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Port of Balboa

Panama

Operational intelligence for throughput, vessel flow, berth conditions, utilization, related Predicts, and modeled network standing for Balboa.

Latin America

Port index

69.6

-12.0%

Direction

Falling

Operational momentum

Utilization

67%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

7h 24m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

4

Vessels alongside

Waiting

2

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

-12.0%

7D momentum

-1.4%

30D momentum

-11.8%

Network position

#47 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

69.6

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

67%Utilization
Berth wait pressure15%
Waiting vessel pressure22%
Throughput intensity60%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

15

Inbound

9

Waiting

2

Berth capacity

6

Alongside

4

Turn time

17h 24m

Departing

Not tracked

Inbound, waiting and alongside are modeled snapshots. Departing vessel counts are not available in the current dataset.

Portflow attribution

Why is this port moving?

Balboa softened today as container throughput eased and vessel arrivals thinned out.

TEU activity

-3.57 pts

Daily lifts vs. the port's own 30-day baseline.

Previous 79.2Current 69.6Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityModerate
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization66.7%

Conditions use the current modeled activity, vessel, wait and berth-utilization values.

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourcePanama Maritime AuthorityPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated40 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#47 of 100Portflow port network
Open methodology →

Modeled readings are illustrative estimates until production feeds are connected. Production views should identify verified source, last-updated time, feed health, and methodology.

Network position

Relative Standing

Modeled score vs. the nearest-ranked ports in the network.

#45BrazilSantos
70.5 pts
#46USALos Angeles
69.8 pts
#47PanamaBalboa
69.6 pts
#48IranShahid Rajaee
69.2 pts
#49ItalyGioia Tauro
69.1 pts

Region

Latin America

Congestion

Building

Trend

Falling

Network position

Balboa Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24315,250+3.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24318,500+3.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24315,250+3.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24308,750+3.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24305,500+3.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24308,750+3.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

Monthly distribution is estimated from reported annual throughput using regional seasonality.

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput8,769 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 315K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue2 waiting · 9 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 7h 24m.

Berth operations4 vessels alongside

66.7% modeled utilization across 6 container berths.

Activity movement−12.01% today

Balboa softened today as container throughput eased and vessel arrivals thinned out.

These are data-derived Portflow observations, not external news reports. Open Port Wire →

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