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El Niño puts Pacific and Indian Ocean ports on alert
A new Sofar Ocean study warns the strengthening 2026 El Niño will rewrite port operating assumptions, with Pacific-facing ports in the Americas exposed to surge and flooding and Asian and East African terminals facing lost draft, flooding, and dredging disruption. NOAA expects the event to peak between October and December, with a 97% chance it persists into early spring 2027.
Aug 10, 2026 1 source