Freight disruptions that started in 2019
Only two events in the archive started in 2019. With so few, this page makes no rankings or comparisons.
Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz: security incident, severity 3 (Significant), started 2019-07-19 (19 July 2019), ended 2019-09-27 (27 September 2019).
Vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsizes and blocks the Brunswick channel: collision or casualty, severity 2 (Moderate), started 2019-09-08 (8 September 2019), ended 2019-11-14 (14 November 2019).
2 events have a computed measured effect, shown below.
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms.
Key facts
- Events
- 2
- Ongoing now
- 0
- Most severe
- 3 (Significant)
Measured effects
The lead measured figure for each of the events that has one. With so few, they are listed by start date and not ranked.
Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz · Security incident, severity 3 (Significant), started 2019-07-19 (19 July 2019)
Transits, all vessel types, Strait of Hormuz, 2019-07-19 (19 July 2019) to 2019-09-27 (27 September 2019): 77.9 transits per day against 81.2 expected (-4.1%, standardised score -0.4).
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms.
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsizes and blocks the Brunswick channel · Collision or casualty, severity 2 (Moderate), started 2019-09-08 (8 September 2019)
Port calls, Brunswick, 2019-09-08 (8 September 2019) to 2019-11-14 (14 November 2019): 1.2 calls per day against 0.9 expected (+0.3, standardised score +0.3).
Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms.
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Carried over from earlier years
The archive records no event from an earlier year that was still in force during 2019.
Ended in 2019
2 events with an end date in 2019, whichever year they started.
- Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz, started 2019-07-19 (19 July 2019), ended 2019-09-27 (27 September 2019).
- Vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsizes and blocks the Brunswick channel, started 2019-09-08 (8 September 2019), ended 2019-11-14 (14 November 2019).
By severity
| Severity | Events |
|---|---|
| 3 Significant | 1 |
| 2 Moderate | 1 |
By type
| Type | Events |
|---|---|
| Collision or casualty | 1 |
| Security incident | 1 |
2019 events
| Start | Event | Type | Status | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-08 | Vehicle carrier Golden Ray capsizes and blocks the Brunswick channel | Collision or casualty | ended | 2 Moderate |
| 2019-07-19 | Iran seizes the tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz | Security incident | ended | 3 Significant |