Qingdao Port Congestion

Reference congestion, ETA delay, waiting vessels and demurrage for Qingdao (CNTAO), China.

Congestion signal for Qingdao (CNTAO), China — Static reference seed (not live telemetry)., data_source=static_reference_seed updated at 2026-09-19 13:16:59.

What this data means

• Congestion score (0.60) — normalized 0.0–1.0 risk of operational congestion.
• ETA delay (1.0 days) — expected delay applied to incoming vessels.
• Waiting vessels (10) — ships anchored or queued at the port.
• Freight volatility (0.41) — pressure indicator for freight pricing.
• Daily demurrage ($56,000) — estimated cost for a vessel queued at the port.

24 / 48 / 72h projection

{
  "port_id": "CNTAO",
  "port_name": "Qingdao",
  "country": "China",
  "congestion_score": 0.6,
  "eta_delay_days": 1.0,
  "waiting_vessels": 10,
  "freight_volatility_index": 0.41,
  "estimated_daily_demurrage_usd": 56000,
  "updated_at": "2026-09-19 13:16:59",
  "as_of": "2026-09-19 13:16:59",
  "data_source": "static_reference_seed",
  "data_source_label": "Static reference seed (not live telemetry).",
  "live_detail": null,
  "validation": null
}

Track Qingdao programmatically

pip install --upgrade aetherx-oracle

from aetherx import OracleClient

client = OracleClient(api_key="YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY")
risk = client.get_port_risk("CNTAO")
print(risk.congestion_score, risk.eta_delay_days)

Add the 24/48/72h trend with client.get_port_trend("CNTAO"), or monitor several ports at once with client.get_ports_risk(["CNTAO", "CNSHA"]). AI agents can consume the same data via the Aether-X MCP server.