Northwest Seaport Alliance reports declined July performance

36/100

Global DisruptionElevated

All ports nominal

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WTI Freight Impact

-0.9%

$87USD/barrel

7d avg

$85

7d range

$81 - $88

vs 7d avg

+2.6%

Fuel pressure is relatively contained this cycle.

- Weekly range is stable; pricing environment is comparatively calmer.

- Monitor bunker-linked contracts and keep contingency routing options ready.

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Prices as of 2 days ago

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Container NewsAug 22, 16:00 UTC

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Northwest Seaport Alliance reports declined July performance

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gCaptainAug 22, 15:54 UTC

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NauticGrid Disruption Index

Index day · 22 Aug 2026

Elevated

first reading

0 Normal25 Elevated50 High75 Critical100

Proprietary composite score across 23 tracked ports, weighted toward active hotspots. Rolls forward on a daily cadence (UTC).

What moves the headline score?

Congestion delta vessel-call pressure vs a 30-day baseline (IMF PortWatch).
Vessel pressure count vs a rolling norm for the port.
Dwell variance how unusual turnaround times are vs recent history.
Geo / route risk when present, overlays route and geopolitical stress on the composite.

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Scores refreshed 16 hours ago

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NauticGrid Intelligence

Port Congestion

10 high10 medium45 ports

PortLevelvs avgTrend

Cartagena
High+63%
Colombo
High+34%
Durban
High+30%
Fremantle
High+40%
Gioia Tauro
High+46%
Marseille
High+42%
Mombasa
High+27%
Mundra
High+39%
Port Hedland
High+46%
Savannah
High+35%
Algeciras
Medium+12%
Antwerp-Bruges
Medium+14%
Callao
Medium+17%
Charleston
Medium+8%
Hamburg
Medium+14%
Hong Kong
Medium+9%
Jebel Ali (Dubai)
Medium+9%
New York / NJ
Medium+11%
Ningbo-Zhoushan
Medium+17%
Tianjin (Xingang)
Medium+19%
Barcelona
Low+1%
Buenos Aires
Low-22%
Chittagong
Low-17%
Colon
Low-100%
Felixstowe
Low-35%
Genova
Low-2%
Hai Phong
Low-9%
Houston
Low-3%
Le Havre
Low+2%
Long Beach
Low-21%
Manila
Low-27%
Miami
Low-27%
Montreal
Low+1%
Osaka
Low-53%
Piraeus
Low-3%
Port Said
Low-4%
Rotterdam
Low+3%
Salalah
Low-12%
Seattle
Low-22%
Shanghai
Low-1%
Singapore
Low-8%
Tanjung Priok (Jakarta)
Low-28%
Tema
Low-12%
Tokyo
Low-14%
Valencia
Low+3%

Seas calm across all 10 monitored ports

OpenWeather

IMF PortWatch · daily snapshot

Source snapshot · 2026-08-22 (UTC day)

vs 30d avg

Chokepoints

vessels · vs 30d avg

Strait of Hormuz–
Suez Canal–
Bab el-Mandeb–
Cape of Good Hope–

IMF PortWatch · AIS satellite · weekly

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Today's Digest · 2026-08-22

Northwest Seaport Alliance ports in the US Pacific Northwest experienced a decline in July performance, according to recent reports. Meanwhile, oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain a contentious issue, with the Trump Administration claiming significant volumes but industry data casting doubt on these claims.

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Daily Intel · 2026-08-22

medium confidence

Northwest Seaport Alliance Performance Declines

The Northwest Seaport Alliance reported a decline in July performance, according to Container News. This may indicate potential disruptions in the global supply chain.

Why it matters

- Potential delays in cargo processing at the Northwest Seaport Alliance
- Increased congestion in the global supply chain
- Possible impact on cargo transit times

Operator actions

- Monitor cargo transit times and adjust schedules accordingly
- Consider rerouting cargo through alternative ports
- Review and adjust contingency plans for potential disruptions

Based on stories through 2 hours ago

NauticGrid Disruption Index

Index day · 22 Aug 2026

Elevated

first reading

0 Normal25 Elevated50 High75 Critical100

Proprietary composite score across 23 tracked ports, weighted toward active hotspots. Rolls forward on a daily cadence (UTC).

What moves the headline score?

Congestion delta vessel-call pressure vs a 30-day baseline (IMF PortWatch).
Vessel pressure count vs a rolling norm for the port.
Dwell variance how unusual turnaround times are vs recent history.
Geo / route risk when present, overlays route and geopolitical stress on the composite.

Hover any port row for its live driver mix (0–100 sub-scores).

Scores refreshed 16 hours ago

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Ahead of the Market

79.9havg lead time

On average, NauticGrid surfaces port disruptions 79.9 hours before trade press coverage: based on 14 confirmed events.

Measured: NauticGrid Disruption Index spike vs. first trade press article (gCaptain, Splash247, Maritime Executive, Hellenic Shipping News, TradeWinds +6 others)

Stat refreshed 4 hours ago

Port Congestion

10 high10 medium45 ports

PortLevelvs avgTrend

Cartagena
High+63%
Colombo
High+34%
Durban
High+30%
Fremantle
High+40%
Gioia Tauro
High+46%
Marseille
High+42%
Mombasa
High+27%
Mundra
High+39%
Port Hedland
High+46%
Savannah
High+35%
Algeciras
Medium+12%
Antwerp-Bruges
Medium+14%
Callao
Medium+17%
Charleston
Medium+8%
Hamburg
Medium+14%
Hong Kong
Medium+9%
Jebel Ali (Dubai)
Medium+9%
New York / NJ
Medium+11%
Ningbo-Zhoushan
Medium+17%
Tianjin (Xingang)
Medium+19%
Barcelona
Low+1%
Buenos Aires
Low-22%
Chittagong
Low-17%
Colon
Low-100%
Felixstowe
Low-35%
Genova
Low-2%
Hai Phong
Low-9%
Houston
Low-3%
Le Havre
Low+2%
Long Beach
Low-21%
Manila
Low-27%
Miami
Low-27%
Montreal
Low+1%
Osaka
Low-53%
Piraeus
Low-3%
Port Said
Low-4%
Rotterdam
Low+3%
Salalah
Low-12%
Seattle
Low-22%
Shanghai
Low-1%
Singapore
Low-8%
Tanjung Priok (Jakarta)
Low-28%
Tema
Low-12%
Tokyo
Low-14%
Valencia
Low+3%

Seas calm across all 10 monitored ports

OpenWeather

IMF PortWatch · daily snapshot

Source snapshot · 2026-08-22 (UTC day)

vs 30d avg

Chokepoints

vessels · vs 30d avg

Strait of Hormuz–
Suez Canal–
Bab el-Mandeb–
Cape of Good Hope–

IMF PortWatch · AIS satellite · weekly

Port status

60 tracked

Status signals as of 23 hours ago

Data freshness & sources

Snapshot of when key dashboard feeds were last refreshed. Use it to judge how "live" the board is before acting on a single widget.

Feed	Source	As of (UTC)
Disruption index	NauticGrid composite + IMF PortWatch	22 Aug, 12:00 UTC
Port status rail	Editorial + story-driven status	21 Aug, 20:00 UTC
Top story deck	Approved ingest + RSS	22 Aug, 16:00 UTC
Chokepoint transits	AIS aggregates	-
Freight benchmarks	Market data	-
Oil / macro spot	Yahoo Finance (WTI)	21 Aug, 04:00 UTC