Blog: Port Congestion Index: Global Snapshot, May 19 – Jun 1, 2026 / Global TPFS held flat at 27.2 for a fourth straight calm cycle — but the worst ports got sharply worse. Casablanca surged 41 hours to 142, and South Manila jumped 56 hours to 132. Average congestion and worst-case congestion are diverging. The global congestion picture stayed calm for a fourth straight cycle — TPFS held at 27.2. But that flat headline hides a sharp divergence underneath: while more ports than ever sit in the LOW band, the worst-hit ports got dramatically worse. Casablanca and South Manila both absorbed delay increases of 40+ hours. Here’s the full read across 1,247 ports. Tradlinx Port Congestion Index global snapshot showing TPFS composite score of 27.2 out of 100 The Global Picture: 27.2 — Calm on Average, Concentrated at the Top The Tradlinx Port Flow Score (TPFS) composite is 27.2 out of 100, essentially flat from 27.4. Global risk remains LOW for the fourth consecutive cycle. LOW-rated ports rose to 868 (69.6% of all monitored ports, +8). But CONGESTED ports ticked up from 79 to 85 (+6), and the combined BUSY+CONGESTED share edged to 9.7% — marginally worse than the prior 9.4%. The story isn’t the count; it’s the severity at the ports that remained congested. Average berth delay held at 7.0 hours. The extreme outlier is Conakry, Guinea at 342 hours (~14.3 days). Regional Breakdown: Africa and South Asia Carry the Delay (....)