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Gibraltar Strait: transits and disruption history

Gibraltar Strait averaged 127.1 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 132.3 in the previous 28 days (-3.9%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q36124
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar
Recorded events
0
Curated lanes passing
12
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Gibraltar Strait averaged 127.1 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

0 recorded events, newest first.

No events are recorded here yet.

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Gibraltar Strait. 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.

Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanGibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 103.4 transits per day, monthly mean on 2019-01-01 to 148.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2023-05-01, with a mean of 131.5 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 128.0 transits per day, monthly mean.0501001502019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 103.4 transits per day, monthly mean on 2019-01-01 to 148.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2023-05-01, with a mean of 131.5 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 128.0 transits per day, monthly mean.

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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-01103.4
2019-02-01108.4
2019-03-01108.8
2019-04-01111.7
2019-05-01114.3
2019-06-01116.9
2019-07-01112.2
2019-08-01113.8
2019-09-01116.9
2019-10-01124.4
2019-11-01124.6
2019-12-01129.1
2020-01-01125.6
2020-02-01127.2
2020-03-01127.4
2020-04-01124.8
2020-05-01122.1
2020-06-01121.3
2020-07-01118.4
2020-08-01120.7
2020-09-01121.2
2020-10-01120.0
2020-11-01125.4
2020-12-01121.5
2021-01-01124.2
2021-02-01125.4
2021-03-01131.7
2021-04-01130.0
2021-05-01132.1
2021-06-01132.4
2021-07-01126.0
2021-08-01130.5
2021-09-01130.0
2021-10-01128.9
2021-11-01119.4
2021-12-01120.6
2022-01-01132.5
2022-02-01128.5
2022-03-01137.0
2022-04-01141.5
2022-05-01144.2
2022-06-01141.3
2022-07-01141.4
2022-08-01143.0
2022-09-01140.5
2022-10-01143.6
2022-11-01140.7
2022-12-01140.8
2023-01-01139.6
2023-02-01145.7
2023-03-01145.1
2023-04-01147.3
2023-05-01148.8
2023-06-01148.8
2023-07-01144.9
2023-08-01147.8
2023-09-01148.2
2023-10-01146.2
2023-11-01147.3
2023-12-01146.8
2024-01-01137.1
2024-02-01131.5
2024-03-01136.7
2024-04-01139.2
2024-05-01137.0
2024-06-01134.3
2024-07-01131.8
2024-08-01133.7
2024-09-01129.0
2024-10-01129.0
2024-11-01128.8
2024-12-01131.2
2025-01-01125.3
2025-02-01138.9
2025-03-01137.1
2025-04-01135.7
2025-05-01136.9
2025-06-01134.3
2025-07-01136.4
2025-08-01132.5
2025-09-01137.4
2025-10-01135.0
2025-11-01136.7
2025-12-01138.7
2026-01-01123.1
2026-02-01141.3
2026-03-01136.8
2026-04-01131.5
2026-05-01135.3
2026-06-01132.7
2026-07-01127.9
2026-08-01128.6
2026-09-01133.1
2026-10-01128.0

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

Transits, all vessel types

Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 92 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 166 transits per day on 2026-09-12, with a mean of 129.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 134 transits per day.0501001502002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 92 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 166 transits per day on 2026-09-12, with a mean of 129.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 134 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-12145
2026-07-13133
2026-07-14126
2026-07-15121
2026-07-16125
2026-07-17128
2026-07-18120
2026-07-19119
2026-07-20129
2026-07-21135
2026-07-22136
2026-07-23129
2026-07-24116
2026-07-25136
2026-07-26117
2026-07-27145
2026-07-28134
2026-07-29118
2026-07-30122
2026-07-31126
2026-08-01136
2026-08-02125
2026-08-03114
2026-08-04133
2026-08-05146
2026-08-06128
2026-08-07149
2026-08-08144
2026-08-09112
2026-08-10118
2026-08-11129
2026-08-12136
2026-08-13138
2026-08-14125
2026-08-15120
2026-08-16150
2026-08-17130
2026-08-18121
2026-08-19123
2026-08-20128
2026-08-21118
2026-08-22124
2026-08-23119
2026-08-24134
2026-08-25126
2026-08-26123
2026-08-27120
2026-08-28127
2026-08-29133
2026-08-30123
2026-08-31135
2026-09-01140
2026-09-02146
2026-09-03129
2026-09-04139
2026-09-05144
2026-09-06142
2026-09-07129
2026-09-08110
2026-09-09115
2026-09-10129
2026-09-11146
2026-09-12166
2026-09-13139
2026-09-14132
2026-09-15134
2026-09-16129
2026-09-17141
2026-09-18118
2026-09-19143
2026-09-2096
2026-09-21134
2026-09-22123
2026-09-23136
2026-09-24158
2026-09-25129
2026-09-26122
2026-09-27129
2026-09-28149
2026-09-29126
2026-09-30121
2026-10-01141
2026-10-02138
2026-10-03141
2026-10-04130
2026-10-05123
2026-10-06137
2026-10-07132
2026-10-08154
2026-10-09128
2026-10-10130
2026-10-11130
2026-10-12138
2026-10-13109
2026-10-14113
2026-10-15121
2026-10-16137
2026-10-17111
2026-10-18142
2026-10-19120
2026-10-20122
2026-10-21129
2026-10-22133
2026-10-2392
2026-10-24116
2026-10-25103
2026-10-26117
2026-10-27110
2026-10-28141
2026-10-29137
2026-10-30139
2026-10-31155
2026-11-01122
2026-11-02132
2026-11-03155
2026-11-04145
2026-11-05138
2026-11-06121
2026-11-07127
2026-11-08134

Transits, container ships

Gibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 16 transits per day on 2026-09-18 to 45 transits per day on 2026-11-05, with a mean of 30.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 31 transits per day.010203040502026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Gibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 16 transits per day on 2026-09-18 to 45 transits per day on 2026-11-05, with a mean of 30.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 31 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1230
2026-07-1338
2026-07-1425
2026-07-1532
2026-07-1629
2026-07-1726
2026-07-1824
2026-07-1932
2026-07-2037
2026-07-2131
2026-07-2226
2026-07-2331
2026-07-2424
2026-07-2526
2026-07-2631
2026-07-2736
2026-07-2826
2026-07-2922
2026-07-3026
2026-07-3132
2026-08-0129
2026-08-0226
2026-08-0326
2026-08-0429
2026-08-0528
2026-08-0634
2026-08-0726
2026-08-0833
2026-08-0924
2026-08-1032
2026-08-1141
2026-08-1240
2026-08-1328
2026-08-1429
2026-08-1523
2026-08-1632
2026-08-1733
2026-08-1823
2026-08-1932
2026-08-2032
2026-08-2121
2026-08-2233
2026-08-2323
2026-08-2438
2026-08-2531
2026-08-2635
2026-08-2730
2026-08-2825
2026-08-2939
2026-08-3036
2026-08-3133
2026-09-0127
2026-09-0242
2026-09-0323
2026-09-0432
2026-09-0530
2026-09-0626
2026-09-0735
2026-09-0832
2026-09-0937
2026-09-1023
2026-09-1135
2026-09-1236
2026-09-1337
2026-09-1428
2026-09-1532
2026-09-1636
2026-09-1727
2026-09-1816
2026-09-1931
2026-09-2023
2026-09-2134
2026-09-2239
2026-09-2328
2026-09-2441
2026-09-2527
2026-09-2632
2026-09-2730
2026-09-2828
2026-09-2930
2026-09-3032
2026-10-0137
2026-10-0227
2026-10-0333
2026-10-0435
2026-10-0536
2026-10-0637
2026-10-0734
2026-10-0835
2026-10-0931
2026-10-1023
2026-10-1141
2026-10-1236
2026-10-1326
2026-10-1423
2026-10-1526
2026-10-1624
2026-10-1721
2026-10-1843
2026-10-1932
2026-10-2030
2026-10-2133
2026-10-2238
2026-10-2323
2026-10-2427
2026-10-2527
2026-10-2631
2026-10-2726
2026-10-2833
2026-10-2933
2026-10-3032
2026-10-3138
2026-11-0128
2026-11-0231
2026-11-0335
2026-11-0432
2026-11-0545
2026-11-0623
2026-11-0732
2026-11-0831

Transits, tankers

Gibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 26 transits per day on 2026-10-25 to 59 transits per day on 2026-08-07, with a mean of 42.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 42 transits per day.02040602026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Gibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 26 transits per day on 2026-10-25 to 59 transits per day on 2026-08-07, with a mean of 42.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 42 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1253
2026-07-1342
2026-07-1449
2026-07-1531
2026-07-1647
2026-07-1754
2026-07-1841
2026-07-1931
2026-07-2044
2026-07-2154
2026-07-2248
2026-07-2347
2026-07-2428
2026-07-2550
2026-07-2638
2026-07-2750
2026-07-2847
2026-07-2941
2026-07-3042
2026-07-3136
2026-08-0143
2026-08-0246
2026-08-0331
2026-08-0442
2026-08-0551
2026-08-0647
2026-08-0759
2026-08-0848
2026-08-0936
2026-08-1044
2026-08-1142
2026-08-1248
2026-08-1351
2026-08-1442
2026-08-1539
2026-08-1652
2026-08-1741
2026-08-1842
2026-08-1937
2026-08-2039
2026-08-2142
2026-08-2245
2026-08-2345
2026-08-2440
2026-08-2545
2026-08-2644
2026-08-2740
2026-08-2845
2026-08-2943
2026-08-3033
2026-08-3135
2026-09-0141
2026-09-0242
2026-09-0343
2026-09-0446
2026-09-0543
2026-09-0639
2026-09-0739
2026-09-0835
2026-09-0936
2026-09-1049
2026-09-1154
2026-09-1257
2026-09-1338
2026-09-1444
2026-09-1541
2026-09-1638
2026-09-1743
2026-09-1847
2026-09-1945
2026-09-2028
2026-09-2138
2026-09-2235
2026-09-2339
2026-09-2455
2026-09-2539
2026-09-2646
2026-09-2744
2026-09-2852
2026-09-2942
2026-09-3034
2026-10-0153
2026-10-0244
2026-10-0339
2026-10-0431
2026-10-0531
2026-10-0644
2026-10-0735
2026-10-0856
2026-10-0938
2026-10-1047
2026-10-1135
2026-10-1237
2026-10-1340
2026-10-1443
2026-10-1543
2026-10-1644
2026-10-1731
2026-10-1839
2026-10-1938
2026-10-2043
2026-10-2139
2026-10-2242
2026-10-2329
2026-10-2440
2026-10-2526
2026-10-2639
2026-10-2736
2026-10-2840
2026-10-2938
2026-10-3051
2026-10-3140
2026-11-0134
2026-11-0246
2026-11-0348
2026-11-0448
2026-11-0535
2026-11-0640
2026-11-0737
2026-11-0842

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Gibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-22 to 39 transits per day on 2026-10-16, with a mean of 28.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 34 transits per day.0102030402026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Gibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-22 to 39 transits per day on 2026-10-16, with a mean of 28.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 34 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1226
2026-07-1322
2026-07-1420
2026-07-1526
2026-07-1625
2026-07-1719
2026-07-1828
2026-07-1926
2026-07-2017
2026-07-2128
2026-07-2230
2026-07-2323
2026-07-2427
2026-07-2519
2026-07-2623
2026-07-2729
2026-07-2834
2026-07-2928
2026-07-3021
2026-07-3132
2026-08-0126
2026-08-0227
2026-08-0332
2026-08-0432
2026-08-0536
2026-08-0625
2026-08-0730
2026-08-0834
2026-08-0920
2026-08-1022
2026-08-1122
2026-08-1224
2026-08-1328
2026-08-1426
2026-08-1526
2026-08-1635
2026-08-1733
2026-08-1825
2026-08-1924
2026-08-2027
2026-08-2127
2026-08-2214
2026-08-2324
2026-08-2428
2026-08-2527
2026-08-2621
2026-08-2727
2026-08-2829
2026-08-2926
2026-08-3025
2026-08-3125
2026-09-0133
2026-09-0234
2026-09-0333
2026-09-0428
2026-09-0538
2026-09-0637
2026-09-0731
2026-09-0819
2026-09-0924
2026-09-1031
2026-09-1126
2026-09-1233
2026-09-1329
2026-09-1433
2026-09-1527
2026-09-1624
2026-09-1737
2026-09-1827
2026-09-1934
2026-09-2022
2026-09-2129
2026-09-2232
2026-09-2333
2026-09-2428
2026-09-2531
2026-09-2627
2026-09-2730
2026-09-2838
2026-09-2926
2026-09-3032
2026-10-0125
2026-10-0230
2026-10-0329
2026-10-0430
2026-10-0529
2026-10-0629
2026-10-0730
2026-10-0831
2026-10-0920
2026-10-1033
2026-10-1128
2026-10-1231
2026-10-1322
2026-10-1423
2026-10-1526
2026-10-1639
2026-10-1726
2026-10-1828
2026-10-1930
2026-10-2027
2026-10-2126
2026-10-2230
2026-10-2318
2026-10-2430
2026-10-2527
2026-10-2625
2026-10-2729
2026-10-2832
2026-10-2938
2026-10-3032
2026-10-3133
2026-11-0133
2026-11-0223
2026-11-0336
2026-11-0432
2026-11-0533
2026-11-0634
2026-11-0727
2026-11-0834

Transit trade volume

Gibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 2,180,136 metric tons per day on 2026-10-23 to 4,548,258 metric tons per day on 2026-11-03, with a mean of 3,387,897.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 3,797,716 metric tons per day.01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Gibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 2,180,136 metric tons per day on 2026-10-23 to 4,548,258 metric tons per day on 2026-11-03, with a mean of 3,387,897.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 3,797,716 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-123,666,115
2026-07-133,301,329
2026-07-142,839,993
2026-07-152,990,904
2026-07-163,629,196
2026-07-172,565,382
2026-07-183,179,490
2026-07-192,899,381
2026-07-203,836,085
2026-07-214,043,367
2026-07-223,069,328
2026-07-233,561,756
2026-07-243,039,017
2026-07-252,942,116
2026-07-263,059,946
2026-07-273,541,469
2026-07-283,704,638
2026-07-293,062,311
2026-07-303,465,864
2026-07-313,389,503
2026-08-013,399,714
2026-08-023,176,221
2026-08-033,343,261
2026-08-043,597,758
2026-08-053,997,583
2026-08-063,562,419
2026-08-073,977,742
2026-08-083,603,740
2026-08-092,663,556
2026-08-104,146,043
2026-08-113,092,854
2026-08-122,465,656
2026-08-133,572,033
2026-08-143,707,023
2026-08-152,385,509
2026-08-163,633,076
2026-08-173,982,645
2026-08-183,660,610
2026-08-193,350,193
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