# Freightos Weekly Update: Congestion playing a bigger role in container rates | World Ports Organization

> The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, signed 60 days earlier to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expired Aug. 20 with the US blockade still in place. Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and COSCO are moving to resume Red Sea transits, while port congestion in Asia and Europe is adding to container delays.

- Date: 2026-08-21 · published 2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16778-freightos-weekly-update-congestion-playing-a-bigger-role-in-container-rates
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Container congestion and carrier routing shifts mainly affect manufactured goods rather than bulk feed ingredients, so direct price effects on feed commodities are limited.

## Sources

- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/freightos-weekly-update-congestion-playing-a-bigger-role-in-container-rates/

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