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Is the Mona Passage open?

Yes, below normal

6 ships crossed the Mona Passage on Nov 8, 2026. Normal is about 12 a day.

New counts are published weekly

Mona Passage: MapMona Passage on a map. The corridor covers 24.3 km on each side of the route line. Not to scale.
Mona PassageCorridor: ±24.3 km40 recent ship reports in this region · positions as of Nov 14, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC
About this map
  • Tanker
  • Cargo ship
  • Passenger ship
  • Fishing boat
  • Other ship

Ships whose transponder was picked up in the last 30 minutes. This is not a transit count: ships with the transponder off or out of range don’t appear.

Key numbers

Transits a day
9.6
Average, 7 days to Nov 8, 2026
Share of normal
80%
Normal is 12 a day
Week on week
-17%
Vs the previous 7 days

Traffic

Ships counted each day, compared with normal.

Conditions

Transits a day
9.6
Last 7 days
Normal
12
a day
Share of normal
80%

Ships counted on Nov 8, 2026: 6. Range over 400 days: 2 to 27 a day. Last 7 days vs the 7 before: -17%.

Ships counted a day

Oct 5, 2025Normal 12Nov 8, 2026
Daily transits through Mona Passage
DateTransits
2026-10-109
2026-10-118
2026-10-1210
2026-10-138
2026-10-1416
2026-10-1510
2026-10-167
2026-10-1713
2026-10-1815
2026-10-1915
2026-10-2014
2026-10-2113
2026-10-2215
2026-10-2310
2026-10-2412
2026-10-2516
2026-10-2615
2026-10-278
2026-10-288
2026-10-296
2026-10-3017
2026-10-3113
2026-11-0114
2026-11-0211
2026-11-0310
2026-11-048
2026-11-058
2026-11-0612
2026-11-0712
2026-11-086

Daily transits from 2025-10-05 to 2026-11-08: 2 to 27 a day.

Satellite view of the Mona Passage

Geography

Narrowest width
49km
Open water at the tightest point
Corridor
140km
Length
Counted at
18°27′N 67°43′W

We measure these distances from the coastline, so they can differ from an atlas. Narrowest width is the widest lane that fits along the whole corridor, so it's smaller than the headland-to-headland width.

Markets

Markets on the weekly ship count.

Open markets

Chance is based on the current price. It may not match a completed trade.

The weekly count can come out after trading closes. Each market settles on its fixed rules.

Events

News and incidents.

No recent news.

Questions and answers

Is the Mona Passage open?
Yes, below normal. 6 ships crossed the Mona Passage on Nov 8, 2026. Normal is about 12 a day.
How many ships cross the Mona Passage each day?
6 ships on Nov 8, 2026, the latest day counted. The 7-day average is 9.6 a day.
How does traffic at the Mona Passage compare with normal?
The last 7 days averaged 9.6 ships a day, 80% of the normal 12. That's -17% vs the 7 days before.
When were these figures last updated?
The latest count is for Nov 8, 2026. New counts are published once a week, a couple of days after each week ends, so the latest day can be up to ten days old.
What does the market say about the Mona Passage?
“80+ ships through the Mona Passage (Nov 9 – Nov 15)?” Yes is at 49¢, a 49% chance. Trading closes Nov 15, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.
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