Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 938 | 52.1d | 51.3–52.8 d | — |
| via Tanjung Pelepas | 67 | 57.4d | 53.5–66.7 d | 5.34d |
| via Zeebrugge | 37 | 74.0d | 70.6–77.3 d | 7.33d |
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 52.1 days. This is based on 186 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 51.3–52.8 days (P25–P75 of 1,042 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Tanjung Pelepas (57.4d total, 67 records); Zeebrugge (74.0d total, 37 records).
Approximately 66.7 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Ningbo is 4.7 days. Vessel sail time from Ningbo to Tanger Med is 52.1 days. The median gate-out dwell at Tanger Med is 9.88 days.
Container shipping from Ningbo to Tanger Med. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 1,042 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 186 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Ningbo to Tanger Med with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 52.1 days. Most shipments arrive within 51.3 to 52.8 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 Tanger Med is 52.1 days. Median gate-out dwell at Tanger Med is 9.88 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 938 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 186 were containers literally booked direct from Ningbo to Tanger Med and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. Maersk operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by 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 52.1 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 51.3 to 52.8 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Ningbo and Tanger Med. The Tanjung Pelepas-routed path takes a median of 57.4 days based on 67 records, with a P25–P75 range of 53.5 to 66.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.34 days. The Zeebrugge-routed path takes a median of 74.0 days based on 37 records, with a P25–P75 range of 70.6 to 77.3 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.33 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 51.3 to 52.8 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 1.5-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 4.7 days of gate-in dwell at Ningbo and 9.88 days of gate-out dwell at Tanger Med on top of the chosen sail time.