Kerch Strait: transits and disruption history

Name: Kerch Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Kerch Strait averaged 0.1 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 0.6 in the previous 28 days. The archive records 1 disruption here.

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Key facts

Type: strait
Bordering countries: Ukraine, Russian Federation
Recorded events: 1
Curated lanes passing: 0
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Kerch Strait averaged 0.1 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Kerch Strait
Start	Event	Type	Status	Severity
2026-07-10	Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch Strait	Security incident	ongoing	5 Critical

Full event history for Kerch Strait

Transits, all vessel types

Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-17 to 50 transits per day on 2026-05-18, with a mean of 5.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, 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 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Kerch Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	12
2026-05-18	50
2026-05-19	22
2026-05-20	16
2026-05-21	16
2026-05-22	13
2026-05-23	7
2026-05-24	10
2026-05-25	19
2026-05-26	17
2026-05-27	9
2026-05-28	8
2026-05-29	3
2026-05-30	4
2026-05-31	6
2026-06-01	8
2026-06-02	3
2026-06-03	18
2026-06-04	25
2026-06-05	20
2026-06-06	12
2026-06-07	12
2026-06-08	7
2026-06-09	13
2026-06-10	10
2026-06-11	5
2026-06-12	6
2026-06-13	7
2026-06-14	11
2026-06-15	6
2026-06-16	9
2026-06-17	12
2026-06-18	5
2026-06-19	23
2026-06-20	14
2026-06-21	11
2026-06-22	11
2026-06-23	14
2026-06-24	11
2026-06-25	14
2026-06-26	12
2026-06-27	6
2026-06-28	9
2026-06-29	11
2026-06-30	13
2026-07-01	8
2026-07-02	7
2026-07-03	6
2026-07-04	3
2026-07-05	10
2026-07-06	1
2026-07-07	4
2026-07-08	5
2026-07-09	8
2026-07-10	2
2026-07-11	2
2026-07-12	6
2026-07-13	4
2026-07-14	3
2026-07-15	1
2026-07-16	1
2026-07-17	0
2026-07-18	0
2026-07-19	2
2026-07-20	2
2026-07-21	2
2026-07-22	0
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	3
2026-07-25	1
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	1
2026-07-28	3
2026-07-29	0
2026-07-30	0
2026-07-31	1
2026-08-01	1
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	0
2026-08-04	0
2026-08-05	1
2026-08-06	0
2026-08-07	0
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	0
2026-08-10	1
2026-08-11	0
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	0
2026-08-14	1
2026-08-15	0
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	0
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	0
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	1
2026-08-23	0
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	0
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	0
2026-08-31	0
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	1
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	0
2026-09-06	0
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	0
2026-09-11	0
2026-09-12	0
2026-09-13	0

Transits, container ships

Kerch Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-05-17 to 5 transits per day on 2026-06-04, with a mean of 0.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 0 transits per day.

Kerch Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	0
2026-05-18	1
2026-05-19	0
2026-05-20	0
2026-05-21	0
2026-05-22	1
2026-05-23	0
2026-05-24	0
2026-05-25	2
2026-05-26	2
2026-05-27	0
2026-05-28	0
2026-05-29	0
2026-05-30	0
2026-05-31	0
2026-06-01	0
2026-06-02	0
2026-06-03	1
2026-06-04	5
2026-06-05	0
2026-06-06	1
2026-06-07	1
2026-06-08	0
2026-06-09	0
2026-06-10	1
2026-06-11	0
2026-06-12	0
2026-06-13	0
2026-06-14	0
2026-06-15	1
2026-06-16	0
2026-06-17	0
2026-06-18	0
2026-06-19	0
2026-06-20	1
2026-06-21	1
2026-06-22	0
2026-06-23	0
2026-06-24	2
2026-06-25	0
2026-06-26	0
2026-06-27	0
2026-06-28	0
2026-06-29	1
2026-06-30	0
2026-07-01	0
2026-07-02	0
2026-07-03	0
2026-07-04	0
2026-07-05	0
2026-07-06	0
2026-07-07	0
2026-07-08	0
2026-07-09	0
2026-07-10	0
2026-07-11	0
2026-07-12	0
2026-07-13	0
2026-07-14	1
2026-07-15	0
2026-07-16	0
2026-07-17	0
2026-07-18	0
2026-07-19	0
2026-07-20	0
2026-07-21	0
2026-07-22	0
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	0
2026-07-25	0
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	0
2026-07-28	0
2026-07-29	0
2026-07-30	0
2026-07-31	1
2026-08-01	0
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	0
2026-08-04	0
2026-08-05	0
2026-08-06	0
2026-08-07	0
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	0
2026-08-10	0
2026-08-11	0
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	0
2026-08-14	0
2026-08-15	0
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	0
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	0
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	1
2026-08-23	0
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	0
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	0
2026-08-31	0
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	0
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	0
2026-09-06	0
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	0
2026-09-11	0
2026-09-12	0
2026-09-13	0

Transits, tankers

Kerch Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-05-23 to 12 transits per day on 2026-05-18, with a mean of 1.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 0 transits per day.

Kerch Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	3
2026-05-18	12
2026-05-19	8
2026-05-20	3
2026-05-21	6
2026-05-22	4
2026-05-23	0
2026-05-24	4
2026-05-25	4
2026-05-26	5
2026-05-27	2
2026-05-28	2
2026-05-29	0
2026-05-30	0
2026-05-31	2
2026-06-01	1
2026-06-02	0
2026-06-03	4
2026-06-04	3
2026-06-05	8
2026-06-06	1
2026-06-07	2
2026-06-08	3
2026-06-09	5
2026-06-10	1
2026-06-11	2
2026-06-12	1
2026-06-13	0
2026-06-14	5
2026-06-15	2
2026-06-16	1
2026-06-17	3
2026-06-18	1
2026-06-19	5
2026-06-20	2
2026-06-21	2
2026-06-22	2
2026-06-23	2
2026-06-24	2
2026-06-25	5
2026-06-26	0
2026-06-27	1
2026-06-28	1
2026-06-29	1
2026-06-30	0
2026-07-01	2
2026-07-02	2
2026-07-03	0
2026-07-04	0
2026-07-05	2
2026-07-06	0
2026-07-07	0
2026-07-08	2
2026-07-09	3
2026-07-10	0
2026-07-11	0
2026-07-12	1
2026-07-13	0
2026-07-14	0
2026-07-15	0
2026-07-16	0
2026-07-17	0
2026-07-18	0
2026-07-19	0
2026-07-20	0
2026-07-21	0
2026-07-22	0
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	0
2026-07-25	0
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	0
2026-07-28	1
2026-07-29	0
2026-07-30	0
2026-07-31	0
2026-08-01	1
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	0
2026-08-04	0
2026-08-05	0
2026-08-06	0
2026-08-07	0
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	0
2026-08-10	0
2026-08-11	0
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	0
2026-08-14	1
2026-08-15	0
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	0
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	0
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	0
2026-08-23	0
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	0
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	0
2026-08-31	0
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	0
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	0
2026-09-06	0
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	0
2026-09-11	0
2026-09-12	0
2026-09-13	0

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Kerch Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-05-23 to 6 transits per day on 2026-05-25, with a mean of 0.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 0 transits per day.

Kerch Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	4
2026-05-18	4
2026-05-19	3
2026-05-20	2
2026-05-21	1
2026-05-22	1
2026-05-23	0
2026-05-24	2
2026-05-25	6
2026-05-26	1
2026-05-27	1
2026-05-28	2
2026-05-29	0
2026-05-30	0
2026-05-31	0
2026-06-01	4
2026-06-02	1
2026-06-03	5
2026-06-04	3
2026-06-05	1
2026-06-06	5
2026-06-07	1
2026-06-08	1
2026-06-09	3
2026-06-10	4
2026-06-11	0
2026-06-12	1
2026-06-13	2
2026-06-14	1
2026-06-15	1
2026-06-16	1
2026-06-17	2
2026-06-18	0
2026-06-19	4
2026-06-20	2
2026-06-21	3
2026-06-22	1
2026-06-23	2
2026-06-24	3
2026-06-25	1
2026-06-26	2
2026-06-27	0
2026-06-28	3
2026-06-29	0
2026-06-30	3
2026-07-01	2
2026-07-02	0
2026-07-03	0
2026-07-04	2
2026-07-05	0
2026-07-06	1
2026-07-07	2
2026-07-08	1
2026-07-09	1
2026-07-10	0
2026-07-11	1
2026-07-12	1
2026-07-13	3
2026-07-14	1
2026-07-15	0
2026-07-16	1
2026-07-17	0
2026-07-18	0
2026-07-19	2
2026-07-20	0
2026-07-21	1
2026-07-22	0
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	1
2026-07-25	0
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	0
2026-07-28	0
2026-07-29	0
2026-07-30	0
2026-07-31	0
2026-08-01	0
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	0
2026-08-04	0
2026-08-05	0
2026-08-06	0
2026-08-07	0
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	0
2026-08-10	0
2026-08-11	0
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	0
2026-08-14	0
2026-08-15	0
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	0
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	0
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	0
2026-08-23	0
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	0
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	0
2026-08-31	0
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	0
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	0
2026-09-06	0
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	0
2026-09-11	0
2026-09-12	0
2026-09-13	0

Transit trade volume

Kerch Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 metric tons per day on 2026-07-10 to 299,869 metric tons per day on 2026-05-22, with a mean of 33,337.1 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 0 metric tons per day.

Kerch Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	22,992
2026-05-18	115,377
2026-05-19	26,837
2026-05-20	168,927
2026-05-21	28,545
2026-05-22	299,869
2026-05-23	18,867
2026-05-24	18,281
2026-05-25	211,880
2026-05-26	169,604
2026-05-27	22,164
2026-05-28	34,540
2026-05-29	4,628
2026-05-30	7,553
2026-05-31	9,773
2026-06-01	276,539
2026-06-02	15,154
2026-06-03	145,447
2026-06-04	122,788
2026-06-05	120,168
2026-06-06	47,153
2026-06-07	20,761
2026-06-08	22,133
2026-06-09	24,565
2026-06-10	110,026
2026-06-11	8,299
2026-06-12	13,315
2026-06-13	65,143
2026-06-14	119,925
2026-06-15	32,182
2026-06-16	41,847
2026-06-17	40,120
2026-06-18	14,184
2026-06-19	157,858
2026-06-20	127,150
2026-06-21	58,486
2026-06-22	11,587
2026-06-23	84,352
2026-06-24	40,877
2026-06-25	125,996
2026-06-26	37,046
2026-06-27	9,784
2026-06-28	39,300
2026-06-29	29,771
2026-06-30	93,238
2026-07-01	105,436
2026-07-02	12,884
2026-07-03	9,826
2026-07-04	4,860
2026-07-05	19,957
2026-07-06	101,012
2026-07-07	3,241
2026-07-08	1,711
2026-07-09	11,660
2026-07-10	0
2026-07-11	1,492
2026-07-12	6,635
2026-07-13	103,343
2026-07-14	21,438
2026-07-15	2,330
2026-07-16	99,041
2026-07-17	0
2026-07-18	0
2026-07-19	85,419
2026-07-20	1,824
2026-07-21	1,840
2026-07-22	0
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	2,677
2026-07-25	851
2026-07-26	0
2026-07-27	1,840
2026-07-28	4,172
2026-07-29	0
2026-07-30	0
2026-07-31	10,912
2026-08-01	140,690
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	0
2026-08-04	0
2026-08-05	1,840
2026-08-06	0
2026-08-07	0
2026-08-08	0
2026-08-09	0
2026-08-10	0
2026-08-11	0
2026-08-12	0
2026-08-13	0
2026-08-14	0
2026-08-15	0
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	0
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	0
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	0
2026-08-22	21,217
2026-08-23	0
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	0
2026-08-27	0
2026-08-28	0
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	0
2026-08-31	0
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	7,274
2026-09-03	0
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	0
2026-09-06	0
2026-09-07	0
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	0
2026-09-11	0
2026-09-12	0
2026-09-13	0

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