How much did global port congestion shift in the last two weeks? The TPFS composite moved up from 35.1 to 38.0 — still in the LOW band, but the direction is worth watching. Here’s what the latest Port Congestion Index shows across 1,238 ports.
The Global Picture: 38.0 — Trending Up
The Tradlinx Port Flow Score (TPFS) composite rose to 38.0 out of 100, up from 35.1 in the prior period. Global risk remains LOW, but the underlying numbers moved in the wrong direction.
CONGESTED ports jumped from 136 to 154 (+18), while LOW-rated ports dropped from 807 to 775 (–32). The combined BUSY and CONGESTED count is now 208 ports — 16.8% of the total, up from 14.7% two weeks ago.
Average berth delay held steady at 7.0 hours globally. The single-port extreme this cycle is Male, Maldives at 294 hours (~12.3 days), a sudden spike from near-zero in the prior period.
Regional Breakdown: Southeast Asia Worsens, Northern Europe Reverses
Two regional stories stand out this cycle — one continuing, one new.
Southeast Asia (TPFS 49.8) climbed from 44.8 to become the highest-scoring major trade region. BUSY+CONGESTED share is 29%, with average delays of 11.6 hours. The Manila cluster accounts for three of the global top four congested ports.
Northern Europe (TPFS 20.9) was the calmest region last cycle. This time, BUSY+CONGESTED ports rose to 5% with Wilhelmshaven jumping from STABLE to BUSY (+10.2 hours) and Gothenburg doing the same (+7.3 hours). Average delay increased from 2.6 to 3.3 hours.
West Africa (TPFS 44.9) still has the highest absolute delays at 34.7 hours, though with only 20 ports monitored.
Mediterranean (TPFS 37.9) worsened slightly from 34.9, with Vado Ligure escalating from BUSY to CONGESTED and Koper adding another 2.3 hours of delay.
North America (TPFS 16.1) remains the calmest major region at 1.9 hours average delay, though its TPFS edged up from 10.9.
Top Congested Ports: Manila Cluster Surges
Casablanca holds the #1 delay position at 114.6 hours with 12 vessels waiting — essentially unchanged from the prior period’s 114.0 hours. Persistent, not spiking.
South Manila saw the biggest deterioration this cycle, with delays surging by 29.1 hours to 75.7 hours. Manila followed with a 23.4-hour increase to 72.8 hours. Both now rank #2 and #3 globally.
Vado Ligure escalated from BUSY to CONGESTED, adding 11.7 hours to reach 36.3 hours — with 9 vessels waiting. This is the second consecutive cycle of worsening for this Italian port.
Wilhelmshaven reversed its improvement from last cycle, jumping from STABLE back to BUSY at 25.4 hours with 20 vessels in queue.
Where Congestion Is Easing
Port Klang Northport posted the biggest improvement this cycle, dropping from CONGESTED to STABLE with a 24.1-hour delay reduction. Last period it was ranked #5 globally with 39 vessels waiting.
Chattogram shed 19.1 hours of delay. Port Klang (the main terminal) also improved from BUSY to STABLE (–4.2 hours), and Davao moved from BUSY to STABLE (–3.4 hours).
The Malaysian and Philippine improvements partially offset the Manila cluster’s worsening — the Southeast Asian picture is diverging rather than moving uniformly.
Explore the Full Interactive Report
This post covers the highlights. The full report includes an interactive global map, sortable port tables across all 1,238 ports, bottleneck analysis, and berthing delay trends.
View the full Port Congestion Index report →
The PCI report is published biweekly and covers all 1,238 monitored ports with TPFS scores, delay hours, and trend data.
The Tradlinx Port Congestion Index is derived from the Port Congestion API, scored using UNCTAD criteria and queueing theory. Data as of April 19, 2026.
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