# Strait of Hormuz Tracker

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-13**: UNCTAD publishes trade data — Global goods trade reported at $13.7T for H1 2026, up 12.5% YoY; Q3 trade value nowcast of 4.2% published.
- **2026-08-07**: Hormuz transit collapses — Only 7 ships transited, 11.7% of normal pre-crisis traffic; daily throughput limited to 1.2M versus pre-crisis 10.3M.
- **2026-07**: Container freight rates surge — Freightos reports East Coast FEU at about $9,100 and West Coast at $7,550, marking 111% and 167% increases from May.
- **2026-05**: May container rate benchmark — Freightos puts China/East Asia to North America East Coast FEU spot at about $4,300 and West Coast at $2,828.
- **2026-03-06**: Strait of Hormuz disruption begins — Estimated start of the ongoing disruption, roughly 160 days before the UNCTAD report published on Aug 13, 2026.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Asia-US East Coast Freight Rates Jump 112% to $9,100 per FEU
2026-08-13 09:20:45 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

For supply chain and logistics leaders, the real story is physical flow: the Strait of Hormuz is operating at 11.7% of normal capacity, and Asia-US East Coast container rates have more than doubled to $9,100 per FEU in two months. This signals severe capacity loss and rising landed costs across ocean freight.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/supply-chain-hormuz-freight-rate-surge-2026

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