Ningbo to Balboa shipping route.

The shipping route from Ningbo, China to Balboa, Panama covers 8,707 nautical miles port to port, via Panama Canal. On a globe the two ports sit 15,144 km apart, so the ship sails 1.06 times the straight line distance. On the way the vessel passes Panama Canal, so canal transit fees and waiting time at the canal are part of every voyage.

Shipping time depends on speed. At 14 knots, a common container ship service speed, the passage takes 25.9 days at sea. Slow steaming at 12 knots stretches it to 30.2 days, while 18 knots brings it down to 20.2. Liner schedules on the lane quote 23 to 52 days port to port, because the services call at other ports and some transship. Over the last 30 days we counted 16 sailings by 3 carriers (CMA CGM, Evergreen and Maersk).

Recent freight rates for CNNGB to PABLB start at $5,617 for a 20GP and $6,142 for a 40GP. These are spot market prices from carriers that sail the lane; your quote will also include terminal handling, documentation and any bunker surcharge. At Balboa (PABLB) carriers give about 7 free days before demurrage and detention charges start, so plan the truck or rail pickup before the box lands.

Of the 64 port to port routes from Ningbo in this directory, Balboa is the 42nd shortest. Closer destinations include Genoa (8,605 nm), Marsaxlokk (8,118 nm) and Piraeus (7,763 nm).