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Shipping chokepoint status

8 of 28 chokepoints are below normal (Nov 8, 2026).

Weekly ship counts for 28 maritime chokepoints, compared with normal. Trade on next week's count.

Below normal

  • Nearly stopped

    Kerch Strait

    Share of normal
    0%
    Transits a day
    0
    Last 7 days
    Normal 24.5 a day
  • Nearly stopped

    Strait of Hormuz

    Share of normal
    3%
    Transits a day
    3.9
    Last 7 days
    Normal 112.5 a dayChance50%
  • Sharply reduced

    Bering Strait

    Share of normal
    33%
    Transits a day
    1
    Last 7 days
    Normal 3 a dayChance51%
  • Sharply reduced

    Bosporus Strait

    Share of normal
    43%
    Transits a day
    45.4
    Last 7 days
    Normal 105 a dayChance50%

Most disrupted first

Share of normal is the average over the last 7 days divided by the normal level. Week on week compares those 7 days with the 7 before. New counts are published once a week (the Panama Canal's once a month), so the latest day is often a week or more old.
ChokepointTransits a dayShare of normalWeek on weekStatus
Kerch Strait0Normal 24.50%Effectively noNearly stopped
Strait of Hormuz3.9Normal 112.53%-13%Effectively noNearly stopped
Bering Strait1Normal 333%-46%PartlySharply reduced
Bosporus Strait45.4Normal 10543%+2%PartlySharply reduced
Strait of Magellan3.6Normal 571%-11%Yes, below normalBelow normal
Tsugaru Strait37.1Normal 5173%+24%Yes, below normalBelow normal
Mona Passage9.6Normal 1280%-17%Yes, below normalBelow normal
Balabac Strait9.1Normal 1183%-43%Yes, below normalBelow normal
Ombai Strait7.7Normal 986%+13%YesRunning normally
Cape of Good Hope77.9Normal 8888%-15%Busy as usualRunning normally
Panama Canal30Normal 3391%-9%YesRunning normally
Korea Strait198.3Normal 21393%-8%YesRunning normally
Windward Passage14.4Normal 1596%-9%YesRunning normally
Bab-el-Mandeb26.3Normal 2797%-4%YesRunning normally
Bohai Strait156.6Normal 159.598%+3%YesRunning normally
Taiwan Strait229.9Normal 231.599%-7%YesRunning normally
Torres Strait8Normal 8100%-12%YesRunning normally
Yucatan Channel51Normal 51100%+10%YesRunning normally
Luzon Strait96.7Normal 96101%-14%YesRunning normally
Mindoro Strait52.7Normal 52101%+10%YesRunning normally
Makassar Strait55.4Normal 54103%+26%YesRunning normally
Strait of Gibraltar136Normal 129.5105%+3%YesRunning normally
Suez Canal44.4Normal 42106%+3%YesRunning normally
Sunda Strait33.9Normal 32106%+14%YesRunning normally
Oresund Strait43.7Normal 41107%+13%YesRunning normally
Lombok Strait40.9Normal 38108%+23%YesRunning normally
Strait of Malacca235.9Normal 218.5108%+16%YesRunning normally
Strait of Dover177.3Normal 162.5109%-4%YesRunning normally

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