The 440-hour spike at Guangzhou that led our last edition has fully cleared, with the port back to a LOW rating. This edition covers 1,255 ports for the two weeks ending July 26, where a new bottleneck has formed across the Port Klang complex.
The Global Picture
The Tradlinx Port Flow Score (TPFS) composite reads 39.8 out of 100 this edition, placing it in the STABLE band. Of 1,255 monitored ports, 787 (62.7%) are rated LOW and 203 (16.2%) STABLE.
Within this edition, CONGESTED ports fell by 6 to 125 and BUSY eased by 1 to 140, while STABLE gained 9. The LOW count held flat at 787. Average berthing delay across all monitored ports is 16.8 hours.
This edition adds a throughput-weighted view alongside the all-port index. Across the top 20 ports by container volume, the TEU-weighted TPFS is 44.3, running 4.5 points above the all-port figure. The hubs handling the most cargo are running slightly busier than the global average, which is the more relevant benchmark for anyone routing through major gateways.
Regional Breakdown: Africa Carries the Delay Load
Delay concentration remains geographically consistent with recent editions.
West Africa carries the heaviest delay burden at 41.0 hours across 41 ports, 12 of which are rated CONGESTED. East Africa & Indian Ocean follows at 22.9 hours, with delays higher than the prior period.
Mediterranean (11.3 hours) and Southeast Asia (11.0 hours) sit close together. The Mediterranean has 29 ports rated BUSY and 19 CONGESTED across its 158 monitored ports.
Northeast Asia holds the largest absolute count of elevated ports, with 39 BUSY and 26 CONGESTED out of 258 monitored, though its average delay is a modest 4.1 hours. Scale, rather than severity, drives that count.
Northern Europe (3.5 hours) and North America (1.7 hours) remain the calmest regions, with North America reporting just one CONGESTED port across 173.
Top Congested Ports: Port Klang Becomes the New Bottleneck
South Manila holds the top position at 120.8 hours with 17 vessels waiting, roughly flat against the prior period. Manila sits third at 66.7 hours.
Casablanca climbed back to 104.3 hours and carries a rising-delay flag, reversing several editions of steady easing. Nine vessels are waiting with six at berth.
The Port Klang complex is this edition’s most significant development. Port Klang West sits at 35.3 hours with 35 vessels waiting, and Port Klang itself newly entered CONGESTED at 25.7 hours with 27 waiting. Between the two terminals, 62 vessels are queued, the largest concentration anywhere on the list. Both carry rising-delay flags.
Koper (48.6 hours) and Bingazi (44.9 hours) round out the severe cases, both rising. Chattogram and Felixstowe also carry rising flags at 35.1 and 25.4 hours.
Movers: What Worsened and What Eased
Worsening: Bingazi posted the largest increase, adding 32.6 hours and moving from BUSY to CONGESTED. Dalian (+14.2h) and Felixstowe (+13.7h) both shifted from STABLE to BUSY. Chattogram (+10.3h) and Port Klang (+10.0h) crossed into CONGESTED, and Piraeus added 9.3 hours.
Easing: Guangzhou dominates the improvement list, shedding 439.6 hours and dropping from CONGESTED all the way to LOW. Gioia Tauro (-14.2h) and Le Havre (-12.6h) followed, with Le Havre reaching LOW. In China, Yantian and Ningbo both eased from CONGESTED to BUSY.
Northern European ports split in both directions this edition. Le Havre, Antwerp, and Belfast all improved to LOW, while Felixstowe moved the other way into BUSY.
Explore the Full Interactive Report
This post covers the highlights. The full report includes an interactive global map, sortable port tables across all 1,255 ports, top-hub throughput analysis, waiting-time and slow-operations views, and berthing delay trends.
View the full Port Congestion Index report →
The PCI report is published biweekly and covers all 1,255 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. The TPFS composite and its scoring bands were revised in this edition, so composite and regional TPFS values are not directly comparable with earlier editions. Berthing delay hours and the period-over-period changes shown within this edition are unaffected. Data as of July 26, 2026.
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