MW4 Shipment: when it came out and where to play it
Shipment came out in Modern Warfare 4 on Tuesday 27 October 2026. That was 4 days after the game launched on 23 October.
Infinity Ward released it as a preseason map, ahead of Season 1. It is a remaster of the small map that made its debut in Call of Duty 4.
Here is how to find a Shipment match:
- Open Multiplayer. Go to the playlist menu.
- Look for a Shipment playlist. Shipment 24/7 joined the playlists on 27 October.
- Or pick Shransit. Since 6 November it rotates Shipment,
Shoot House and Transit 213. - Want Hardcore? Quickplay offers Shransit in Hardcore too.
A PRO hosts private bot lobbies or plays Multiplayer on your account, so your weapon XP and camo counts climb without your hours.
Skip the Shipment grind
A PRO hosts bot lobbies for your weapon XP and camo counts, or levels the guns you pick to max.
Bot lobbiesMW4 XP Bot Lobbies: Weapon XP and Camo Challenges
Private Multiplayer matches against game bots, hosted and played by a PRO, so your guns earn XP and camo progress match after match.
WeaponsMW4 Weapon Leveling: Max Level Any Gun
The guns you pick taken to max weapon level on your account, Apex attachment included.
Shipment 24/7 and Shransit, the Shipment playlists
Shipment 24/7 is the classic way to play the map: every match in the playlist runs on Shipment. It came with the playlist update of 27 October.
Shransit joined with Season 1 on 6 November. It mixes 3 maps: Shipment, Shoot House and Transit 213.
The Season 1 notes of 6 November name Shransit as the new playlist. They do not mention Shipment 24/7.
The line-up moves with each playlist update from Infinity Ward. Check the Multiplayer playlist menu for what is live today.
Shoot House is the reimagined Season 1 map in that mix. Its 3 lanes are in our MW4 Shoot House guide.
Transit 213 and the other launch maps are in our MW4 multiplayer maps guide.
The Shipment map: a Russian harbor in 6v6
The MW4 Shipment sits on a Russian harbor. It is hemmed in between the water and the concrete panel buildings of the town around it.
The layout stays true to the classic map. Players of the original feel at home on it at once.
It is a Core map for 6v6 modes.
Its tiny size keeps engagements constant. That is why players use it to level guns and to run kill-count challenges.
Weapon XP and camos on Shipment
Activision pointed players to Shipment to level their early weapon ranks before the Season 1 maps arrived. Kill-count camo challenges fill fast here too.
Every camo and its challenge is listed in our MW4 mastery camo guide.
BlackCell owners can work on the Cell Ops camo here. It asks for 20 point-blank kills with an SMG in Multiplayer.
The full BlackCell track is in our MW4 BlackCell challenges guide.
More ways to level guns beyond Shipment are in our MW4 weapon leveling guide.
Shipment in Season 1: new maps and the Wager Match Event
Season 1 opened on 6 November with 3 Multiplayer maps: Backstab, Canyon and a reimagined Shoot House. Kill Block: Crash joined as a featured combo.
Ministry and Overflow are the named maps for mid-season.
Activision named the Wager Match Event as the opening event of Season 1. The Season 1 launch patch notes of 5 November list its Gauntlet 1v1 playlist as coming soon.
Trophies, Gauntlet and the rewards are in our MW4 Wager Match Event guide.
Our PROs play Shipment, bot lobbies and every Season 1 playlist on your account. You keep every level and camo.
From the source
Official“In Case You Missed It: Shipment (Pre-Launch, October 27). Remaster, 6v6, Small-Sized, on a Russian harbor between the water and concrete panel buildings, classic layout; released as part of the Preseason offering; use its pace to level early Weapon ranks before the Season 1 maps. Season 1 maps: Backstab, Canyon, reimagined Shoot House; Kill Block: Crash; mid-season Ministry and Overflow.”
Official“Playlist, updated 27 October: Shipment 24/7 (New).”
Official“6 November playlists: Shransit (New) with Shipment, Shoot House and Transit 213; Hardcore also available via Quickplay. Season 1 maps Backstab, Canyon, Shoot House, Kill Block: Crash. Wager Match and Gauntlet 1v1 (Coming Soon).”
Official“Fresh playlists are live in MW4, including SHRANSIT, featuring Shipment, Shoot House and Transit 213.”
FAQ
Shipment came out on Tuesday 27 October 2026. That was 4 days after Modern Warfare 4 launched, ahead of Season 1.
Shipment 24/7 joined the playlists on 27 October. Playlists rotate, so check the Multiplayer menu for it today. Shransit, added on 6 November, also plays Shipment with Shoot House and Transit 213.
Shransit is a Season 1 playlist that joined on 6 November. It rotates 3 maps: Shipment, Shoot House and Transit 213.
The remastered Shipment is set on a Russian harbor. It sits between the water and the concrete panel buildings around it.
Its layout stays true to the classic Call of Duty 4 map. It is a small 6v6 map in Core Multiplayer.
Yes. Its tiny size keeps fights constant. Weapon XP and kill-count camo challenges climb fast there.
Yes. Shransit, the Season 1 playlist with Shipment, also runs in Hardcore. You find Hardcore Shransit in Quickplay.
- New page. When Shipment came out, Shipment 24/7 and the Season 1 Shransit playlist, the Russian harbor map, the weapon XP and camo grind, and what Season 1 added around it.