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Kerch Strait: transits and disruption history

Kerch Strait averaged 0.0 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 0.1 in the previous 28 days. The archive records 1 disruption here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q187890
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Ukraine, Russian Federation
Recorded events
1
Curated lanes passing
0
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Kerch Strait averaged 0.0 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Kerch Strait
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2026-07-10Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch StraitSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical

Full event history for Kerch Strait

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Kerch 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.

Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanKerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 0.0 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-09-01 to 70.6 transits per day, monthly mean on 2019-07-01, with a mean of 26.4 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 0.1 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 1 recorded event: Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch Strait (2026-07-10 to 2026-11-08).Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch Strait0204060802019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 0.0 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-09-01 to 70.6 transits per day, monthly mean on 2019-07-01, with a mean of 26.4 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 0.1 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 1 recorded event: Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch Strait (2026-07-10 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).

Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-0145.5
2019-02-0139.2
2019-03-0145.9
2019-04-0144.2
2019-05-0151.0
2019-06-0149.1
2019-07-0170.6
2019-08-0164.2
2019-09-0162.1
2019-10-0164.0
2019-11-0145.0
2019-12-0155.1
2020-01-0147.3
2020-02-0142.5
2020-03-0149.4
2020-04-0158.7
2020-05-0147.7
2020-06-0142.2
2020-07-0159.7
2020-08-0169.6
2020-09-0169.0
2020-10-0167.0
2020-11-0163.2
2020-12-0142.0
2021-01-0143.6
2021-02-0146.8
2021-03-0146.6
2021-04-0142.5
2021-05-0146.4
2021-06-0151.8
2021-07-0152.9
2021-08-0161.7
2021-09-0159.7
2021-10-0150.2
2021-11-0127.7
2021-12-0117.9
2022-01-0114.6
2022-02-0117.8
2022-03-0110.3
2022-04-0119.2
2022-05-0123.2
2022-06-0126.0
2022-07-0128.4
2022-08-0129.4
2022-09-0125.8
2022-10-0121.5
2022-11-0116.8
2022-12-0113.4
2023-01-0117.7
2023-02-0118.8
2023-03-0113.1
2023-04-0111.7
2023-05-0111.6
2023-06-015.6
2023-07-015.6
2023-08-013.4
2023-09-011.3
2023-10-014.2
2023-11-012.8
2023-12-012.7
2024-01-010.5
2024-02-010.8
2024-03-0114.7
2024-04-0113.8
2024-05-011.7
2024-06-012.7
2024-07-011.3
2024-08-010.5
2024-09-010.3
2024-10-010.4
2024-11-015.3
2024-12-0113.9
2025-01-018.4
2025-02-015.4
2025-03-0111.4
2025-04-016.9
2025-05-0113.6
2025-06-0113.5
2025-07-0114.8
2025-08-0119.6
2025-09-0119.8
2025-10-0120.8
2025-11-0120.6
2025-12-0110.6
2026-01-0111.8
2026-02-0113.4
2026-03-0116.7
2026-04-018.8
2026-05-0110.7
2026-06-0111.3
2026-07-012.8
2026-08-010.2
2026-09-010.0
2026-10-010.1

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 Kerch Strait. 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 Kerch Strait by month, with the highest severity in each month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202655555

Transits, all vessel types

Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysKerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-17 to 6 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 0.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 transits per day.02462026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-17 to 6 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 0.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 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).

Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-126
2026-07-134
2026-07-143
2026-07-151
2026-07-161
2026-07-170
2026-07-180
2026-07-192
2026-07-202
2026-07-212
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-243
2026-07-251
2026-07-260
2026-07-271
2026-07-283
2026-07-290
2026-07-300
2026-07-311
2026-08-011
2026-08-020
2026-08-030
2026-08-040
2026-08-051
2026-08-060
2026-08-070
2026-08-080
2026-08-090
2026-08-101
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-130
2026-08-141
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-180
2026-08-190
2026-08-200
2026-08-210
2026-08-221
2026-08-230
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-260
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-310
2026-09-010
2026-09-021
2026-09-030
2026-09-040
2026-09-050
2026-09-060
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-090
2026-09-100
2026-09-110
2026-09-120
2026-09-130
2026-09-140
2026-09-150
2026-09-160
2026-09-170
2026-09-180
2026-09-190
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-220
2026-09-230
2026-09-240
2026-09-250
2026-09-260
2026-09-270
2026-09-280
2026-09-290
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-040
2026-10-050
2026-10-060
2026-10-070
2026-10-080
2026-10-090
2026-10-100
2026-10-112
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
2026-10-140
2026-10-150
2026-10-160
2026-10-170
2026-10-180
2026-10-190
2026-10-200
2026-10-210
2026-10-220
2026-10-230
2026-10-241
2026-10-250
2026-10-260
2026-10-270
2026-10-280
2026-10-290
2026-10-300
2026-10-310
2026-11-010
2026-11-020
2026-11-030
2026-11-040
2026-11-050
2026-11-060
2026-11-070
2026-11-080

Transits, container ships

Kerch Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysKerch Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-12 to 1 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 0.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 transits per day.0.00.20.40.60.81.02026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Kerch Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-12 to 1 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 0.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 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).

Kerch Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-120
2026-07-130
2026-07-141
2026-07-150
2026-07-160
2026-07-170
2026-07-180
2026-07-190
2026-07-200
2026-07-210
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-250
2026-07-260
2026-07-270
2026-07-280
2026-07-290
2026-07-300
2026-07-311
2026-08-010
2026-08-020
2026-08-030
2026-08-040
2026-08-050
2026-08-060
2026-08-070
2026-08-080
2026-08-090
2026-08-100
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-130
2026-08-140
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-180
2026-08-190
2026-08-200
2026-08-210
2026-08-221
2026-08-230
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-260
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-310
2026-09-010
2026-09-020
2026-09-030
2026-09-040
2026-09-050
2026-09-060
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-090
2026-09-100
2026-09-110
2026-09-120
2026-09-130
2026-09-140
2026-09-150
2026-09-160
2026-09-170
2026-09-180
2026-09-190
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-220
2026-09-230
2026-09-240
2026-09-250
2026-09-260
2026-09-270
2026-09-280
2026-09-290
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-040
2026-10-050
2026-10-060
2026-10-070
2026-10-080
2026-10-090
2026-10-100
2026-10-110
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
2026-10-140
2026-10-150
2026-10-160
2026-10-170
2026-10-180
2026-10-190
2026-10-200
2026-10-210
2026-10-220
2026-10-230
2026-10-240
2026-10-250
2026-10-260
2026-10-270
2026-10-280
2026-10-290
2026-10-300
2026-10-310
2026-11-010
2026-11-020
2026-11-030
2026-11-040
2026-11-050
2026-11-060
2026-11-070
2026-11-080

Transits, tankers

Kerch Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysKerch Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-13 to 1 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 0.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 transits per day.0.00.20.40.60.81.02026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Kerch Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-13 to 1 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 0.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 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).

Kerch Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-121
2026-07-130
2026-07-140
2026-07-150
2026-07-160
2026-07-170
2026-07-180
2026-07-190
2026-07-200
2026-07-210
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-250
2026-07-260
2026-07-270
2026-07-281
2026-07-290
2026-07-300
2026-07-310
2026-08-011
2026-08-020
2026-08-030
2026-08-040
2026-08-050
2026-08-060
2026-08-070
2026-08-080
2026-08-090
2026-08-100
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-130
2026-08-141
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-180
2026-08-190
2026-08-200
2026-08-210
2026-08-220
2026-08-230
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-260
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-310
2026-09-010
2026-09-020
2026-09-030
2026-09-040
2026-09-050
2026-09-060
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-090
2026-09-100
2026-09-110
2026-09-120
2026-09-130
2026-09-140
2026-09-150
2026-09-160
2026-09-170
2026-09-180
2026-09-190
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-220
2026-09-230
2026-09-240
2026-09-250
2026-09-260
2026-09-270
2026-09-280
2026-09-290
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-040
2026-10-050
2026-10-060
2026-10-070
2026-10-080
2026-10-090
2026-10-100
2026-10-110
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
2026-10-140
2026-10-150
2026-10-160
2026-10-170
2026-10-180
2026-10-190
2026-10-200
2026-10-210
2026-10-220
2026-10-230
2026-10-240
2026-10-250
2026-10-260
2026-10-270
2026-10-280
2026-10-290
2026-10-300
2026-10-310
2026-11-010
2026-11-020
2026-11-030
2026-11-040
2026-11-050
2026-11-060
2026-11-070
2026-11-080

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Kerch Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysKerch Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-15 to 3 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 0.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 transits per day.01232026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Kerch Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-15 to 3 transits per day on 2026-07-13, with a mean of 0.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 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).

Kerch Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-121
2026-07-133
2026-07-141
2026-07-150
2026-07-161
2026-07-170
2026-07-180
2026-07-192
2026-07-200
2026-07-211
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-241
2026-07-250
2026-07-260
2026-07-270
2026-07-280
2026-07-290
2026-07-300
2026-07-310
2026-08-010
2026-08-020
2026-08-030
2026-08-040
2026-08-050
2026-08-060
2026-08-070
2026-08-080
2026-08-090
2026-08-100
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-130
2026-08-140
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-180
2026-08-190
2026-08-200
2026-08-210
2026-08-220
2026-08-230
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-260
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-310
2026-09-010
2026-09-020
2026-09-030
2026-09-040
2026-09-050
2026-09-060
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-090
2026-09-100
2026-09-110
2026-09-120
2026-09-130
2026-09-140
2026-09-150
2026-09-160
2026-09-170
2026-09-180
2026-09-190
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-220
2026-09-230
2026-09-240
2026-09-250
2026-09-260
2026-09-270
2026-09-280
2026-09-290
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-040
2026-10-050
2026-10-060
2026-10-070
2026-10-080
2026-10-090
2026-10-100
2026-10-110
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
2026-10-140
2026-10-150
2026-10-160
2026-10-170
2026-10-180
2026-10-190
2026-10-200
2026-10-210
2026-10-220
2026-10-230
2026-10-240
2026-10-250
2026-10-260
2026-10-270
2026-10-280
2026-10-290
2026-10-300
2026-10-310
2026-11-010
2026-11-020
2026-11-030
2026-11-040
2026-11-050
2026-11-060
2026-11-070
2026-11-080

Transit trade volume

Kerch Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysKerch Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-17 to 140,690 metric tons per day on 2026-08-01, with a mean of 4,323.4 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 metric tons per day.050,000100,000150,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Kerch Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-17 to 140,690 metric tons per day on 2026-08-01, with a mean of 4,323.4 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 0 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).

Kerch Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-126,635
2026-07-13103,343
2026-07-1421,438
2026-07-152,330
2026-07-1699,041
2026-07-170
2026-07-180
2026-07-1985,419
2026-07-201,824
2026-07-211,840
2026-07-220
2026-07-230
2026-07-242,677
2026-07-25851
2026-07-260
2026-07-271,840
2026-07-284,172
2026-07-290
2026-07-300
2026-07-3110,912
2026-08-01140,690
2026-08-020
2026-08-030
2026-08-040
2026-08-051,840
2026-08-060
2026-08-070
2026-08-080
2026-08-090
2026-08-100
2026-08-110
2026-08-120
2026-08-130
2026-08-140
2026-08-150
2026-08-160
2026-08-170
2026-08-180
2026-08-190
2026-08-200
2026-08-210
2026-08-2221,217
2026-08-230
2026-08-240
2026-08-250
2026-08-260
2026-08-270
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-300
2026-08-310
2026-09-010
2026-09-027,274
2026-09-030
2026-09-040
2026-09-050
2026-09-060
2026-09-070
2026-09-080
2026-09-090
2026-09-100
2026-09-110
2026-09-120
2026-09-130
2026-09-140
2026-09-150
2026-09-160
2026-09-170
2026-09-180
2026-09-190
2026-09-200
2026-09-210
2026-09-220
2026-09-230
2026-09-240
2026-09-250
2026-09-260
2026-09-270
2026-09-280
2026-09-290
2026-09-300
2026-10-010
2026-10-020
2026-10-030
2026-10-040
2026-10-050
2026-10-060
2026-10-070
2026-10-080
2026-10-090
2026-10-100
2026-10-113,871
2026-10-120
2026-10-130
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