Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 561 | 40.5d | 36.9–43.0 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 40.5 days. This is based on 296 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 36.9–43.0 days (P25–P75 of 561 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Durban is approximately 7,008 nautical miles (12,979 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 Ningbo to Durban.
Approximately 47.0 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Durban is 40.5 days. The median gate-out dwell at Durban is 1.83 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Durban spans approximately 7,008 nautical miles, equivalent to 12,979 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 561 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 296 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Durban with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 40.5 days. Most shipments arrive within 36.9 to 43.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 47.0 days. Median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 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 Ningbo to Durban is 40.5 days. Median gate-out dwell at Durban is 1.83 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 561 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 296 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Durban and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by MSC and COSCO also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 40.5 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 36.9 to 43.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 36.9 to 43.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 6.1-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 1.83 days of gate-out dwell at Durban on top of the chosen sail time.