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Global chokepoint overview

Synthetic overview joining PortWatch reference layers and daily chokepoint monitoring into a single comparison surface.

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PortWatch chokepoint overview

Reference chokepoints

10

static reference frame

Monitored chokepoints

10

current: 10 • stale: 0

Latest monitored daily date

2026-07-12

reference only: 0

Top latest-day volume

Malacca Strait

latest tons: 10,418,223

Static reference facts, latest monitored daily observations, rolling daily averages, and latest-date ranks are separated deliberately. Only chokepoints observed on the latest monitored daily date participate in the latest-date rank frame.

Global chokepoint map

Marker color reflects latest trade volume versus 7-day average. Marker size reflects latest monitored trade volume.

Rendered points: 10
Skipped for invalid coordinates: 0
Latest plotted monitored date: 2026-07-12
Green: latest volume above 7-day averageRed: latest volume below 7-day averageNeutral: near average or no valid daily comparisonMarker size: latest monitored trade volume

Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 5
latest-date calls rank: 6
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

3,369,804

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

1,366,176

7d avg: 1,364,649

Latest daily transit calls

41

7d avg: 32

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: 0.1% • 7d volume vs historical: -59.5% • latest calls vs 7d: 27.0%

Bosporus Strait

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 7
latest-date calls rank: 5
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

1,141,025

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

1,210,183

7d avg: 1,143,084

Latest daily transit calls

95

7d avg: 82

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: 5.9% • 7d volume vs historical: 0.2% • latest calls vs 7d: 16.1%

Cape of Good Hope

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 2
latest-date calls rank: 4
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

3,027,772

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

6,810,030

7d avg: 5,784,392

Latest daily transit calls

97

7d avg: 90

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: 17.7% • 7d volume vs historical: 91.0% • latest calls vs 7d: 7.3%

Dover Strait

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 4
latest-date calls rank: 2
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

3,543,608

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

2,679,857

7d avg: 3,132,649

Latest daily transit calls

154

7d avg: 164

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: -14.5% • 7d volume vs historical: -11.6% • latest calls vs 7d: -6.3%

Gibraltar Strait

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 3
latest-date calls rank: 3
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

4,104,758

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

3,666,115

7d avg: 3,628,629

Latest daily transit calls

144

7d avg: 128

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: 1.0% • 7d volume vs historical: -11.6% • latest calls vs 7d: 12.5%

Malacca Strait

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 1
latest-date calls rank: 1
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

8,320,374

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

10,418,223

7d avg: 9,251,766

Latest daily transit calls

233

7d avg: 227

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: 12.6% • 7d volume vs historical: 11.2% • latest calls vs 7d: 2.7%

Oresund Strait

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 10
latest-date calls rank: 7
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

97,210

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

92,922

7d avg: 113,106

Latest daily transit calls

40

7d avg: 41

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: -17.8% • 7d volume vs historical: 16.4% • latest calls vs 7d: -2.1%

Panama Canal

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 8
latest-date calls rank: 9
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

819,895

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

845,047

7d avg: 882,731

Latest daily transit calls

33

7d avg: 30

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: -4.3% • 7d volume vs historical: 7.7% • latest calls vs 7d: 8.4%

Strait of Hormuz

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 9
latest-date calls rank: 10
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

3,872,648

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

170,440

7d avg: 727,042

Latest daily transit calls

10

7d avg: 16

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: -76.6% • 7d volume vs historical: -81.2% • latest calls vs 7d: -39.1%

Suez Canal

Current coverage
latest-date volume rank: 6
latest-date calls rank: 8
Daily series is present on the latest monitored date (2026-07-12) and is eligible for latest-date ranking.

Reference 2023 volume

3,352,501

historical reference layer

Latest daily date

2026-07-12

daily monitoring layer

Latest daily volume (tons)

1,325,078

7d avg: 1,628,884

Latest daily transit calls

39

7d avg: 41

reference significance: —
latest volume vs 7d: -18.7% • 7d volume vs historical: -51.4% • latest calls vs 7d: -5.2%

Audit preview

First 10 rows from the transformed PortWatch overview.

chokepoint_namecoverage_statuslatest_datereference_volume_2023latest_trade_volume_tonsavg_7d_trade_volume_tonslatest_transit_callsavg_7d_transit_callsrank_latest_trade_volume_tons
Bab el-Mandeb Straitcurrent2026-07-1201,366,1761,364,649.294132.295
Bosporus Straitcurrent2026-07-1201,210,1831,143,083.869581.867
Cape of Good Hopecurrent2026-07-1206,810,0305,784,392.149790.432
Dover Straitcurrent2026-07-1202,679,8573,132,648.57154164.434
Gibraltar Straitcurrent2026-07-1203,666,1153,628,629.431441283
Malacca Straitcurrent2026-07-12010,418,2239,251,765.71233226.861
Oresund Straitcurrent2026-07-12092,922113,105.864040.8610
Panama Canalcurrent2026-07-120845,047882,731.293330.438
Strait of Hormuzcurrent2026-07-120170,440727,0421016.439
Suez Canalcurrent2026-07-1201,325,0781,628,883.573941.146
Rows: 10 • overview bundle rendered deliberately

Related surfaces

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Source and method
  1. [1] IMF PortWatch, satellite-AIS-based daily chokepoint and port activity with 2023 reference baselines.

Measured, reported statistics from the named source, frozen at the build-time snapshot shown in the header chips. Derived aggregates on this page (partner groups, rolling windows, ranks) are computed from that snapshot at build; nothing here is modelled or projected.