Ongoing disruptions

10 recorded disruptions are ongoing. For each, this page counts the days since it started and puts the latest daily data beside the level expected without it. Data runs through 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026).

Situations

Ongoing disruptions with days running and the latest 28 day average against the expected level
DisruptionSeverityDaySeriesExpectedLast 28 daysChange
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa5 Critical1,030Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait77.527.1-65%
Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran war5 Critical197Transits, all vessel types, Strait of Hormuz61.34.4-93%
Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch Strait5 Critical66Transits, all vessel types, Kerch Strait10.90.1-99%
Panama Canal cuts Neopanamax draft and daily transit slots3 Significant75Transits, all vessel types, Panama Canal33.128.9-13%
Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-Mandeb3 Significant56Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait36.327.1-25%
Record low water at Kaub restricts Rhine barge shipping3 Significant44No daily series–––
EU ban on seaborne Russian crude and the G7 price cap take effect2 Moderate1,379No daily series–––
Earthquake suspends container terminals at Colombia's Buenaventura port2 Moderate35No daily series–––
Durban Gateway Terminal backlog follows terminal operating system cutover2 Moderate30Port calls, Durban6.75.8-14%
Ver.di warning strikes halt container handling at German seaports2 Moderate28Port calls, Hamburg16.316.0-2%

Day 1 is the start date of the event record. Expected level is the baseline from our effect method, fixed before the event. The last 28 days are a plain average of the latest published daily values. Timing, not cause. All events. RSS feed.