In April, China's major port comprehensive service level remained stable, Europe and the United States major port ships in the port on average increased.

According to statistics, in April, the average number of ships in China's nine major ports was 1.47 days (1.44 days last month) and 0.87 days (0.87 days last month), up 1.5 and flat month on month, better than the average number of container ships in other 11 foreign major ports (2.26 days and 1.69 days). Affected by seasonal winds, fog and other factors, some port ships were lengthened on average when they stopped in port. Among them, Qingdao Port ships stopped in port for 2.40 days on average, up 27.7 percent from the previous month.

, the efficiency of major ports in Europe and the United States has declined due to the continuation of labor negotiations on the west coast of the United States and the strike in Germany. Among them, the average port of Los Angeles, the main port of the United States, was 4.47 days, up 3.7 percent month-on-month; the average port of Long Beach was 4.59 days; and the average port of Hamburg in Europe was 2.22 days, up 3.3 percent.

In April 2023, the world's major ports, ocean-going international container ships, on average, are berthing at port.

Remarks:

The time of the ship in port refers to the total time between the arrival of the ship at the port to be berthed and the completion of loading and unloading operations and the departure of the berth. The index embodies the port facilities and equipment, pilotage, scheduling, loading and unloading, collection and distribution, port clearance and other comprehensive efficiency.

The ship's berthing time refers to the total time from the ship's loading and unloading operations to the completion of the operation and the departure of the berth. This indicator mainly reflects the port in the berthing period of loading and unloading operation efficiency.

Source: Shanghai Shipping Exchange