Port Days & Laytime shows how long your vessels spend in port, how much laytime they use and what demurrage costs. Use it to find the ports where vessels wait the longest. Watch the interactive guide above for a click-by-click walkthrough.
At a glance
Where to find it: Analytics > Port Days & Laytime in the left menu.
Who it is for: Operators and commercial teams who track port time, laytime and demurrage.
It answers: How long do our vessels spend in port? How much laytime do we use? Where do we pay demurrage?
Access: Enabled per company. If you do not see it in the Analytics menu, contact your GeoServe account manager.
Quick tour
Follow these four steps to get started.
Click Analytics in the left menu, then click Port Days & Laytime.
Read the headline figures at the top of the page (see Key figures below).
Open each tab to go deeper (see The five tabs below).
Narrow the results with the filter bar at the top, if you need to.
The five tabs
Each tab looks at the same port calls in a different way.
Tab | What it shows | Use it to |
Trend | How port days, laytime used and calls change over time | Check whether port time is improving |
Port Wise | Port days and laytime for each port | Spot the ports where vessels wait the longest |
By Country | Port days and laytime for each country | Compare countries |
Detail View | Full port call records with laytime and demurrage | Get the figures for one port call |
Map View | Port calls plotted on a map | See where your port calls happen |
Trend. Start here to see whether port time is getting better or worse month by month.
By Country. Compare how long vessels spend in port in each country.
Detail View. Open the full list of port calls to get the exact figures for one call.
Key figures
These headline figures sit at the top of the dashboard.
Figure | What it means |
Total Port Calls | The number of port calls included |
Avg Port Days | The average number of days vessels spend in port |
Avg Laytime Used | The average laytime used per port call |
Avg Demurrage Rate | The average demurrage rate |
Unique Ports | The number of different ports visited |
Filters
Use the filter bar at the top to narrow every tab to what you need.
Vessel: Vessel Type, Vessel > Code > Voyage.
Place: Country > Port.
Port call: Port Operation, Laytime Status, Cargo.
When: Arrival Date.
A few things to know about how filters behave:
No Apply button: Filters apply when you close a dropdown, press Enter, or pause for about 1.5 seconds.
Clear All: Click it to go back to the default view.
Shared across tabs: Most filters carry over, so you choose once and switch tabs.
Tips
Find the slowest ports: Use Port Wise to see where your vessels wait the longest.
Check one port call: Use Detail View when you need figures for a specific call.
Export your view: Most tables have an Export button that downloads an Excel file with your current filters applied.
FAQ
I cannot see Port Days & Laytime in the Analytics menu. Why?
Dashboards are enabled per company. Contact your GeoServe account manager to ask about adding it.
Where is the Apply button?
There is none. Filters apply automatically when you close a dropdown, press Enter, or pause for about 1.5 seconds.
Can I export the data?
Yes. Most tables have an Export button that downloads an Excel file with your current filters applied.
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