Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 290 | 57.7d | 49.3–64.7 d | — |
| via Port Said | 80 | 60.6d | 57.5–63.0 d | 6.3d |
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 57.7 days. This is based on 99 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 49.3–64.7 days (P25–P75 of 370 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Piraeus is approximately 7,854 nautical miles (14,546 km).
COSCO line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Port Said (60.6d total, 80 records).
Approximately 65.4 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Piraeus is 57.7 days. The median gate-out dwell at Piraeus is 3.0 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Piraeus spans approximately 7,854 nautical miles, equivalent to 14,546 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 370 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 99 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Piraeus with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 57.7 days. Most shipments arrive within 49.3 to 64.7 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 65.4 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 Piraeus is 57.7 days. Median gate-out dwell at Piraeus 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 290 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 99 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Piraeus and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. COSCO operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by MSC and Maersk also traversed this corridor without an intermediate transshipment, generally as sub-segments of longer journeys. On the direct segment, the median sail time is 57.7 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 49.3 to 64.7 days.
One transshipment alternative is present in the dataset. The Port Said-routed path takes a median of 60.6 days based on 80 records, with a P25–P75 range of 57.5 to 63.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.3 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 49.3 to 64.7 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 15.4-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 3.0 days of gate-out dwell at Piraeus on top of the chosen sail time.