Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 369 | 44.1d | 43.1–45.0 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 44.1 days. This is based on 164 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 43.1–45.0 days (P25–P75 of 369 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Ningbo to Savannah is approximately 10,286 nautical miles (19,050 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 Savannah.
Approximately 52.1 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Savannah is 44.1 days. The median gate-out dwell at Savannah is 3.32 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Savannah spans approximately 10,286 nautical miles, equivalent to 19,050 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 369 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 164 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Savannah with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 44.1 days. Most shipments arrive within 43.1 to 45.0 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 52.1 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 Savannah is 44.1 days. Median gate-out dwell at Savannah is 3.32 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 369 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 164 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Savannah 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 44.1 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 43.1 to 45.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 43.1 to 45.0 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.9-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 3.32 days of gate-out dwell at Savannah on top of the chosen sail time.