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Port of Seattle / Tacoma

USA

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

North America

Port index

70.6

+11.7%

Direction

Rising

Operational momentum

Utilization

80%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

9h 42m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

8

Vessels alongside

Waiting

5

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

+11.7%

7D momentum

+12.4%

30D momentum

+2.2%

Network position

#43 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

70.6

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

80%Utilization
Berth wait pressure20%
Waiting vessel pressure29%
Throughput intensity62%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

30

Inbound

17

Waiting

5

Berth capacity

10

Alongside

8

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?

Seattle / Tacoma 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

+7.37 pts

Arrivals, vessels worked and inbound queue.

Berth utilization

+6.84 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

TEU activity

-3.72 pts

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

Previous 63.2Current 70.6Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureWatch
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization80.0%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourceNorthwest Seaport AlliancePort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated7 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#43 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.

#41AustraliaMelbourne
70.7 pts
#42IndonesiaTanjung Priok
70.6 pts
#43USASeattle / Tacoma
70.6 pts
#44South KoreaGwangyang
70.6 pts
#45BrazilSantos
70.5 pts

Region

North America

Congestion

Building

Trend

Rising

Network position

Seattle / Tacoma Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24256,067+9.9%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24267,200+9.9%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24289,467+9.9%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24295,033+9.9%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24303,383+9.9%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24300,600+9.9%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput7,538 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 256K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue5 waiting · 17 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 9h 42m.

Berth operations8 vessels alongside

80.0% modeled utilization across 10 container berths.

Activity movement+11.71% today

Seattle / Tacoma 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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