In 2021, container ships spent an average of around 0.8 days in a port during a port call. Container ships spent the least amount of time at Japanese ports, a median time of 0.36 days. The United States ranked last, taking a median time of 1.25 days to load and unload containers from ships at its ports.
Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country
(in days)
The source adds the following information: "To avoid any distortion by outliers of the results of the analysis, UNCTAD statistics report on the median time – not the average time – as the latter may be influenced by a few exceptional cases of ships
being detained or staying longer than planned for other reasons."
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/
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UNCTAD. (2022). Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/
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