Data through 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
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United States: ports, chokepoints and disruptions

The archive records 14 disruptions involving United States. This build covers 22 of its ports and 1 bordering chokepoint. IMF PortWatch lists 118 ports in United States in total.

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Key facts

Recorded events
14
Ongoing now
0
Ports covered here
22
PortWatch ports in country
118
ISO codes
US, USA
Wikidata
Q30

Events

Events involving United States
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2025-10-14United States and China levy port fees on each other's vesselsRegulatory or customs actionended1 Minor
2024-10-01Dockworkers strike halts US East and Gulf Coast container portsLabour actionended2 Moderate
2024-09-25Hurricane Helene closes the Port Tampa Bay and Port Manatee shipping channelsWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2024-07-07Hurricane Beryl closes the Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City portsWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2024-03-26Ship strikes Key Bridge and closes the Baltimore ship channelCollision or casualtyended3 Significant
2022-10-04Low water closes two stretches of the Lower Mississippi River to barge trafficDrought restrictionended2 Moderate
2022-09-27Hurricane Ian closes Tampa, Manatee, Port Canaveral and Jacksonville portsWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2021-08-28Hurricane Ida closes New Orleans and the Lower Mississippi RiverWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2021-02-14Winter storm closes Houston, Galveston, Texas City and Corpus Christi portsWeather stoppageended2 Moderate
2020-10-01Container ship queue off Los Angeles and Long BeachCongestion episodeended2 Moderate
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
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

Disruption calendar

Months in which the archive records a disruption at United States. The number is the highest severity recorded that month, from 1 minor to 5 critical. Months after 2026-11 are blank because they have not happened.

Recorded disruptions at United States by month, with the highest severity in each month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
201633333
20173333
2018
2019222
2020222222
2021222222222222
202222222222222
2023
20243333222
202511
2026