Port guide · UN/LOCODE CN NBO
Ningbo, China
China · 29.88° N, 121.55° E
The World Port Index classes Ningbo as a river port reached from the East China Sea. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 12,360 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 12,360 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Shanghai150 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with China
- US exports, 2025
- $106.0BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $308.7BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in China
The nearest is Shanghai, 150 km away in a straight line.
- BasuoCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 mCN BSP
- BeihaiCargo pier 11 m, channel 11 mCN BIH
- DalianCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 23.2 mCN DAL
- Fang-ChengCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 15.5 mCN FAN
- FuzhouCargo pier 27.5 m, channel 9.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCN FZG
- GuangzhouCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 mCN GGZ
- HuizhouCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 9.4 mCN HUI
- NanjingCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mCN NJI
- Qingdao GangCargo pier 18.6 m, channel 17.1 mCN QIN
- QinhuangdaoCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 12.5 mCN SHP
- QuanzhouCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 4.9 mCN QZL
- Shan T OuCargo pier 17.3 m, channel 8.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCN STG
- ShanghaiCargo pier 11 m, channel 7.9 mCN SGH
- ShekouCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 12.5 mCN SHK
- Shui DongCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 mCN SDG
- Tangshan (Jingtang)Cargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCN TGS
- Tianjin Xin GangCargo pier 21.6 m, channel 14 mCN TXG
- WenzhouCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 3.4 mCN WZO
- XiamenCargo pier 17 m, channel 9.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkCN XMG
- YingkouCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 4.9 mCN YIK
- ZhanjiangCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 11 mCN ZNG
- ZhenjiangCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mCN ZHE
- ZhuhaiCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 mCN ZUH
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.