Ports & Routes
Global Port Intelligence
| Path | Records | Actual median | P25–P75 range | TS dwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | 122 | 78.3d | 77.8–82.3 d | — |
| via Ningbo | 72 | 80.0d | 74.0–86.0 d | 7.64d |
| via Tanjung Pelepas | 52 | 54.3d | 51.9–57.7 d | 5.34d |
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 78.3 days. This is based on 15 containers tracked end-to-end on this exact direct path.
Most containers arrive within 77.8–82.3 days (P25–P75 of 246 tracked records on this lane). Plan with this range, not a single number.
The shipping distance from Qingdao to Lome is approximately 10,627 nautical miles (19,682 km).
Maersk line operates direct service on this lane in our tracked dataset.
Yes. Tracked transshipment options include: Ningbo (80.0d total, 72 records); Tanjung Pelepas (54.3d total, 52 records).
Approximately 91.6 days door-to-door. The median gate-in dwell at Qingdao is 2.34 days. Vessel sail time from Qingdao to Lome is 78.3 days. The median gate-out dwell at Lome is 11.0 days.
Container shipping from Qingdao to Lome spans approximately 10,627 nautical miles, equivalent to 19,682 kilometres of sea route. Our tracked dataset for this lane includes 246 records across qualifying paths. Of those, 15 containers were tracked end-to-end on the direct path (literally booked from Qingdao to Lome with no transshipment). The median sail time on direct service is 78.3 days. Most shipments arrive within 77.8 to 82.3 days, the P25–P75 range covering the middle half of observed transits.
The typical door-to-door figure is 91.6 days. Median gate-in dwell at Qingdao is 2.34 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 Qingdao to Lome is 78.3 days. Median gate-out dwell at Lome is 11.0 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 122 leg-level observations on the direct segment. Of those, 15 were containers literally booked direct from Qingdao to Lome 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 78.3 days, and the P25–P75 range runs from 77.8 to 82.3 days.
2 transshipment alternatives appear in the dataset, each routing a container through one or more hub ports between Qingdao and Lome. The Ningbo-routed path takes a median of 80.0 days based on 72 records, with a P25–P75 range of 74.0 to 86.0 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 7.64 days. The Tanjung Pelepas-routed path takes a median of 54.3 days based on 52 records, with a P25–P75 range of 51.9 to 57.7 days. Median dwell at the hub terminal on this path is 5.34 days.
For planning purposes, treat the 77.8 to 82.3 day P25–P75 range as the realistic arrival window for direct service. About half of all observed direct shipments fell within that 4.5-day spread. When committing door-to-door dates to consignees, account for an additional 2.34 days of gate-in dwell at Qingdao and 11.0 days of gate-out dwell at Lome on top of the chosen sail time.