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Port of Suzhou

China

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

Asia

Port index

72.0

-3.0%

Direction

Falling

Operational momentum

Utilization

71%

Within modeled target range

Berth wait

11h 12m

Avg modeled wait

Alongside

10

Vessels alongside

Waiting

6

Vessels awaiting berth

24H index move

-3.0%

7D momentum

-5.6%

30D momentum

+0.8%

Network position

#36 / 100

Historical index

Port Index Trend

Modeled 30-day trajectory for the selected port.

Current

72.0

30 days ago15 daysToday

Operating pressure

Congestion & Utilization

Relative pressure across berth wait and terminal utilization.

71%Utilization
Berth wait pressure23%
Waiting vessel pressure35%
Throughput intensity70%

Terminal utilization remains below peak operating pressure.

Vessel operations

Vessel Flow

Modeled vessel movement snapshot for the selected port.

Active vessels

33

Inbound

17

Waiting

6

Berth capacity

14

Alongside

10

Turn time

13h 12m

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?

Suzhou softened today as container throughput eased and vessel arrivals thinned out. A partial offset came as vessels turned around faster alongside.

Time at berth

+3.97 pts

Inverse of average vessel time alongside.

Berth utilization

+1.71 pts

Vessels alongside as a share of container berths.

TEU activity

-3.82 pts

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

Previous 74.2Current 72.0Score methodology →

Current model

Port Conditions

ActivityStrong
CongestionBuilding
Vessel pressureWatch
Berth conditionsBuilding
Utilization71.4%

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

Data governance

Source & Methodology

SourceSuzhou Port GroupPort / Terminal + AIS feeds
Last updated15 min agoModeled · not live
Coverage#36 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.

#34ChinaBeibu Gulf
72.1 pts
#35USANew York / New Jersey
72.1 pts
#36ChinaSuzhou
72.0 pts
#37JapanYokohama
71.8 pts
#38GreecePiraeus
71.7 pts

Region

Asia

Congestion

Building

Trend

Falling

Network position

Suzhou Location

Global Port Network

100 tracked · All Ports · Global

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ActivityStrongModerateLowerSize = prominence

Reported baseline

Throughput History

PeriodTEUYoY trendStatus
Dec 24720,417+11.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Nov 24775,833+11.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Oct 24815,417+11.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Sep 24831,250+11.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Aug 24855,000+11.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY
Jul 24847,083+11.1%ESTIMATED MONTHLY

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

Portflow intelligence

Recent Activity

Throughput21,874 TEU modeled over 24 hours

Latest monthly estimate: 720K TEU for Dec 2024.

Vessel queue6 waiting · 17 inbound

Average modeled berth wait is 11h 12m.

Berth operations10 vessels alongside

71.4% modeled utilization across 14 container berths.

Activity movement−2.96% today

Suzhou softened today as container throughput eased and vessel arrivals thinned out. A partial offset came as vessels turned around faster alongside.

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