Port-to-port route
Shipping from Qingdao to Cape Town
Port of Qingdao, China → Port of Cape Town, South Africa
Ocean freight from the Port of Qingdao to the Port of Cape Town is a tracked port-to-port route on bexy, with 234 shipments on record loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Cape Town. Planned port-to-port transit from Qingdao to Cape Town has a median of 55 days (middle half 51–73 days, 90% within 74 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the first planned arrival at Cape Town in the carrier's routing, across 40 shipments.
- Shipments tracked
- 234
- Median planned port-to-port
- 55 days
- Median actual transit
- —
- Planned via a hub
- 8%
Planned port-to-port transit · Qingdao → Cape Town
55days median
- Middle half
- 51–73 days
- 90% within
- 74 days
- Shipments
- 40
From the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the first planned arrival at Cape Town in the carrier's routing — the carrier's planned dates, port to port, with no inland leg; spans over 120 days are left out. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Qingdao to Cape Town ocean freight
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 8% of the 40 Qingdao-to-Cape Town shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
By place of receipt and delivery, this cargo travels mostly on the China to South Africa trade lane.
Track an Evergreen (EGLV) shipment from Qingdao to Cape Town by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.
Trade lanes on this route
By place of receipt and delivery; the count is this route's shipments on each lane.
Planned routing: 8% of 40 shipments with a planned routing to Cape Town are planned via a transshipment port, most often Ningbo (3); the rest are planned direct. This is the carrier's planned routing when bexy read each Bill of Lading, and it can change after booking.
Recent shipments · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EGSU2322825 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EMCU6411794 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EITU3042343 · Qingdao → Cape Town2×
- EITU0287300 · Qingdao → Cape Town3×
- EMCU1719146 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EGSU3889557 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EMCU6114820 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EITU9194343 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EGSU0083233 · Qingdao → Cape Town2×
- EGSU3608557 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EGSU9382169 · Qingdao → Cape Town
- EGHU3902594 · Qingdao → Cape Town
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to ship from Qingdao to Cape Town?
- Planned port-to-port transit from Qingdao to Cape Town has a median of 55 days (middle half 51–73 days, 90% within 74 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the first planned arrival at Cape Town in the carrier's routing, across 40 shipments. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Cape Town adds time.
- Is cargo from Qingdao to Cape Town shipped direct or transshipped?
- In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 8% of the 40 Qingdao-to-Cape Town shipments with a planned routing to the port of discharge were planned via at least one transshipment port, most often Ningbo; the rest were planned direct from the port of loading to the port of discharge. A transshipment port here is a planned stop between those two ports that is not the place of receipt or delivery, and routings can change after booking.
- Which trade lanes use the Qingdao to Cape Town route?
- By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Cape Town travels mostly on the China to South Africa trade lane on bexy.
- How many shipments are tracked from Qingdao to Cape Town?
- bexy has 234 shipments on record loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Cape Town, the most recent departing Oct 7, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
- How do I track a shipment from Qingdao to Cape Town?
- Enter the Evergreen (EGLV) Bill of Lading or container number on bexy to see the vessel and voyage, port milestones and estimated arrival — free, with no login required.
Browse shipments from Qingdao to Cape Town
by place of receipt and delivery · filterable by date & weight
Aggregated from 234 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Cape Town · planned port-to-port transit over 40 shipments · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.
Cite this page
bexy, "Qingdao to Cape Town Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 234 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/qingdao-to-cape-townDefinitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.