Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 252 | 56.2d | 54.0–59.9 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 56.2 days. This is based on 194 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 54.0–59.9 days (P25–P75 of 252 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Kribi Deepwater Port is approximately 10,072 nautical miles (18,653 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 Kribi Deepwater Port.
Approximately 71.3 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Kribi Deepwater Port is 56.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at Kribi Deepwater Port is 10.43 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Kribi Deepwater Port spans approximately 10,072 nautical miles, equivalent to 18,653 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 252 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 194 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Kribi Deepwater Port with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 56.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 54.0 to 59.9 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 71.3 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 Kribi Deepwater Port is 56.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at Kribi Deepwater Port is 10.43 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 252 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 194 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Kribi Deepwater Port 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 56.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 54.0 to 59.9 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 54.0 to 59.9 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 5.9-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 10.43 days of gate-out dwell at Kribi Deepwater Port on top of the chosen sail time.