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Port detail · USOAK

Port of Oakland

USA

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

North America

Port index

76.6

+26.6%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

75%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

7h 12m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

6

Vessels alongside

Waiting

4

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+26.6%

7D momentum

+25.0%

30D momentum

+33.4%

Network position

#8 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

76.6

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

75%Utilization
Berth wait pressure15%
Waiting vessel pressure22%
Throughput intensity61%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

28

Inbound

18

Waiting

4

Berth capacity

8

Alongside

6

Turn time

12h 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?

Oakland strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and berth utilization moved closer to its efficient band. The gain was partly offset because container throughput eased.

Vessel activity

+10.79 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Berth utilization

+5.41 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

TEU activity

-3.79 pts

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

Previous 60.5Current 76.5Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization75.0%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourcePort of OaklandPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated29 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#8 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.

#6Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah
77.2 pts
#7TaiwanKaohsiung
76.7 pts
#8USAOakland
76.6 pts
#9USAHouston
76.3 pts
#10EgyptAlexandria
76.2 pts

Region

North America

Congestion

Building

Trend

Rising

Network position

Oakland Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24168,667+6.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24176,000+6.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24190,667+6.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24194,333+6.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24199,833+6.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24198,000+6.8%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput5,072 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 169K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue4 waiting · 18 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 7h 12m.

Berth operations6 vessels alongside

75.0% modeled utilization across 8 container berths.

Activity movement+26.61% today

Oakland strengthened today as vessel arrivals picked up and berth utilization moved closer to its efficient band. The gain was partly offset because container throughput eased.

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