Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 280 | 60.8d | 59.7–62.1 d | — |
| via Trieste | 50 | 64.7d | 62.7–68.5 d | 5.0d |
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 60.8 days. This is based on 191 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 59.7–62.1 days (P25–P75 of 330 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Koper is approximately 8,567 nautical miles (15,867 km).
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Trieste (64.7d total, 50 records).
Approximately 70.5 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Koper is 60.8 days. The median gate-out dwell at Koper is 5.0 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Koper spans approximately 8,567 nautical miles, equivalent to 15,867 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 330 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 191 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Koper with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 60.8 days. Most shipments arrive within 59.7 to 62.1 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 70.5 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 Koper is 60.8 days. Median gate-out dwell at Koper is 5.0 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 280 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 191 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Koper 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 60.8 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 59.7 to 62.1 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Trieste-routed path takes a median of 64.7 days based on 50 records, with a P25–P75 range of 62.7 to 68.5 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 59.7 to 62.1 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 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 5.0 days of gate-out dwell at Koper on top of the chosen sail time.