Data through 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)
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53 reviewed events grouped by the year they started. The dot shows severity, from minor (blue) to critical (red). Ongoing events are marked. Severity measures disruption to the movement of goods, not human cost; the methodology sets out the rubric.

2026

  1. Workers strike at Chittagong port over New Mooring Container Terminal leaseLabour action, 10 days
  2. Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran warSecurity incident, ongoing
  3. Drone attacks halt oil loadings at Ust-Luga and PrimorskSecurity incident, 11 days
  4. Panama Canal cuts Neopanamax draft and daily transit slotsDrought restriction, ongoing
  5. Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch StraitSecurity incident, ongoing
  6. Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-MandebSecurity incident, ongoing
  7. Record low water at Kaub restricts Rhine barge shippingDrought restriction, ongoing
  8. Typhoon Dolphin halts container terminals at Ningbo and ShanghaiWeather stoppage, 5 days
  9. Earthquake suspends container terminals at Colombia's Buenaventura portTerminal closure, ongoing
  10. Durban Gateway Terminal backlog follows terminal operating system cutoverCongestion episode, ongoing
  11. Ver.di warning strikes halt container handling at German seaportsLabour action, ongoing
  12. Typhoon Saudel closes Ningbo and Shanghai container terminalsWeather stoppage, 3 days

2025

  1. Explosion and fire at Shahid Rajaee Port near Bandar AbbasFire, 3 days
  2. Iberian power blackout halts container terminals at Spanish portsInfrastructure failure, 2 days
  3. Lashing workers strike halts container handling at the Port of RotterdamLabour action, 6 days
  4. United States and China levy port fees on each other's vesselsRegulatory or customs action, 28 days

2024

  1. Ship strikes Key Bridge and closes the Baltimore ship channelCollision or casualty, 77 days
  2. Container ships wait for berths at the Port of SingaporeCongestion episode, 62 days
  3. Dockworkers strike halts US East and Gulf Coast container portsLabour action, 3 days
  4. Lockout of ship and dock foremen stops British Columbia portsLabour action, 11 days
  5. Lockout of longshore workers closes Port of Montreal terminalsLabour action, 7 days

2023

  1. Drought cuts draft and daily transits at the Panama CanalDrought restriction, 551 days
  2. Cyclone Biparjoy suspends operations at Gujarat portsWeather stoppage, 6 days
  3. Longshore strike stops cargo at British Columbia portsLabour action, 19 days
  4. Ransomware stops container handling at the Port of NagoyaCyber incident, 3 days
  5. Russia ends Black Sea Grain Initiative participation and strikes Ukrainian portsSecurity incident, 31 days
  6. Typhoon Saola halts port work in Hong Kong and ShenzhenWeather stoppage, 3 days
  7. Vessel congestion at the Port of Durban container terminalsCongestion episode, 93 days
  8. DP World Australia disconnects its network after a cyber incidentCyber incident, 4 days
  9. Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around AfricaSecurity incident, ongoing

2022

  1. Ukraine's Black Sea ports close to commercial shipping after the invasionPort closure, 159 days
  2. Shanghai COVID-19 lockdown restricts trucking to the portRegulatory or customs action, 66 days
  3. Warning strikes stop work at German North Sea portsLabour action, 38 days
  4. Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shippingSecurity incident, 7 days
  5. Dockworkers strike for eight days at the Port of FelixstoweLabour action, 9 days
  6. Second eight day dockworkers strike at the Port of FelixstoweLabour action, 9 days
  7. Cargo truckers strike cuts container movement at South Korean portsLabour action, 16 days
  8. EU ban on seaborne Russian crude and the G7 price cap take effectSanctions action, ongoing

2021

  1. Container ship Ever Given grounds and blocks the Suez CanalVessel grounding, 7 days
  2. Container ship X-Press Pearl burns and sinks off ColomboFire, 14 days
  3. COVID-19 controls cut container handling at Yantian in ShenzhenTerminal closure, 31 days
  4. Cyberattack on Transnet disrupts South African container terminalsCyber incident, 12 days
  5. Meishan container terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan closed for two weeksTerminal closure, 15 days
  6. Hurricane Ida closes New Orleans and the Lower Mississippi RiverWeather stoppage, 7 days

2020

  1. Carriers withdraw sailings on Asia to Europe and transpacific servicesCapacity withdrawal, 62 days
  2. Explosion at the Port of Beirut halts port operationsFire, 7 days
  3. Container ship queue off Los Angeles and Long BeachCongestion episode, 783 days
  4. Oilseed workers strike halts grain exports at Rosario area portsLabour action, 21 days
  5. France closes its border to freight from the United KingdomRegulatory or customs action, 4 days

2019

  1. Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of HormuzSecurity incident, 71 days
  2. Vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsizes and blocks the Brunswick channelCollision or casualty, 68 days

2017

  1. NotPetya malware halts Maersk and APM Terminals port operationsCyber incident, 7 days

2016

  1. Hanjin Shipping receivership leaves container ships outside portsCapacity withdrawal, 171 days

Dates from the reviewed event records, first recorded 2016-08-31 (31 August 2016). Event table.