Qingdao port congestion & delays
Live berth congestion, expected added wait, active-storm exposure and the 66 shipping lanes served by Qingdao (CN, CNTAO). Fused from IMF PortWatch, AIS dwell and the CMA/NHC/JTWC/GDACS weather feeds, refreshed hourly.
Qingdao is the world's #119 most efficient container port (World Bank CPPI 2023) and handled 25.7M TEU in 2022, operated by Qingdao Port International.
How congested is Qingdao right now?
As of Jul 3, 2026, Qingdao had an average vessel waiting time of about 1.2 days (holding steady), rated mild congestion, with 2 vessels waiting at anchor. Live figures update on this page as new AIS and PortWatch readings land.
- 66 shipping lanes tracked
- 25 carriers calling
- 5,779 sailings observed
Port facts
Shipping lanes through Qingdao
When Qingdao is congested or storm-exposed, these lanes carry the delay risk. Open a lane to compare carriers by real on-time reliability and transit time.
- Savannah · 12 carriers
- Los Angeles · 13 carriers
- New York · 11 carriers
- Hamburg · 11 carriers
- Houston · 11 carriers
- Norfolk · 12 carriers
- Antwerpen · 13 carriers
- Singapore · 9 carriers
- Rotterdam · 11 carriers
- Valencia · 11 carriers
- Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) · 9 carriers
- Felixstowe · 10 carriers
- Singapore · 8 carriers
- Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang) · 8 carriers
- Rotterdam · 7 carriers
- Laem Chabang · 6 carriers
- Jakarta, Java · 6 carriers
- Los Angeles · 6 carriers
- Ho Chi Minh City · 5 carriers
- Antwerpen · 6 carriers
- Hamburg · 7 carriers
- New York · 6 carriers
- Felixstowe · 6 carriers
- Haiphong · 6 carriers