Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 376 | 16.2d | 15.8–18.2 d | — |
All values are actuals from tracked container records. Paths flagged low n have fewer than 20 records and should be read as directional.
The median transit time is 16.2 days. This is based on 190 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 15.8–18.2 days (P25–P75 of 376 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Incheon to Ningbo is approximately 587 nautical miles (1,087 km).
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
No transshipment paths are present in the tracked dataset for this lane — containers observed move directly from Incheon to Ningbo.
Approximately 28.1 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Incheon is 10.0 days. Vessel sail time from Incheon to Ningbo is 16.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at Ningbo is 1.86 days.
Container shipping from Incheon to Ningbo spans approximately 587 nautical miles, equivalent to 1,087 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 376 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 190 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Incheon to Ningbo with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 16.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 15.8 to 18.2 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 28.1 days. Median gate-in dwell at Incheon is 10.0 days, representing the time a container spends at the origin terminal between arrival at the gate and loading onto the vessel. Vessel sail time from Incheon to Ningbo is 16.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at Ningbo is 1.86 days, covering discharge and the time before pickup at the destination terminal.
Direct service — meaning no transshipment between origin and destination — is the dominant routing on this corridor. It is supported by 376 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 190 were containers literally booked direct from Incheon to Ningbo and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by COSCO and MSC also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 16.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 15.8 to 18.2 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 15.8 to 18.2 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.4-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 10.0 days of gate-in dwell at Incheon and 1.86 days of gate-out dwell at Ningbo on top of the chosen sail time.