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Port of Colon

Panama

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

Latin America

Port index

75.0

+20.2%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

83%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

5h

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

5

Vessels alongside

Waiting

1

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+20.2%

7D momentum

+31.1%

30D momentum

+18.3%

Network position

#13 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

75.0

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

83%Utilization
Berth wait pressure10%
Waiting vessel pressure7%
Throughput intensity69%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

20

Inbound

14

Waiting

1

Berth capacity

6

Alongside

5

Turn time

19h 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?

Colon 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

+11.23 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Berth utilization

+3.04 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

Time at berth

-2.40 pts

Inverse of average vessel time alongside.

Previous 62.4Current 75.0Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionClear
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsFlowing
Utilization83.3%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourcePanama Maritime AuthorityPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated38 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#13 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.

#11VietnamHaiphong
75.4 pts
#12NetherlandsRotterdam
75.3 pts
#13PanamaColon
75.0 pts
#14SpainAlgeciras
74.9 pts
#15USAVirginia (Norfolk)
74.9 pts

Region

Latin America

Congestion

Clear

Trend

Rising

Network position

Colon Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24347,583+7.5%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24351,167+7.5%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24347,583+7.5%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24340,417+7.5%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24336,833+7.5%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24340,417+7.5%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput11,150 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 348K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue1 waiting · 14 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 5h.

Berth operations5 vessels alongside

83.3% modeled utilization across 6 container berths.

Activity movement+20.19% today

Colon 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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