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Port-to-port route

Shipping from Qingdao to Durban

Port of Qingdao, China → Port of Durban, South Africa

Ocean freight from the Port of Qingdao to the Port of Durban is an actively tracked port-to-port route on bexy, with 1,818 shipments on record loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Durban. Planned port-to-port transit from Qingdao to Durban has a median of 37 days (middle half 31–62 days, 90% within 70 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the first planned arrival at Durban in the carrier's routing, across 194 shipments.

Shipments tracked
1,818
Median planned port-to-port
37 days
Median actual transit
53 days
Planned via a hub
10%

Planned port-to-port transit · Qingdao → Durban

37days median

Middle half
31–62 days
90% within
70 days
Shipments
194

From the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the first planned arrival at Durban 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.

Actual transit (from carrier discharge events)

53days median

Middle half 30–69 days · 90% within 76 days · n = 58 shipments with a recorded discharge

Loaded on board at Qingdao → container discharged at Durban, from the carrier's container events: actual dates, not estimates, for only the shipments whose discharge is on record — most Bills of Lading are read after the container has been returned empty.

Qingdao to Durban ocean freight

Measured from the carrier's container events instead of its estimates, the actual transit from Qingdao to Durban — loaded on board to a container discharged at the port of discharge, with no inland leg — has a median of 53 days (middle half 30–69 days, 90% within 76 days) across 58 shipments with a recorded discharge at the port of discharge.

In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 10% of the 194 Qingdao-to-Durban 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 Durban by its Bill of Lading or container number on bexy for the vessel, voyage, port milestones and container status — free, with no account needed.

Port of loadingPort of Qingdao[CN]Port of dischargePort of Durban[ZA]

Trade lanes on this route

China → South Africa · 1,810

By place of receipt and delivery; the count is this route's shipments on each lane.

Planned routing: 10% of 194 shipments with a planned routing to Durban are planned via a transshipment port, most often Ningbo (19); 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 → Durban

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to ship from Qingdao to Durban?
Planned port-to-port transit from Qingdao to Durban has a median of 37 days (middle half 31–62 days, 90% within 70 days), an estimate measured from the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the first planned arrival at Durban in the carrier's routing, across 194 shipments. These are the carrier's planned dates, port to port; any inland leg after discharge at Durban adds time.
How long does shipping from Qingdao to Durban actually take?
Actual transit from Qingdao to Durban, from the carrier's container discharge events, has a median of 53 days (middle half 30–69 days, 90% within 76 days), measured from the loaded-on-board date at Qingdao to the day a container was discharged at Durban, across 58 shipments with a recorded discharge at Durban. These are actual dates from the carrier's container events, not estimates, port to port, and any inland leg after discharge adds time. They cover only shipments whose discharge at Durban is on record: for most Bills of Lading bexy first reads the record after the container has been returned empty, when the discharge is no longer shown.
Is cargo from Qingdao to Durban shipped direct or transshipped?
In the carrier's planned routing at the time bexy read each Bill of Lading, 10% of the 194 Qingdao-to-Durban 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 Durban route?
By place of receipt and delivery, cargo loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Durban travels mostly on the China to South Africa trade lane on bexy.
How many shipments are tracked from Qingdao to Durban?
bexy has 1,818 shipments on record loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Durban, the most recent departing Oct 15, 2026. These are the Evergreen (EGLV) shipments on record, not the ports' total throughput.
How do I track a shipment from Qingdao to Durban?
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.

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Aggregated from 1,818 tracked Bills of Lading loaded at Qingdao and discharged at Durban · planned port-to-port transit over 194 shipments · actual transit to discharge over 58 shipments with a recorded discharge · data refreshed Oct 19, 2026 · how these figures are built.

Cite this page

bexy, "Qingdao to Durban Shipping Time — Port to Port", data as of 2026-10-19, n = 1,818 tracked shipments. https://bexy.io/routes/qingdao-to-durban

Definitions, thresholds and limitations are on the methodology page.