Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 116 | 58.0d | 56.1–61.2 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 58.0 days. This is based on 101 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 56.1–61.2 days (P25–P75 of 116 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Luanda is approximately 9,310 nautical miles (17,243 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 Luanda.
Approximately 66.7 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Luanda is 58.0 days. The median gate-out dwell at Luanda is 4.0 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Luanda spans approximately 9,310 nautical miles, equivalent to 17,243 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 116 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 101 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Luanda with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 58.0 days. Most shipments arrive within 56.1 to 61.2 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 66.7 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 Luanda is 58.0 days. Median gate-out dwell at Luanda is 4.0 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 116 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 101 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Luanda 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 58.0 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 56.1 to 61.2 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 56.1 to 61.2 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 5.1-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 4.0 days of gate-out dwell at Luanda on top of the chosen sail time.