Observatory
Atlas of Straits
Traffic through the world's 28 most strategic maritime chokepoints, measured daily by the International Monetary Fund and compared with its 2019–2023 level.
Map of maritime chokepoints
- Down more than 10%
- Stable (± 10%)
- Up more than 10%
- Size: usual traffic
Chokepoints, from the sharpest fall to the strongest rise
- Kerch Strait-99.9%< 0.1 ships a day in September 2026, against 44 on average in 2019–2023
- Strait of Hormuz-96%3.6 ships a day in September 2026, against 91 on average in 2019–2023
- Bab el-Mandeb Strait-58%27 ships a day in September 2026, against 63 on average in 2019–2023
- Bosporus-48%51 ships a day in September 2026, against 99 on average in 2019–2023
- Suez Canal-35%40 ships a day in September 2026, against 62 on average in 2019–2023
- Øresund-25%38 ships a day in September 2026, against 50 on average in 2019–2023
- Ombai Strait-18%9.5 ships a day in September 2026, against 12 on average in 2019–2023
- Bohai Strait-16%155 ships a day in September 2026, against 184 on average in 2019–2023
- Windward Passage-13%14 ships a day in September 2026, against 16 on average in 2019–2023
- Taiwan Strait-9%232 ships a day in September 2026, against 255 on average in 2019–2023
- Korea Strait-8%218 ships a day in September 2026, against 238 on average in 2019–2023
- Panama Canal-8%28 ships a day in September 2026, against 31 on average in 2019–2023
- Balabac Strait-7%9.6 ships a day in September 2026, against 10 on average in 2019–2023
- Torres Strait-6%8.5 ships a day in September 2026, against 9 on average in 2019–2023
- Strait of Gibraltar+1%133 ships a day in September 2026, against 131 on average in 2019–2023
- Strait of Dover+2%168 ships a day in September 2026, against 163 on average in 2019–2023
- Makassar Strait+3%55 ships a day in September 2026, against 53 on average in 2019–2023
- Lombok Strait+7%38 ships a day in September 2026, against 36 on average in 2019–2023
- Tsugaru Strait+8%54 ships a day in September 2026, against 50 on average in 2019–2023
- Mindoro Strait+12%53 ships a day in September 2026, against 48 on average in 2019–2023
- Mona Passage+12%12 ships a day in September 2026, against 11 on average in 2019–2023
- Yucatán Channel+16%51 ships a day in September 2026, against 44 on average in 2019–2023
- Sunda Strait+19%33 ships a day in September 2026, against 28 on average in 2019–2023
- Strait of Malacca+21%219 ships a day in September 2026, against 181 on average in 2019–2023
- Luzon Strait+39%93 ships a day in September 2026, against 67 on average in 2019–2023
- Strait of Magellan+58%6.1 ships a day in September 2026, against 3.9 on average in 2019–2023
- Cape of Good Hope+66%86 ships a day in September 2026, against 52 on average in 2019–2023
- Bering Strait+94%4.1 ships a day in September 2026, against 2.1 on average in 2019–2023