Shantou Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Shantou Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
China Eastern Asia UTC+08:00 Congestion: HighAbout Shantou Port
Shantou Port (CNSTG) is a port in China. Carriers also list it as CNSWA. It lies at 23.3410° N, 116.6710° E, and local time there is UTC+08:00.
In the last six months, containers of 12 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Shantou. From here they sailed to 69 ports, most often to Buenaventura, Valencia and Leixoes. 1% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Shantou Port Code and Location
- Port code
- CNSTG
- Also listed as
- CNSWA
- Country
- China
- Region
- Eastern Asia
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 23.3410° N
- Longitude
- 116.6710° E
- Congestion
- High
Congestion as of 19 October 2026.
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The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Shantou and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buenaventura | 59 days | 94.1% | 100% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
 Valencia | 48 days | 89.9% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Leixoes | 73 days | 91.9% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Puerto Quetzal | 53 days | 71.5% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Monrovia | 97 days | 73.8% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Navegantes | 56 days | 95.6% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Lazaro Cardenas | 40 days | 97.7% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Klaipeda | 64 days | 93.5% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
 Izmit (Gebze) | 58 days | 91.6% | 100% via T/S | 4 | Compare services |
 Felixstowe | 54 days | 85.5% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
Shipping Routes to Shantou
Where containers discharged at Shantou come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles | 37 days | 86.3% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Shantou Port
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Shantou and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Shantou Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Shantou goes to
- South America 24.0%
- Southern Europe 22.6%
- Central America 20.7%
- Western Africa 7.8%
- Western Asia 7.5%
Cargo to Shantou comes from
- Northern America 21.3%
- Eastern Asia 12.8%
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Shantou Port FAQ
Shantou Port in China is listed under the port code CNSTG on ShipsGo. Carriers also use CNSWA for the same port.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 12 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Shantou. The largest were CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 59 days on average from Shantou to Buenaventura. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Shantou were to Buenaventura, Valencia and Leixoes.
Shantou uses Asia/Shanghai time, UTC+08:00 all year.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at Shantou that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. The congestion level is refreshed every day. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.