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Port of Long Beach

USA

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

North America

Port index

79.7

+14.7%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

73%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

11h 42m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

16

Vessels alongside

Waiting

9

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+14.7%

7D momentum

+35.8%

30D momentum

+29.2%

Network position

#1 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

79.7

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

73%Utilization
Berth wait pressure24%
Waiting vessel pressure18%
Throughput intensity68%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

74

Inbound

49

Waiting

9

Berth capacity

22

Alongside

16

Turn time

13h 30m

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?

Long Beach strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and vessels turned around faster alongside. The gain was partly offset because container throughput eased.

Vessel activity

+4.69 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Time at berth

+3.97 pts

Inverse of average vessel time alongside.

TEU activity

-3.68 pts

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

Previous 69.5Current 79.7Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization72.7%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourcePort of Long Beach statisticsPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated45 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#1 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.

#1USALong Beach
79.7 pts
#2ChinaNingbo-Zhoushan
79.3 pts
#3BelgiumAntwerp-Bruges
78.2 pts
#4EgyptPort Said
77.9 pts
#5MoroccoTanger Med
77.6 pts

Region

North America

Congestion

Building

Trend

Rising

Network position

Long Beach Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24739,527+19.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24771,680+19.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24835,987+19.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24852,063+19.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24876,178+19.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24868,140+19.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput21,404 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 740K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue9 waiting · 49 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 11h 42m.

Berth operations16 vessels alongside

72.7% modeled utilization across 22 container berths.

Activity movement+14.68% today

Long Beach strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and vessels turned around faster alongside. The gain was partly offset because container throughput eased.

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