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)
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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 November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/
UNCTAD. "Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country (in days)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/
UNCTAD. (2022). Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/
UNCTAD. "Median Time Spent in Port by Container Ships Worldwide in 2021, by Country (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/
UNCTAD, Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Median time spent in port by container ships worldwide in 2021, by country (in days) [Graph], UNCTAD, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101596/port-turnaround-times-by-country/