Where is the pressure concentrated right now? This edition of the Tradlinx Port Congestion Index covers 1,253 ports for the two weeks ending June 29. West Africa stands out sharply, and the most-congested list has new entrants in the Gulf, India, and Indonesia.
The Global Picture: 36.2 — Moderate, Risk Reads LOW
The Tradlinx Port Flow Score (TPFS) composite is 36.2 out of 100, placing global congestion in the moderate band with overall risk rated LOW.
Of 1,253 monitored ports, 777 (62.0%) are rated LOW and 224 (17.9%) STABLE. The combined BUSY and CONGESTED count is 252 ports, or 20.1% of the total — a marginal improvement of 0.3 percentage points from the prior period. The distribution is essentially flat: small shifts across all four bands, with STABLE gaining 13 ports and CONGESTED easing by 3.
Average berth delay holds at 7.0 hours. The single longest wait across all 1,253 ports is Conakry, Guinea at 454 hours (~18.9 days).
Regional Breakdown: West Africa Is the Clear Outlier
One region sits well above the rest this cycle.
West Africa (TPFS 62.1) is the only region in Elevated territory, with average delays of 40.6 hours across 41 ports. Half its ports are rated BUSY or CONGESTED. This is the standout pressure point of the cycle.
East Africa & Indian Ocean (TPFS 47.7) follows at 26.9 hours average delay, and Southeast Asia (TPFS 44.8) carries a heavy congested share despite a lower 10.0-hour average.
Mediterranean (TPFS 43.2) has the highest BUSY+CONGESTED share of any major region at 35%, with 35 ports rated BUSY. South Asia & Middle East (TPFS 40.1) sits just below at 11.1 hours average delay.
Northern Europe (TPFS 17.7) and North America (TPFS 17.7) remain the calmest major regions, both around 2 hours average delay.
Top Congested Ports: New Names in the Gulf and India
South Manila leads at 99.8 hours with 30 vessels waiting, followed by Manila at 60.1 hours. The Philippine capital cluster remains the most persistent hotspot.
Jebel Ali (Dubai) is a notable new entry at 42.7 hours and 11 vessels waiting — a major Gulf transshipment hub now rating CONGESTED. Mundra in India joins the list at 31.4 hours, and Tanjung Priok in Indonesia enters at 36.1 hours with a rising-delay signal and 31 vessels in queue.
Vado Ligure is flagged as rising, having climbed from STABLE to CONGESTED with a 17.2-hour delay increase — the largest single-port deterioration this cycle.
Casablanca, a fixture at the top of recent rankings, sits at 46.9 hours this cycle with its waiting queue down to 2 vessels — the backlog there continues to clear.
Movers: What Worsened and What Eased
Worsening: beyond Vado Ligure, Sines (STABLE to BUSY, +9.9h) and Fuzhou (STABLE to BUSY, +8.5h) saw the next-largest delay increases. Taicang tipped from BUSY to CONGESTED.
Easing: Ashdod led the improvements, dropping from BUSY to STABLE (–11.7h). Gavle and Guangzhou both fell to LOW, and Trieste eased from CONGESTED to BUSY. On the Indian subcontinent, Nhava Sheva and Colombo both moved from BUSY to STABLE.
The pattern this cycle is geographic rotation rather than a broad shift: pressure building in the Gulf, western India, and Indonesia while the Mediterranean and parts of South Asia ease.
Explore the Full Interactive Report
This post covers the highlights. The full report includes an interactive global map, sortable port tables across all 1,253 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 1,253 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 June 29, 2026.
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