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Congestion Tracker

Recurring figure: where queue pressure is distorting commodity flows right now.

Hamburg leads with 48.0h median wait and 62 vessels waiting.

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🔍AnalysisMay 8, 2026·4 min read

6% of Active Hex Cells Account for 71% of Encounter Events. The Resolution-8 Density Distribution Breaks Most Anomaly Models.

18,400 active vessel-density hex cells, 6% of them account for 71% of encounter events. The 63× gap between median and p99 cells means anomaly models calibrated on fleet averages systematically fail in the places that matter most....

184top1pct cell count1104top 6 pct cell count31malacca top1pct cells0.29top1pct encounter share
VESSEL-DENSITYH3-HEX-CELLSENCOUNTER-CONCENTRATIONRISK-SCREENINGPORT-CONGESTION
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