Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via Singapore | 108 | 24.0d | 19.9–27.9 d | 6.0d |
| Direct | 65 | 20.9d | 20.9–27.9 d | — |
| via Singapore > Shanghai > Busan | 24 | 40.7d | 37.4–46.2 d | 6.0d |
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 20.9 days. This is based on 63 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 20.9–27.9 days (P25–P75 of 197 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Port Klang to Ningbo is approximately 2,365 nautical miles (4,380 km).
MSC line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Singapore (24.0d total, 108 records); Singapore > Shanghai > Busan (40.7d total, 24 records).
Approximately 25.8 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Port Klang is 3.0 days. Vessel sail time from Port Klang to Ningbo is 20.9 days. The median gate-out dwell at Ningbo is 1.86 days.
Container shipping from Port Klang to Ningbo spans approximately 2,365 nautical miles, equivalent to 4,380 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 197 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 63 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Port Klang to Ningbo with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 20.9 days. Most shipments arrive within 20.9 to 27.9 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 25.8 days. Median gate-in dwell at Port Klang is 3.0 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 Port Klang to Ningbo is 20.9 days. Median gate-out dwell at Ningbo is 1.86 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 65 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 63 were containers literally booked direct from Port Klang to Ningbo and tracked end-to-end on this exact path. MSC operates the dominant tracked direct service. Containers carried by Maersk 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 20.9 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 20.9 to 27.9 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Port Klang and Ningbo. The Singapore-routed path takes a median of 24.0 days based on 108 records, with a P25–P75 range of 19.9 to 27.9 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.0 days. The Singapore, Shanghai, and Busan-routed path takes a median of 40.7 days based on 24 records, with a P25–P75 range of 37.4 to 46.2 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 6.0 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 20.9 to 27.9 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 7.0-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 3.0 days of gate-in dwell at Port Klang and 1.86 days of gate-out dwell at Ningbo on top of the chosen sail time.