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The acute spike at the top of last cycle’s rankings is unwinding. The Manila cluster and Casablanca — which absorbed 40+ hour delay increases two weeks ago — all eased this period, with North Manila dropping out of the congested list entirely. The global composite barely moved (27.7), but the pressure is redistributing. Here’s the read across 1,248 ports.

The Global Picture: 27.7 — Holding Steady, Broadening Slightly

The Tradlinx Port Flow Score (TPFS) composite is 27.7 out of 100, up marginally from 27.2 — a fifth consecutive cycle in the LOW band.

LOW-rated ports rose to 872 (69.9%, +4), but BUSY ports climbed by 7 to 43, and the combined BUSY+CONGESTED share moved to 10.4% — the third small increase in a row, up from 9.7%. Congestion is spreading to more ports even as the worst individual cases improve.

Average berth delay held at 7.0 hours. The extreme outlier remains Conakry, Guinea at 548 hours (~22.8 days), unchanged in position from the prior cycle.

Regional Breakdown: Northeast Asia Edges Up

Most regions held their positions, with one notable shift in Northeast Asia.

West Africa (TPFS 41.9) again leads in average delay at 28.9 hours, with 35% of ports BUSY or CONGESTED. East Africa & Indian Ocean (TPFS 36.0) follows at 28.6 hours.

Northeast Asia (TPFS 32.1) rose from 26.6, with its congested port count climbing to 24 and BUSY+CONGESTED share reaching 13%. Yokohama’s move into CONGESTED is part of this shift.

South Asia & Middle East (TPFS 35.1) holds at 10.7 hours average delay. Southeast Asia (TPFS 30.6) eased from 37.4 as the Manila cluster retreated, though it still carries 11.8 hours average delay.

Northern Europe (TPFS 13.4) remains the calmest developed region at 2.5 hours, and North America (TPFS 9.6) is flat at 1.7 hours.

Top Congested Ports: The Spike Eases, New Names Enter

Casablanca eased 20.3 hours to 122.3 hours but remains #1 — still severe, with the waiting queue down to 8 vessels from 14. The backlog is clearing, slowly.

South Manila recorded the biggest improvement of any port: a 41.2-hour reduction to 91.2 hours, though 35 vessels are still waiting. Manila dropped 13.2 hours to 65.8 hours, and North Manila fell out of the congested list entirely, moving from CONGESTED to STABLE with a 27.7-hour reduction.

Valencia is the cycle’s main worsening story, climbing from STABLE to BUSY (+8.7 hours to 29.6 hours) with 12 vessels waiting. Yokohama tipped from BUSY into CONGESTED, the only other port to deteriorate.

Koper continued its recovery, easing to 32.4 hours from the high-30s it held for several cycles.

Where Congestion Is Easing

This cycle’s improvement list is dominated by the ports that spiked last period.

South Manila (–41.2h), North Manila (–27.7h, now STABLE), Casablanca (–20.3h), and Manila (–13.2h) led the reductions — the entire acute cluster from last cycle reversing at once.

Vado Ligure dropped from CONGESTED to STABLE (–11.6h), Surabaya eased from CONGESTED to BUSY (–11.5h), and Port Klang Northport shed another 8.5 hours. On the North American side, Vancouver reduced delay by 11.4 hours while holding LOW.

The takeaway: acute congestion at the top is unwinding faster than new pressure is building. But with BUSY+CONGESTED share rising for a third straight cycle and ports like Valencia and Yokohama ticking up, the base is broadening — worth watching whether the next cycle sees that spread accelerate.

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The Tradlinx Port Congestion Index is derived from the Port Congestion API, scored using UNCTAD criteria and queueing theory. Data as of June 15, 2026.