PLSCI index
105.8
+27.2%year on year
Base Q1 2023 average = 100
World ranking
241st
out of 929 ports in Q3 2026
Ranking in South Africa
3rd
out of 6 ports in the country in Q3 2026
All-time high
135.3
Q3 2014
Quarterly index series
Since 2006 · 66 quarters
World ranking over time
1st at the top
Position among the 929 ports in the index.
Ports around it in the world ranking
±4 positions
| 237th | BatangasPH | −2.0% | 107.6 |
| 238th | ConstantzaRO | −11.1% | 107.3 |
| 239th | AdelaideAU | −3.3% | 107.3 |
| 240th | Abu QirEG | −25.4% | 107.1 |
| 241st | CoegaZA | +27.2% | 105.8 |
| 242nd | TilburyGB | +6.5% | 105.3 |
| 243rd | KotkaFI | −5.5% | 104.4 |
| 244th | Boston (US)US | −8.3% | 103.9 |
| 245th | Santa Cruz de TenerifeES | −4.9% | 102.6 |
Top ports in South Africa
National ranking
| 1st | Durban | 99th world | 230.1 |
| 2nd | Cape Town | 134th world | 186.7 |
| 3rd | Coega | 241st world | 105.8 |
| 4th | Port Elizabeth | 265th world | 94.7 |
| 5th | Richards Bay | 675th world | 17.3 |
| 6th | East London | 820th world | 10.8 |
Indicators · EED Data
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- World ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich are the world’s best-connected ports on container routes, according to the UN, and where do Spanish ports stand?
- Mediterranean ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich Mediterranean ports, from Tanger Med to Port Said, are best connected to container routes?
- African ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich African ports are best connected to global container routes, according to the UN?
- Maritime connectivity of Spanish portsWhich Spanish ports are best connected to global container routes, according to the UN?