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Port of Virginia (Norfolk)

USA

Operational intelligence for throughput, vessel flow, berth conditions, utilization, related Predicts, and modeled network standing for Virginia (Norfolk).

North America

Port index

74.9

+7.0%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

78%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

7h 48m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

7

Vessels alongside

Waiting

4

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+7.0%

7D momentum

+3.3%

30D momentum

+28.3%

Network position

#15 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

74.9

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

78%Utilization
Berth wait pressure16%
Waiting vessel pressure18%
Throughput intensity61%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

33

Inbound

22

Waiting

4

Berth capacity

9

Alongside

7

Turn time

14h 6m

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?

Virginia (Norfolk) strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and vessels turned around faster alongside. The gain was partly offset because container throughput eased.

Vessel activity

+4.80 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Time at berth

+3.97 pts

Inverse of average vessel time alongside.

TEU activity

-3.63 pts

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

Previous 70.0Current 74.9Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization77.8%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourcePort of VirginiaPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated40 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#15 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.

#13PanamaColon
75.0 pts
#14SpainAlgeciras
74.9 pts
#15USAVirginia (Norfolk)
74.9 pts
#16ChinaYingkou
74.8 pts
#17TaiwanTaipei
74.5 pts

Region

North America

Congestion

Building

Trend

Rising

Network position

Virginia (Norfolk) Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24269,867+6.7%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24281,600+6.7%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24305,067+6.7%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24310,933+6.7%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24319,733+6.7%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24316,800+6.7%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput7,674 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 270K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue4 waiting · 22 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 7h 48m.

Berth operations7 vessels alongside

77.8% modeled utilization across 9 container berths.

Activity movement+7.00% today

Virginia (Norfolk) 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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