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Port of Mombasa

Kenya

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

Africa

Port index

64.0

-12.0%

Direction

Falling

Operational momentum

Utilization

50%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

4h 54m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

1

Vessels alongside

Waiting

1

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

-12.0%

7D momentum

+10.3%

30D momentum

-2.4%

Network position

#78 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

64.0

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

50%Utilization
Berth wait pressure10%
Waiting vessel pressure33%
Throughput intensity57%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

5

Inbound

3

Waiting

1

Berth capacity

2

Alongside

1

Turn time

18h 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?

Mombasa softened today as vessel arrivals thinned out and container throughput eased. A partial offset came as berth utilization moved closer to its efficient band.

Berth utilization

+1.71 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

Vessel activity

-4.21 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Previous 72.7Current 64.1Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityModerate
CongestionClear
Vessel pressureWatch
Berth conditionsFlowing
Utilization50.0%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourceKenya Ports AuthorityPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated10 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#78 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.

#76PhilippinesManila
64.6 pts
#77ChinaFuzhou
64.1 pts
#78KenyaMombasa
64.0 pts
#79JapanKobe
63.8 pts
#80SingaporeSingapore
63.5 pts

Region

Africa

Congestion

Clear

Trend

Falling

Network position

Mombasa Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24138,875+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24140,250+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24137,500+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24134,750+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24132,000+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24132,000+6.4%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput4,016 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 139K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue1 waiting · 3 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 4h 54m.

Berth operations1 vessels alongside

50.0% modeled utilization across 2 container berths.

Activity movement−11.97% today

Mombasa softened today as vessel arrivals thinned out and container throughput eased. A partial offset came as berth utilization moved closer to its efficient band.

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

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