Port and Shipping Disruptions — July 2026
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July 2026
Supply Chain & Logistics
A structured record of 133 major port disruptions, shipping route closures, and freight bottlenecks reported in July 2026, covering vessel delays, labour disputes, weather-related closures, and geopolitical route restrictions. Each event captures the affected port or route, disruption type, duration where known, cargo categories impacted, and downstream freight rate movements. Coverage is global with depth in the world's highest-volume trade corridors.
Major port disruption shipping route disruption or significant freight rate change affecting global trade reported
Supply chain managers and logistics directors at import-dependent businesses use this data to anticipate delays and activate contingency routing. Freight forwarders and 3PLs monitor disruption events to advise clients on alternative port options and transit time adjustments. Commodity traders and trade finance teams track port disruptions as real-time signals affecting cargo delivery schedules and contract performance.
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Cause</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Impact Description</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Freight Rate Change Amount</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Event Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Freight Rate Change Percent</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Location</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Estimated Duration</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Involved Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Freight Rate Change Currency</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Affected Trade Routes</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Disruption Type</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">LNG Shipping Market Volatility and Strait of Hormuz Disruptions</td><td style="min-width:140px">Geopolitical tensions and Iranian attacks on tankers</td><td style="min-width:140px">Significant reduction in Qatar's LNG exports, global LNG market decline, and rising spot LNG prices and tanker rates due to</td><td style="min-width:140px">97,500</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-07</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">Strait of Hormuz</td><td style="min-width:140px">prolonged crisis scenario; until early September for some operations, significantly more time will be needed to restore damaged facilities</td><td style="min-width:140px">COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Strait of Hormuz route, Atlantic, Pacific</td><td style="min-width:140px">shipping_route_blockage</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://zpravy.kurzy.cz/866704-up-world-lng-shipping-index-pokles-pokracuje-ale-zpomaluje" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://zpravy.kurzy.cz/866704-up-world-lng-shipping-index-pokles-pokracuje-ale-zpomaluje</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">Red Sea Disruptions Force Shipping Reroutes and Increase Costs</td><td style="min-width:140px">Houthi attacks, security risks, geopolitical tensions</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ships rerouting via Africa, lengthening journeys, increasing logistics costs, freight rates, and procurement pressures for Asian buyers.</td><td style="min-width:140px">2,500,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-23</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait</td><td style="min-width:140px">20 to 30 days</td><td style="min-width:140px">Saudi Aramco</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Middle East to Asia</td><td style="min-width:140px">shipping_route_rerouting</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://news.fx678.com/202607291821422289.shtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://news.fx678.com/202607291821422289.shtml</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">New EU Customs Duty Impacts E-commerce Shipments and Air Freight</td><td style="min-width:140px">New EU customs duty on low-value goods from non-EU countries</td><td style="min-width:140px">Reduced air freight capacity, decline in parcels from China, suspended shipping services, increased costs for consumers/platforms, supply chain changes.</td><td style="min-width:140px">3</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">European Union</td><td style="min-width:140px">until July 1, 2028</td><td style="min-width:140px">Canada Post</td><td style="min-width:140px">EUR</td><td style="min-width:140px">Asia-Europe</td><td style="min-width:140px">freight_rate_increase</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/handel/wiadomosci/zwracasz-zakupy-z-chin-ale-clo-przepada-nowe-zasady-uderzaja-w-klientow,291292.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.portalspozywczy.pl/handel/wiadomosci/zwracasz-zakupy-z-chin-ale-clo-przepada-nowe-zasady-uderzaja-w-klientow,291292.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">Super Typhoon Bavi Disrupts Asia Shipping and Trade</td><td style="min-width:140px">Super Typhoon Bavi</td><td style="min-width:140px">Significant disruptions to maritime transport, port operations, and global supply chains, leading to delays, congestion in Chinese ports, and potential impacts.</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-10</td><td style="min-width:140px">8</td><td style="min-width:140px">Taiwan and China's eastern coast</td><td style="min-width:140px">three weeks or more</td><td style="min-width:140px">Signal</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Asia-Pacific</td><td style="min-width:140px">weather_event</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/super-typhoon-bavi-sinagermos-stis-thalassies-metafores-tis-asias-apili-limania-emporikes-roes-ke-efodiastikes-alisides-chartes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/super-typhoon-bavi-sinagermos-stis-thalassies-metafores-tis-asias-apili-limania-emporikes-roes-ke-efodiastikes-alisides-chartes</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">International move delayed by over 100 days at Port of Santos</td><td style="min-width:140px">strike by the Federal Revenue Service</td><td style="min-width:140px">Delay of over 100 days for an international move, leading to significant extra charges for cargo release and sea freight adjustments.</td><td style="min-width:140px">3,100</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-03-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">Port of Santos, Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">more than 100 days</td><td style="min-width:140px">Move Mais</td><td style="min-width:140px">BRL</td><td style="min-width:140px">Netherlands to Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">labor_action</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2026/07/06/justica-condena-empresa-de-frete-por-atraso-de-100-dias-em-mudanca-da-holanda-para-o-brasil.ghtml" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2026/07/06/justica-condena-empresa-de-frete-por-atraso-de-100-dias-em-mudanca-da-holanda-para-o-brasil.ghtml</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">Panama Canal Traffic Curtailed Due to Drought</td><td style="min-width:140px">Drought and El Niño</td><td style="min-width:140px">Increased burden on international trade, rising freight rates, supply chain delays, and a 30% decrease in monthly traffic volume.</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-21</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">Panama Canal</td><td style="min-width:140px">until November</td><td style="min-width:140px">Panama Canal Authority</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Panama Canal</td><td style="min-width:140px">shipping_route_blockage</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/050/0000108820" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/050/0000108820</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">MSC Resumes India-US East Coast Service Amid 84% Rate Jump</td><td style="min-width:140px">Sharp rebound in booking demand, increased sourcing by US importers, tightened capacity.</td><td style="min-width:140px">Spot rates on the India-US East Coast trade jumped 84 percent in four weeks due to surging demand.</td><td style="min-width:140px">6,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">84</td><td style="min-width:140px">India-US East Coast route</td><td style="min-width:140px">1 month</td><td style="min-width:140px">Mediterranean Shipping Co.</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">India-US East Coast</td><td style="min-width:140px">freight_rate_increase</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://finance.ettoday.net/news/3196345" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://finance.ettoday.net/news/3196345</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">Red Sea Crisis Drives Container Freight Rate Increases</td><td style="min-width:140px">Unresolved crisis in the Red Sea, war in the Middle East, tight capacity, demand rebound, rising fuel prices</td><td style="min-width:140px">Substantial increase in container freight rates on ocean routes, leading to significantly better profits for shipping lines.</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-04-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">Red Sea</td><td style="min-width:140px">expected to remain high-end through Q3 2026</td><td style="min-width:140px">Yangming (2609)</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Asia's Near Ocean, India and Pakistan, U.S.-West route</td><td style="min-width:140px">shipping_route_blockage</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://m.163.com/dy/article/L1BF44F10512B07B.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://m.163.com/dy/article/L1BF44F10512B07B.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">Bahri Reports Record Profits Driven by Higher Freight Rates Amid Geopolitical Tensions</td><td style="min-width:140px">Geopolitical risk premium, stronger customer demand, and improving oil tanker market fundamentals</td><td style="min-width:140px">Higher freight rates led to record profits for Bahri, increased vessel chartering activity, and contributed to the resilience of supply chains despite a volatile operating environment.</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-01-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Gulf</td><td style="min-width:140px">until end of fiscal 2026</td><td style="min-width:140px">Bahri</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">global container shipping</td><td style="min-width:140px">freight_rate_increase</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://be.marketscreener.com/beursnieuws/bahri-jaagt-de-handelsambities-van-saudi-arabie-aan-ce7f5edbde8bf02c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://be.marketscreener.com/beursnieuws/bahri-jaagt-de-handelsambities-van-saudi-arabie-aan-ce7f5edbde8bf02c</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Retailers Rush Imports Ahead of Tariffs, Driving Up Freight Rates</td><td style="min-width:140px">Anticipated US tariffs on Chinese goods, strong customer demand, advance seasonal bookings, early ordering behavior, rising fuel costs</td><td style="min-width:140px">Soaring global shipping freight rates, supply chain bottlenecks, inflationary pressures, record US container imports, earlier-than-usual peak shipping season, increased costs for the entire supply chain.</td><td style="min-width:140px">7,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-05-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">117</td><td style="min-width:140px">US ports, China-US route, East Asia-North America route</td><td style="min-width:140px">Expected to continue through July, then ease in late summer/remainder of the year.</td><td style="min-width:140px">Maersk</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">China-US route, Asia-North America</td><td style="min-width:140px">freight_rate_increase</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20260707700140-439901" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20260707700140-439901</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">Russian Attacks Halt Ukrainian Black Sea Shipping</td><td style="min-width:140px">Russian military attacks</td><td style="min-width:140px">Complete halt of Ukrainian maritime shipping, loss of export potential, and significant economic losses due to destroyed infrastructure and suspended carrier services.</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-22</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">Odessa, Ukraine</td><td style="min-width:140px">2 weeks to a month</td><td style="min-width:140px">Maersk</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ukrainian Black Sea corridor</td><td style="min-width:140px">shipping_route_blockage</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://corfiatiko.blogspot.com/2026/07/oniks-banderol.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://corfiatiko.blogspot.com/2026/07/oniks-banderol.html</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">Brazil's cheapest electric car sales suspended due to soaring freight costs</td><td style="min-width:140px">Significant increase in sea freight costs and return of 35% import tax rate.</td><td style="min-width:140px">Suspension of sales of electric cars, making it impossible to import models and interrupting expansion plans.</td><td style="min-width:140px">8,400</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-06</td><td style="min-width:140px">466.67</td><td style="min-width:140px">Shipping route between China and Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">until August or September</td><td style="min-width:140px">E-Motors</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="min-width:140px">China-Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">freight_rate_increase</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.diariodolitoral.com.br/variedades/automotor/carro-eletrico-mais-barato-do-brasil-teve-as-vendas-suspensas-entenda-o-motivo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.diariodolitoral.com.br/variedades/automotor/carro-eletrico-mais-barato-do-brasil-teve-as-vendas-suspensas-entenda-o-motivo</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>What qualifies as a "major" disruption?</h3><p>A disruption is included when it results in measurable delays to vessel transit, significant cargo backlogs, route closures, or material freight rate changes affecting global trade flows.</p><h3>Are labour disputes and strikes included?</h3><p>Yes. Port worker strikes, slowdowns, and industrial action that cause confirmed vessel delays or cargo handling disruptions are captured alongside weather events, accidents, and geopolitical closures.</p><h3>Are freight rate movements tracked independently of disruptions?</h3><p>Significant freight rate changes are included only when reported in direct connection with a specific supply disruption or route bottleneck. General market-wide rate movements without an identifiable disruption event are not in scope.</p><h3>How often is this dataset updated?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>