A port operating at 90% of capacity generates a lot of inefficiencies, with increased dwell times that can quickly create delays further down the supply chain. 

The Burns Harbor grain terminal first opened in 1979, and helped move more than 500 million bushels of corn and soybeans up until its closure in 2023.

China's UN Ambassador Fu Cong said all parties should restrain "the impulse of force... and adding fuel to the fire," according to a state-run CCTV report. 

European Union’s naval force warned of a severe threat to ships linked to the U.S. and Israel, and a low risk for all other ships.

The new wharf, designed in compliance with the Port’s seismic code, partially replaced a timber wharf that was extensively damaged in a fire in 2014.  

False location signals and jamming of vessels’ navigational equipment have become a growing feature of the commercial shipping industry in the past few years.

The port congestion stems from a reduced number of vessels, overcapacity, inadequate rail and road infrastructure, lengthy regulatory procedures and poor truck queue management.

The UKMTO also issued a warning in May about electronic interference around Hormuz, a waterway that handles around 26% of the world’s oil trade.

This is the second incident involving a container ship off the coast of Kerala in recent weeks, after a vessel capsized and spilled oil into the Indian Ocean on May 25.