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Freight disruption events

The archive holds 53 reviewed events, 10 ongoing, the earliest starting 2016-08-31 (31 August 2016). Each event page gives dates, affected places, a sourced timeline and, where public data allows, the measured change in port calls or transits. Events are different from news: news is a daily list of headlines, while events are reviewed and measured records.

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Events
53
Ongoing
10
Event types present
15

All events

All events, newest first
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2026-08-26Typhoon Saudel closes Ningbo and Shanghai container terminalsWeather stoppageended3 Significant
2026-08-17Ver.di warning strikes halt container handling at German seaportsLabour actionongoing2 Moderate
2026-08-15Durban Gateway Terminal backlog follows terminal operating system cutoverCongestion episodeongoing2 Moderate
2026-08-10Earthquake suspends container terminals at Colombia's Buenaventura portTerminal closureongoing2 Moderate
2026-08-07Typhoon Dolphin halts container terminals at Ningbo and ShanghaiWeather stoppageended3 Significant
2026-08-01Record low water at Kaub restricts Rhine barge shippingDrought restrictionongoing3 Significant
2026-07-20Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-MandebSecurity incidentongoing3 Significant
2026-07-10Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch StraitSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical
2026-07-01Panama Canal cuts Neopanamax draft and daily transit slotsDrought restrictionongoing3 Significant
2026-03-25Drone attacks halt oil loadings at Ust-Luga and PrimorskSecurity incidentended2 Moderate
2026-03-01Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran warSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical
2026-01-31Workers strike at Chittagong port over New Mooring Container Terminal leaseLabour actionended3 Significant
2025-10-14United States and China levy port fees on each other's vesselsRegulatory or customs actionended1 Minor
2025-10-08Lashing workers strike halts container handling at the Port of RotterdamLabour actionended2 Moderate
2025-04-28Iberian power blackout halts container terminals at Spanish portsInfrastructure failureended1 Minor
2025-04-26Explosion and fire at Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar AbbasFireended2 Moderate
2024-11-10Lockout of longshore workers closes Port of Montreal terminalsLabour actionended2 Moderate
2024-11-04Lockout of ship and dock foremen stops British Columbia portsLabour actionended3 Significant
2024-10-01Dockworkers strike halts US East and Gulf Coast container portsLabour actionended2 Moderate
2024-05-01Container ships wait for berths at the Port of SingaporeCongestion episodeended2 Moderate
2024-03-26Ship strikes Key Bridge and closes the Baltimore ship channelCollision or casualtyended3 Significant
2023-11-19Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around AfricaSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical
2023-11-10DP World Australia disconnects its network after a cyber incidentCyber incidentended2 Moderate
2023-10-01Vessel congestion at the Port of Durban container terminalsCongestion episodeended3 Significant
2023-08-31Typhoon Saola halts port work in Hong Kong and ShenzhenWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2023-07-17Russia ends Black Sea Grain Initiative participation and strikes Ukrainian portsSecurity incidentended3 Significant
2023-07-04Ransomware stops container handling at the Port of NagoyaCyber incidentended2 Moderate
2023-07-01Longshore strike stops cargo at British Columbia portsLabour actionended3 Significant
2023-06-12Cyclone Biparjoy suspends operations at Gujarat portsWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2023-03-01Drought cuts draft and daily transits at the Panama CanalDrought restrictionended4 Severe
2022-12-05EU ban on seaborne Russian crude and the G7 price cap take effectSanctions actionongoing2 Moderate
2022-11-24Cargo truckers strike cuts container movement at South Korean portsLabour actionended3 Significant
2022-09-27Second eight day dockworkers strike at the Port of FelixstoweLabour actionended3 Significant
2022-08-21Dockworkers strike for eight days at the Port of FelixstoweLabour actionended3 Significant
2022-08-04Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shippingSecurity incidentended3 Significant
2022-06-09Warning strikes stop work at German North Sea portsLabour actionended4 Severe
2022-03-28Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown restricts trucking to the portRegulatory or customs actionended3 Significant
2022-02-24Ukraine's Black Sea ports close to commercial shipping after the invasionPort closureended4 Severe
2021-08-28Hurricane Ida closes New Orleans and the Lower Mississippi RiverWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2021-08-11Meishan container terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan closed for two weeksTerminal closureended2 Moderate
2021-07-22Cyberattack on Transnet disrupts South African container terminalsCyber incidentended2 Moderate
2021-05-25COVID-19 controls cut container handling at Yantian in ShenzhenTerminal closureended3 Significant
2021-05-20Container ship X-Press Pearl burns and sinks off ColomboFireended1 Minor
2021-03-23Container ship Ever Given grounds and blocks the Suez CanalVessel groundingended4 Severe
2020-12-20France closes its border to freight from the United KingdomRegulatory or customs actionended2 Moderate
2020-12-09Oilseed workers strike halts grain exports at Rosario area portsLabour actionended3 Significant
2020-10-01Container ship queue off Los Angeles and Long BeachCongestion episodeended2 Moderate
2020-08-04Explosion at the Port of Beirut halts port operationsFireended3 Significant
2020-04-01Carriers withdraw sailings on Asia to Europe and transpacific servicesCapacity withdrawalended2 Moderate
2019-09-08Vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsizes and blocks the Brunswick channelCollision or casualtyended2 Moderate
2019-07-19Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of HormuzSecurity incidentended3 Significant
2017-06-27NotPetya malware halts Maersk and APM Terminals port operationsCyber incidentended3 Significant
2016-08-31Hanjin Shipping receivership leaves container ships outside portsCapacity withdrawalended3 Significant

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