In 2021, container ships spent an average of around 0.8 days in a port during a port call, an increase from 0.71 days in 2020. LPG carriers were the only segment whose median time spent in ports decreased year-on-year, from 1.04 days in 2020 to 1.03 days in 2021.
Median time spent in port by merchant ships worldwide from 2018 to 2021, by ship type
(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."
Figures prior to 2021 were taken form previous versions of the publication.
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UNCTAD. (November 29, 2022). Median time spent in port by merchant ships worldwide from 2018 to 2021, by ship type (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424353/port-turnaround-times-by-ship-type/
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UNCTAD. (2022). Median time spent in port by merchant ships worldwide from 2018 to 2021, by ship type (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424353/port-turnaround-times-by-ship-type/
UNCTAD. "Median Time Spent in Port by Merchant Ships Worldwide from 2018 to 2021, by Ship Type (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1424353/port-turnaround-times-by-ship-type/
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