{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"port performance","description":"Port performance captures how efficiently a port moves cargo, berths vessels, and connects to its hinterland, measured through a defined set of key indicators. Core metrics include throughput (TEU or tonnes per period), vessel turnaround time, container dwell time, and crane or berth productivity expressed in moves per hour. For shipping lines and freight forwarders, weak performance has immediate cost consequences: excessive dwell time generates demurrage and detention charges, while congestion","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/port-performance","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T18:13:09.809226","citation":"https://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/port-management","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/port-performance","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"port performance · Port performance captures how efficiently a port moves cargo, berths vessels, and connects to its hinterland, measured through a defined set of key indicators. · Quelle: https://unctad.org/topic/transport-and-trade-logistics/port-management"}