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Dalian in the CPPI port efficiency ranking

Dalian ranks 2nd in the world in the 2025 CPPI and 2nd in China, with a score of 141.3. Operational performance in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), an indicator based on the observed time container ships spend in port. This profile covers the port as a whole, not a specific terminal.
CNDAG2025 editionYellow Sea
Global rank2ndPublished ranking · 2025
CPPI score141.3+4.3 vs 2024
Rank in China2ndAmong the ports included in the edition
Port calls in the sample84871% of the time at berth

Standardised series

Score trend

The series shown is the one recalculated in the 2025 edition; a later edition may revise earlier years.

1 is the best rank

Global ranking trend

Ranks before 2025 are derived by ordering the standardised series when the annex does not publish the historical ranking.

Traceability

Series included in this edition

Observed yearScoreGlobal rankRank type
2025141.32ndPublished
20241372ndDerived by EED
202312313thDerived by EED
20225447thDerived by EED
20213887thDerived by EED
202012217thDerived by EED

Global ranking 2025

The nearest ports in the ranking

± 4 places
WorldPortScoreΔ scoreΔ rank
1stFuzhouChina144.6+5.6 no change
2ndDalianThis port141.3+4.3 no change
3rdSalalahOman135.9+18.9+11 places
4thMawanChina134.8+1.8+1 place
5thChiwanChina134.2+4.2+2 places
6thTanger MedMorocco134-2-2 places

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Arrival patterns, weather, draught or tidal restrictions, fleet mix, call size, route disruptions, geopolitical crises and global congestion can all affect the result. The CPPI is an operational benchmark; on its own it does not attribute causes or responsibilities.

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