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Port of Barcelona

Spain

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

Europe

Port index

73.4

+29.7%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

80%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

4h 48m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

4

Vessels alongside

Waiting

1

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+29.7%

7D momentum

+31.1%

30D momentum

+9.2%

Network position

#22 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

73.4

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

80%Utilization
Berth wait pressure10%
Waiting vessel pressure8%
Throughput intensity67%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

17

Inbound

12

Waiting

1

Berth capacity

5

Alongside

4

Turn time

21h 36m

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?

Barcelona strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and berth utilization moved closer to its efficient band. The gain was partly offset because vessels spent longer alongside.

Vessel activity

+11.58 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Berth utilization

+6.84 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

Time at berth

-2.40 pts

Inverse of average vessel time alongside.

Previous 56.6Current 73.4Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionClear
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsFlowing
Utilization80.0%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourcePort de BarcelonaPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated36 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#22 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.

#20UKLondon Gateway
74.1 pts
#21VietnamHo Chi Minh City
73.5 pts
#22SpainBarcelona
73.4 pts
#23SpainValencia
73.3 pts
#24ChinaTaicang
73.2 pts

Region

Europe

Congestion

Clear

Trend

Rising

Network position

Barcelona Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24307,167+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24323,000+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24332,500+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24329,333+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24307,167+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24329,333+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput9,678 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 307K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue1 waiting · 12 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 4h 48m.

Berth operations4 vessels alongside

80.0% modeled utilization across 5 container berths.

Activity movement+29.68% today

Barcelona strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and berth utilization moved closer to its efficient band. The gain was partly offset because vessels spent longer alongside.

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