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Cape of Good Hope: transits and disruption history

Cape of Good Hope averaged 85.7 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 87.1 in the previous 28 days (-1.6%). The archive records 1 disruption here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q4092
Type
cape
Bordering countries
South Africa
Recorded events
1
Curated lanes passing
18
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Cape of Good Hope averaged 85.7 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Cape of Good Hope
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2023-11-19Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around AfricaSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical

Full event history for Cape of Good Hope

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Cape of Good Hope. Shaded bands are the disruptions in the archive. A band shows when an event ran, and the line does not prove the event caused any change.

Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanCape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 40.4 transits per day, monthly mean on 2022-12-01 to 98.1 transits per day, monthly mean on 2025-08-01, with a mean of 62.9 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 87.8 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 1 recorded event: Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa (2023-11-19 to 2026-11-08).Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa0204060801002019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 40.4 transits per day, monthly mean on 2022-12-01 to 98.1 transits per day, monthly mean on 2025-08-01, with a mean of 62.9 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 87.8 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 1 recorded event: Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa (2023-11-19 to 2026-11-08).

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-0147.5
2019-02-0149.9
2019-03-0144.3
2019-04-0146.0
2019-05-0146.2
2019-06-0150.4
2019-07-0150.5
2019-08-0151.2
2019-09-0152.4
2019-10-0151.1
2019-11-0147.1
2019-12-0141.4
2020-01-0165.9
2020-02-0151.9
2020-03-0144.2
2020-04-0150.8
2020-05-0155.6
2020-06-0152.2
2020-07-0161.4
2020-08-0155.2
2020-09-0154.7
2020-10-0149.7
2020-11-0148.4
2020-12-0142.9
2021-01-0142.8
2021-02-0146.7
2021-03-0148.3
2021-04-0152.2
2021-05-0149.9
2021-06-0150.3
2021-07-0151.4
2021-08-0146.2
2021-09-0149.5
2021-10-0141.8
2021-11-0141.5
2021-12-0142.7
2022-01-0141.5
2022-02-0142.4
2022-03-0140.6
2022-04-0141.4
2022-05-0145.2
2022-06-0147.8
2022-07-0147.0
2022-08-0147.2
2022-09-0147.4
2022-10-0142.9
2022-11-0141.7
2022-12-0140.4
2023-01-0142.3
2023-02-0142.0
2023-03-0143.2
2023-04-0145.1
2023-05-0149.2
2023-06-0151.6
2023-07-0152.3
2023-08-0156.5
2023-09-0155.8
2023-10-0150.4
2023-11-0149.3
2023-12-0151.4
2024-01-0172.2
2024-02-0185.8
2024-03-0185.9
2024-04-0187.7
2024-05-0191.6
2024-06-0195.5
2024-07-0191.7
2024-08-0193.7
2024-09-0186.5
2024-10-0189.0
2024-11-0183.7
2024-12-0181.0
2025-01-0184.4
2025-02-0187.9
2025-03-0180.7
2025-04-0184.1
2025-05-0189.4
2025-06-0191.9
2025-07-0196.4
2025-08-0198.1
2025-09-0194.4
2025-10-0194.1
2025-11-0187.2
2025-12-0184.7
2026-01-0187.7
2026-02-0187.0
2026-03-0191.3
2026-04-0192.8
2026-05-0196.9
2026-06-0192.8
2026-07-0191.6
2026-08-0190.3
2026-09-0186.1
2026-10-0187.8

Months with fewer than 20 days of data are left out. Latest complete month in this chart: 2026-10-31.

Disruption calendar

Months in which the archive records a disruption at Cape of Good Hope. The number is the highest severity recorded that month, from 1 minor to 5 critical. Months after 2026-11 are blank because they have not happened.

Recorded disruptions at Cape of Good Hope by month, with the highest severity in each month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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2024555555555555
2025555555555555
202655555555555

Transits, all vessel types

Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 58 transits per day on 2026-09-04 to 123 transits per day on 2026-07-31, with a mean of 88.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 77 transits per day.02550751001252026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 58 transits per day on 2026-09-04 to 123 transits per day on 2026-07-31, with a mean of 88.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 77 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1297
2026-07-13103
2026-07-14103
2026-07-1587
2026-07-1695
2026-07-1789
2026-07-1884
2026-07-1990
2026-07-2081
2026-07-2193
2026-07-22101
2026-07-2393
2026-07-2481
2026-07-2591
2026-07-2692
2026-07-2777
2026-07-2869
2026-07-2972
2026-07-3099
2026-07-31123
2026-08-0183
2026-08-0297
2026-08-0383
2026-08-0489
2026-08-05103
2026-08-0685
2026-08-0783
2026-08-0885
2026-08-0983
2026-08-1083
2026-08-11102
2026-08-1269
2026-08-1386
2026-08-1481
2026-08-15123
2026-08-1699
2026-08-1783
2026-08-1879
2026-08-19105
2026-08-2099
2026-08-2195
2026-08-2296
2026-08-2384
2026-08-24101
2026-08-2586
2026-08-2683
2026-08-2798
2026-08-2898
2026-08-2989
2026-08-3088
2026-08-3182
2026-09-01100
2026-09-0290
2026-09-0377
2026-09-0458
2026-09-0563
2026-09-0680
2026-09-07120
2026-09-0887
2026-09-0998
2026-09-1096
2026-09-1182
2026-09-1269
2026-09-1382
2026-09-14101
2026-09-15101
2026-09-1677
2026-09-1786
2026-09-1884
2026-09-1986
2026-09-2085
2026-09-2184
2026-09-2278
2026-09-2391
2026-09-2495
2026-09-25103
2026-09-2691
2026-09-2775
2026-09-2891
2026-09-2965
2026-09-3089
2026-10-0195
2026-10-0299
2026-10-0376
2026-10-0499
2026-10-0592
2026-10-0675
2026-10-0784
2026-10-0882
2026-10-0999
2026-10-1066
2026-10-1190
2026-10-1293
2026-10-1381
2026-10-1493
2026-10-1598
2026-10-1688
2026-10-1769
2026-10-1878
2026-10-1990
2026-10-2088
2026-10-2173
2026-10-2289
2026-10-2380
2026-10-2490
2026-10-25100
2026-10-26104
2026-10-2795
2026-10-2888
2026-10-2993
2026-10-3082
2026-10-3192
2026-11-0190
2026-11-0290
2026-11-0380
2026-11-0484
2026-11-0570
2026-11-0665
2026-11-0779
2026-11-0877

Transits, container ships

Cape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 7 transits per day on 2026-09-27 to 30 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 16.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 17 transits per day.01020302026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Cape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 7 transits per day on 2026-09-27 to 30 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 16.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 17 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1220
2026-07-1322
2026-07-1430
2026-07-1524
2026-07-1620
2026-07-1715
2026-07-1819
2026-07-1921
2026-07-2018
2026-07-2121
2026-07-2214
2026-07-2315
2026-07-2417
2026-07-2519
2026-07-2620
2026-07-2719
2026-07-2810
2026-07-2918
2026-07-3019
2026-07-3130
2026-08-0110
2026-08-0219
2026-08-0322
2026-08-0415
2026-08-0519
2026-08-0614
2026-08-0722
2026-08-0817
2026-08-0923
2026-08-1014
2026-08-1117
2026-08-1213
2026-08-1318
2026-08-1412
2026-08-1523
2026-08-1620
2026-08-1720
2026-08-1818
2026-08-1926
2026-08-2025
2026-08-2124
2026-08-2216
2026-08-2316
2026-08-2422
2026-08-2519
2026-08-2624
2026-08-2718
2026-08-2816
2026-08-2911
2026-08-3023
2026-08-3114
2026-09-0116
2026-09-0217
2026-09-0314
2026-09-0417
2026-09-0524
2026-09-0617
2026-09-0724
2026-09-0810
2026-09-0917
2026-09-1017
2026-09-1111
2026-09-1212
2026-09-1319
2026-09-1420
2026-09-1518
2026-09-1616
2026-09-1713
2026-09-1815
2026-09-1920
2026-09-2018
2026-09-2114
2026-09-229
2026-09-2310
2026-09-2415
2026-09-2523
2026-09-2614
2026-09-277
2026-09-2819
2026-09-2916
2026-09-309
2026-10-0117
2026-10-0216
2026-10-0310
2026-10-0424
2026-10-0521
2026-10-0613
2026-10-0714
2026-10-0811
2026-10-0917
2026-10-1011
2026-10-1118
2026-10-1221
2026-10-1310
2026-10-1413
2026-10-1516
2026-10-1618
2026-10-1710
2026-10-1813
2026-10-1916
2026-10-2013
2026-10-2111
2026-10-2214
2026-10-2310
2026-10-2419
2026-10-2517
2026-10-2617
2026-10-2715
2026-10-2814
2026-10-2916
2026-10-3013
2026-10-3118
2026-11-0110
2026-11-0211
2026-11-0311
2026-11-0415
2026-11-0512
2026-11-069
2026-11-0714
2026-11-0817

Transits, tankers

Cape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 9 transits per day on 2026-08-26 to 33 transits per day on 2026-10-22, with a mean of 18.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 18 transits per day.0102030402026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Cape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 9 transits per day on 2026-08-26 to 33 transits per day on 2026-10-22, with a mean of 18.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 18 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1218
2026-07-1325
2026-07-1418
2026-07-1513
2026-07-1617
2026-07-1713
2026-07-1820
2026-07-1913
2026-07-2013
2026-07-2119
2026-07-2219
2026-07-2321
2026-07-2417
2026-07-2519
2026-07-2617
2026-07-2716
2026-07-2814
2026-07-2913
2026-07-3020
2026-07-3127
2026-08-0125
2026-08-0226
2026-08-0324
2026-08-0421
2026-08-0521
2026-08-0613
2026-08-0722
2026-08-0822
2026-08-0916
2026-08-1022
2026-08-1128
2026-08-1211
2026-08-1321
2026-08-1414
2026-08-1528
2026-08-1618
2026-08-1720
2026-08-1815
2026-08-1923
2026-08-2019
2026-08-2121
2026-08-2223
2026-08-2320
2026-08-2426
2026-08-2518
2026-08-269
2026-08-2719
2026-08-2825
2026-08-2922
2026-08-3019
2026-08-3116
2026-09-0125
2026-09-0214
2026-09-0319
2026-09-0411
2026-09-0511
2026-09-0614
2026-09-0728
2026-09-0816
2026-09-0920
2026-09-1017
2026-09-1122
2026-09-1214
2026-09-1314
2026-09-1416
2026-09-1515
2026-09-1611
2026-09-1722
2026-09-1819
2026-09-1916
2026-09-2014
2026-09-2115
2026-09-2215
2026-09-2322
2026-09-2420
2026-09-2517
2026-09-2624
2026-09-2726
2026-09-2817
2026-09-2918
2026-09-3023
2026-10-0119
2026-10-0216
2026-10-0321
2026-10-0417
2026-10-0522
2026-10-0616
2026-10-0718
2026-10-0816
2026-10-0923
2026-10-1012
2026-10-1115
2026-10-1220
2026-10-1319
2026-10-1421
2026-10-1518
2026-10-1626
2026-10-1713
2026-10-1818
2026-10-1925
2026-10-2013
2026-10-2117
2026-10-2233
2026-10-2327
2026-10-2420
2026-10-2518
2026-10-2619
2026-10-2716
2026-10-2823
2026-10-2923
2026-10-3021
2026-10-3115
2026-11-0119
2026-11-0219
2026-11-0317
2026-11-0416
2026-11-0515
2026-11-0610
2026-11-0716
2026-11-0818

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Cape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 25 transits per day on 2026-09-05 to 60 transits per day on 2026-08-15, with a mean of 44.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 38 transits per day.02040602026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Cape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 25 transits per day on 2026-09-05 to 60 transits per day on 2026-08-15, with a mean of 44.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 38 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1250
2026-07-1349
2026-07-1442
2026-07-1545
2026-07-1648
2026-07-1755
2026-07-1841
2026-07-1947
2026-07-2041
2026-07-2146
2026-07-2256
2026-07-2348
2026-07-2439
2026-07-2542
2026-07-2648
2026-07-2735
2026-07-2838
2026-07-2936
2026-07-3056
2026-07-3159
2026-08-0139
2026-08-0244
2026-08-0327
2026-08-0445
2026-08-0555
2026-08-0646
2026-08-0735
2026-08-0841
2026-08-0938
2026-08-1042
2026-08-1148
2026-08-1243
2026-08-1340
2026-08-1449
2026-08-1560
2026-08-1655
2026-08-1732
2026-08-1841
2026-08-1943
2026-08-2047
2026-08-2146
2026-08-2245
2026-08-2340
2026-08-2443
2026-08-2544
2026-08-2642
2026-08-2750
2026-08-2848
2026-08-2947
2026-08-3039
2026-08-3146
2026-09-0147
2026-09-0248
2026-09-0339
2026-09-0427
2026-09-0525
2026-09-0637
2026-09-0746
2026-09-0854
2026-09-0955
2026-09-1057
2026-09-1142
2026-09-1235
2026-09-1342
2026-09-1456
2026-09-1558
2026-09-1641
2026-09-1740
2026-09-1844
2026-09-1942
2026-09-2045
2026-09-2148
2026-09-2247
2026-09-2342
2026-09-2447
2026-09-2554
2026-09-2643
2026-09-2735
2026-09-2848
2026-09-2929
2026-09-3044
2026-10-0152
2026-10-0256
2026-10-0335
2026-10-0448
2026-10-0542
2026-10-0639
2026-10-0745
2026-10-0849
2026-10-0949
2026-10-1034
2026-10-1144
2026-10-1239
2026-10-1342
2026-10-1450
2026-10-1556
2026-10-1636
2026-10-1739
2026-10-1839
2026-10-1943
2026-10-2056
2026-10-2140
2026-10-2235
2026-10-2336
2026-10-2442
2026-10-2552
2026-10-2660
2026-10-2750
2026-10-2841
2026-10-2945
2026-10-3038
2026-10-3152
2026-11-0151
2026-11-0251
2026-11-0344
2026-11-0446
2026-11-0538
2026-11-0643
2026-11-0738
2026-11-0838

Transit trade volume

Cape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 3,292,695 metric tons per day on 2026-07-28 to 8,784,867 metric tons per day on 2026-08-15, with a mean of 5,439,634.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 3,461,835 metric tons per day.02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,00010,000,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Cape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 3,292,695 metric tons per day on 2026-07-28 to 8,784,867 metric tons per day on 2026-08-15, with a mean of 5,439,634.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 3,461,835 metric tons per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Cape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-126,810,030
2026-07-137,348,204
2026-07-146,239,430
2026-07-155,911,132
2026-07-164,834,740
2026-07-176,577,689
2026-07-186,796,305
2026-07-195,973,257
2026-07-205,107,910
2026-07-216,149,501
2026-07-226,261,654
2026-07-235,959,398
2026-07-244,631,275
2026-07-255,359,157
2026-07-265,268,348
2026-07-275,121,229
2026-07-283,292,695
2026-07-293,612,340
2026-07-307,027,450
2026-07-315,737,947
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Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Cape of Good Hope, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
PeriodMillion barrels a dayShare of world maritime oil trade
20207.911%
20217.29%
20226.18%
20236.28%
20249.312%
1H259.111%

The Cape is not a chokepoint but a route around them; EIA reports it for comparison.

Source: US Energy Information Administration, World Oil Transit Chokepoints, last updated 3 March 2026. Terms.

Shares are computed by World Freight Monitor as each flow divided by EIA's world maritime oil trade for the same period. All chokepoints compared.

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