On 11 October 2026, China News Service reported from Ningbo that as of 9 October, Ningbo-Zhoushan Port's average container vessel waiting time had recovered to about one day and was described as normal. Daily handled and waiting vessel counts were in dynamic balance, and some container terminals had resumed direct berthing.
September figures: 1,926 container ship calls worked; monthly throughput 4.27 million TEU, up 11.5% year on year and 15% month on month, at a monthly historical high. Average daily terminal work rose from about 130,000 TEU earlier to 142,000 TEU in September, and held about 145,000 TEU a day over the seven-day National Day holiday. January to September throughput was 34.666 million TEU (+6.8% YoY).
Operational context for buyers: after typhoons Bavi, Dolphin and Sadr, the port said it had adjusted 74 vessel calls (56 berth changes, 18 dual-berth moves) and three container strings to rebalance load. Non-working time for container ships in September fell to 70 minutes, 34 minutes below the full-year 2025 average, helped by maritime, customs and border-check facilitation measures.