Ningbo
ChinaCN NBO
Location
Codes & time
Asia/Shanghai
Now: UTC+8
Standard: UTC+8
Contacts
Who to call at Ningbo, with the source of each number. Numbers and channels change: check the latest port notices before arrival.
Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration, duty office
Ship security contact point (MOT list); also the harbour master's duty line.Source
Ningbo VTS, zone 1 (between reporting lines L3 to L8)VHF 06 0574-86801547
Position reports and navigational safety information; also the ship-to-ship safety channel in zone 1.Source
Ningbo VTS, zone 2 (rest of the VTS area)VHF 08
Position reports and navigational safety information in zone 2.Source
Ningbo VTS broadcastsVHF 20
Vessel movements, aids to navigation, weather and navigational warnings.Source
Ningbo VTS Center
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Ningbo
Loading…
Ningbo at a glance
Rank basis: Cargo throughput 1,431.9 million tonnes, Ningbo-Zhoushan port (2025)
Figures change: always confirm limits with the port authority, local notices and your agent before arrival.
Ningbo port guide
Ningbo-Zhoushan is the world's largest port by cargo tonnage and the first to pass 1.4 billion tonnes in a year: 1,431.9 million tonnes and 43.87 million TEU in 2025 (Ministry of Transport). The figures cover the combined port of Ningbo and Zhoushan in Zhejiang, including the Beilun, Chuanshan, Daxie and Meishan container areas and the large crude oil, iron ore and coal transhipment terminals around the Zhoushan islands.
For planning reference only (researched Oct 22, 2026). Always verify against official publications - Admiralty Sailing Directions, List of Radio Signals, local notices and the port authority - and your agent before arrival.
Catalogue harbor data
- LOCODE function
- False
- Raw coordinates
- False