Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 243 | 48.2d | 46.8–49.0 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 48.2 days. This is based on 208 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 46.8–49.0 days (P25–P75 of 243 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to San Antonio is approximately 10,287 nautical miles (19,051 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 San Antonio.
Approximately 54.9 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to San Antonio is 48.2 days. The median gate-out dwell at San Antonio is 2.0 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to San Antonio spans approximately 10,287 nautical miles, equivalent to 19,051 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 243 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 208 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to San Antonio with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 48.2 days. Most shipments arrive within 46.8 to 49.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 54.9 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 San Antonio is 48.2 days. Median gate-out dwell at San Antonio is 2.0 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 243 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 208 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to San Antonio 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 48.2 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 46.8 to 49.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 46.8 to 49.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 2.2-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 2.0 days of gate-out dwell at San Antonio on top of the chosen sail time.