Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 196 | 14.7d | 13.7–17.7 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 14.7 days. This is based on 144 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 13.7–17.7 days (P25–P75 of 196 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Laem Chabang is approximately 2,144 nautical miles (3,972 km).
MSC 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 Laem Chabang.
Approximately 22.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Laem Chabang is 14.7 days. The median gate-out dwell at Laem Chabang is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Laem Chabang spans approximately 2,144 nautical miles, equivalent to 3,972 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 196 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 144 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Laem Chabang with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 14.7 days. Most shipments arrive within 13.7 to 17.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 22.4 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 Laem Chabang is 14.7 days. Median gate-out dwell at Laem Chabang is 3.0 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 196 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 144 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Laem Chabang and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk 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 14.7 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 13.7 to 17.7 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 13.7 to 17.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 3.0 days of gate-out dwell at Laem Chabang on top of the chosen sail time.