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Port of Qingdao

China

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

Asia

Port index

73.1

+4.7%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

80%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

11h 36m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

32

Vessels alongside

Waiting

6

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+4.7%

7D momentum

+17.5%

30D momentum

+1.4%

Network position

#25 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

73.1

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

80%Utilization
Berth wait pressure24%
Waiting vessel pressure10%
Throughput intensity79%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

96

Inbound

58

Waiting

6

Berth capacity

40

Alongside

32

Turn time

16h 42m

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?

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

Berth utilization

+5.41 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

Vessel activity

+5.00 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

TEU activity

-3.90 pts

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

Previous 69.8Current 73.1Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureNormal
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization80.0%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourceQingdao Port InternationalPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated14 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#25 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.

#23SpainValencia
73.3 pts
#24ChinaTaicang
73.2 pts
#25ChinaQingdao
73.1 pts
#26Saudi ArabiaJeddah Islamic
73.1 pts
#27FranceLe Havre
73.1 pts

Region

Asia

Congestion

Building

Trend

Rising

Network position

Qingdao Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 242,340,975+5.3%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 242,521,050+5.3%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 242,649,675+5.3%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 242,701,125+5.3%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 242,778,300+5.3%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 242,752,575+5.3%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput73,193 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 2.34M TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue6 waiting · 58 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 11h 36m.

Berth operations32 vessels alongside

80.0% modeled utilization across 40 container berths.

Activity movement+4.73% today

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

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