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Port of Colombo

Sri Lanka

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

Asia

Port index

66.8

-8.7%

Direction

Falling

Operational momentum

Utilization

54%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

8h 48m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

7

Vessels alongside

Waiting

5

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

-8.7%

7D momentum

-5.0%

30D momentum

-16.0%

Network position

#64 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

66.8

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

54%Utilization
Berth wait pressure18%
Waiting vessel pressure31%
Throughput intensity70%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

28

Inbound

16

Waiting

5

Berth capacity

13

Alongside

7

Turn time

16h

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?

Colombo softened today as vessel arrivals thinned out and container throughput eased. A partial offset came as vessels turned around faster alongside.

Time at berth

+3.97 pts

Inverse of average vessel time alongside.

Vessel activity

-4.05 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Previous 73.2Current 66.8Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityModerate
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureWatch
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization53.8%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourceSri Lanka Ports AuthorityPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated54 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#64 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.

#62AustraliaPort Botany (Sydney)
67.2 pts
#63Saudi ArabiaDammam
66.9 pts
#64Sri LankaColombo
66.8 pts
#65TurkiyeMersin
66.5 pts
#66GermanyBremerhaven
66.3 pts

Region

Asia

Congestion

Building

Trend

Falling

Network position

Colombo Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24602,950+12.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24641,850+12.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24661,300+12.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24667,783+12.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24687,233+12.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24680,750+12.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput18,761 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 603K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue5 waiting · 16 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 8h 48m.

Berth operations7 vessels alongside

53.8% modeled utilization across 13 container berths.

Activity movement−8.74% today

Colombo softened today as vessel arrivals thinned out and container throughput eased. A partial offset came as vessels turned around faster alongside.

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