COSCO

COSCO Container Lines

COSCO is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as China, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The SCAC code for COSCO is COSU.

COSCO schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for COSCO Container Lines

COSCO schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 21 Jan 23 Jan 25 Jan 27 Jan 29 Jan
CNSHG 21 Jan 2026, 18:50→	CNNGB 22 Jan 2026, 21:17	1 day 2h Direct service	XIN FU ZHOU IMO 9304796	XIN FU ZHOU departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 21 Jan 2026, 18:50 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 22 Jan 2026, 21:17. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 21 Jan 2026, 20:00→	CNNGB 22 Jan 2026, 14:59	19hrs Direct service	COSCO HOUSTON IMO 9484273	COSCO HOUSTON departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 21 Jan 2026, 20:00 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 22 Jan 2026, 14:59. The transit time between these ports is 19hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 21 Jan 2026, 20:23→	JPOSA 24 Jan 2026, 08:28	2 days 11h Direct service	QING YUN HE IMO 9214513	QING YUN HE departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 21 Jan 2026, 20:23 and arrives in Osaka (JPOSA) on 24 Jan 2026, 08:28. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 11h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 21 Jan 2026, 21:00→	CNNGB 22 Jan 2026, 09:00	12hrs Direct service	PROSRICH IMO 9158226	PROSRICH departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 21 Jan 2026, 21:00 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 22 Jan 2026, 09:00. The transit time between these ports is 12hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
HKHKG 22 Jan 2026, 01:29→	CNNSA 22 Jan 2026, 15:51	14h 22m Direct service	COSCO ASIA IMO 9345403	COSCO ASIA departs Hong Kong (HKHKG) on 22 Jan 2026, 01:29 and arrives in Nansha (CNNSA) on 22 Jan 2026, 15:51. The transit time between these ports is 14h 22m 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 COSCO 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	2-4 times a day	More details
2	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	2-4 times a day	More details
3	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	2-4 times a day	More details
4	CNNSA	Nansha	China	2-4 times a day	More details
5	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	1-2 times a day	More details
6	MYPKG	Port Klang	Malaysia	1-2 times a day	More details
7	CNXMG	Xiamen	China	1-2 times a day	More details
8	HKHKG	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Daily	More details
9	CNTSN	Tianjin / Xingang	China	Daily	More details
10	CNYGP	Yangpu	China	Daily	More details

Carrier statistics

#5Global Rank

COSCO is ranked 5th 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 COSCO as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Dec OTP 32.23%

Previous month OTP 32.46%

-0.23%

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 COSCO vessels are typically late by.

Dec 5.0 days

Previous month 5.3 days

-0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about COSCO

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of COSCO was 37%. This is 14% improvement on the previous month of 32. *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 COSCO was, on average, 5 days late into port.