Japan's Busiest Cargo Port Restarts After Russian Hack

Container movements at Japan's busiest cargo port fully restarted Thursday evening, a Nagoya port association said, after an attack by Russia-based hackers on its computer system caused disruptions for two and a half days, Mainichi Japan reported.

Photo Insert: The port has been Japan's largest since 2002. Its cargo throughput volume in 2022 reached 163.58 million tons, according to the port operator, Nagoya Port Authority.

The Port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, a shipping hub for Toyota Motor Corp., initially planned to resume operations on Thursday morning. But the repair work on the computer system infected with the virus took longer than scheduled, the Nagoya Harbor Transportation Association said.

The port has been Japan's largest since 2002. Its cargo throughput volume in 2022 reached 163.58 million tons, according to the port operator, Nagoya Port Authority.

Logistics at the port, a gateway for many car and car parts manufacturers based in the region, have been suspended since Tuesday, potentially disrupting shipping plans for some vehicle and component makers.

The computer system managing the loading of containers failed Tuesday morning after becoming infected with the virus.

Although it was restored at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, the port was able to resume operations only after the corrupted data were manually recovered. The hacker group, LockBit 3.0, demanded a ransom for returning control of the system, according to the association.

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