Sinotrans

Sinotrans Container Lines

Sinotrans is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as China, Japan and Taiwan. The SCAC code for Sinotrans is 12IH.

Sinotrans schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Sinotrans Container Lines

Sinotrans schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 29 Jul 31 Jul 2 Aug
JPUKB 29 Jul 2026, 01:00→	CNTSN 31 Jul 2026, 22:28	2 days 22h Direct service	SINOTRANS BEIJING IMO 9367920	SINOTRANS BEIJING departs Kobe (JPUKB) on 29 Jul 2026, 01:00 and arrives in Tianjin / Xingang (CNTSN) on 31 Jul 2026, 22:28. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
TWKEL 29 Jul 2026, 01:54→	TWTXG 29 Jul 2026, 17:09	15h 14m Direct service	SWAN LAKE IMO 9158862	SWAN LAKE departs Keelung (TWKEL) on 29 Jul 2026, 01:54 and arrives in Taichung (TWTXG) on 29 Jul 2026, 17:09. The transit time between these ports is 15h 14m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPOSA 29 Jul 2026, 04:19→	JPUKB 29 Jul 2026, 06:05	1h 46m Direct service	SINOTRANS DALIAN IMO 9631644	SINOTRANS DALIAN departs Osaka (JPOSA) on 29 Jul 2026, 04:19 and arrives in Kobe (JPUKB) on 29 Jul 2026, 06:05. The transit time between these ports is 1h 46m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
JPUKB 29 Jul 2026, 16:20→	CNQDG 1 Aug 2026, 17:18	3 days 1h Direct service	SINOTRANS DALIAN IMO 9631644	SINOTRANS DALIAN departs Kobe (JPUKB) on 29 Jul 2026, 16:20 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 1 Aug 2026, 17:18. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 1h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNNKG 29 Jul 2026, 20:00→	CNZJG 30 Jul 2026, 05:26	9h 26m Direct service	DONG HAI IMO 9376426	DONG HAI departs Nanjing (CNNKG) on 29 Jul 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Zhangjiagang (CNZJG) on 30 Jul 2026, 05:26. The transit time between these ports is 9h 26m and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that Sinotrans services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	1-2 times a day	More details
2	JPNGO	Nagoya	Japan	Daily	More details
3	JPUKB	Kobe	Japan	Daily	More details
4	JPTYO	Tokyo	Japan	Daily	More details
5	JPOSA	Osaka	Japan	Daily	More details
6	JPYOK	Yokohama	Japan	Every 1-2 days	More details
7	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	Every 1-2 days	More details
8	TWTXG	Taichung	Taiwan	Every 1-2 days	More details
9	TWKEL	Keelung	Taiwan	Every 1-2 days	More details
10	CNNKG	Nanjing	China	Every 1-2 days	More details

Carrier statistics

#19Global Rank

Sinotrans is ranked 19th in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Sinotrans as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Jun OTP 40.98%

Previous month OTP 47.77%

-6.80%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that Sinotrans vessels are typically late by.

Jun 3.7 days

Previous month 3.2 days

0.5 days

Frequently asked questions about Sinotrans

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of Sinotrans was 44%. This is a decline on the previous month of 48% OTP. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months Sinotrans was, on average, 4 days late into port.