by each carrier's tariff for China, not by the port. The TrackingMCP free-time reference lists published demurrage and detention free days for China by carrier, and the tracker watches the free-time clock on every shipment.