Luzon Strait: transits and disruption history

Luzon Strait averaged 93.8 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 94.3 in the previous 28 days (-0.5%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q908741
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Taiwan, Philippines
Recorded events
0
Curated lanes passing
5
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Luzon Strait averaged 93.8 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 Luzon 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.

Luzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanLuzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 55.1 transits per day, monthly mean on 2019-04-01 to 95.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2024-06-01, with a mean of 71.9 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 93.7 transits per day, monthly mean.0204060801002019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Luzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 55.1 transits per day, monthly mean on 2019-04-01 to 95.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2024-06-01, with a mean of 71.9 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 93.7 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).

Luzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-0167.3
2019-02-0165.7
2019-03-0156.5
2019-04-0155.1
2019-05-0156.7
2019-06-0161.2
2019-07-0162.0
2019-08-0162.1
2019-09-0157.3
2019-10-0163.1
2019-11-0162.8
2019-12-0160.2
2020-01-0175.6
2020-02-0166.1
2020-03-0155.9
2020-04-0157.9
2020-05-0162.7
2020-06-0163.2
2020-07-0166.4
2020-08-0166.6
2020-09-0161.6
2020-10-0167.7
2020-11-0162.8
2020-12-0163.0
2021-01-0169.8
2021-02-0173.4
2021-03-0166.2
2021-04-0161.2
2021-05-0174.1
2021-06-0166.8
2021-07-0167.1
2021-08-0162.5
2021-09-0161.3
2021-10-0166.9
2021-11-0174.3
2021-12-0172.0
2022-01-0175.8
2022-02-0186.8
2022-03-0177.6
2022-04-0181.3
2022-05-0181.7
2022-06-0186.0
2022-07-0185.5
2022-08-0187.3
2022-09-0174.4
2022-10-0181.5
2022-11-0185.3
2022-12-0183.3
2023-01-0186.2
2023-02-0174.5
2023-03-0175.5
2023-04-0172.9
2023-05-0166.5
2023-06-0170.7
2023-07-0173.8
2023-08-0165.9
2023-09-0179.9
2023-10-0178.3
2023-11-0178.8
2023-12-0178.6
2024-01-0180.9
2024-02-0178.8
2024-03-0186.5
2024-04-0193.6
2024-05-0191.5
2024-06-0195.8
2024-07-0181.0
2024-08-0163.1
2024-09-0168.8
2024-10-0169.7
2024-11-0168.7
2024-12-0178.1
2025-01-0172.9
2025-02-0161.4
2025-03-0164.9
2025-04-0169.3
2025-05-0162.3
2025-06-0171.3
2025-07-0166.1
2025-08-0164.7
2025-09-0168.2
2025-10-0173.2
2025-11-0165.3
2025-12-0156.9
2026-01-0167.8
2026-02-0167.0
2026-03-0162.9
2026-04-0162.6
2026-05-0186.5
2026-06-0186.0
2026-07-0193.8
2026-08-0189.3
2026-09-0193.0
2026-10-0193.7

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

Transits, all vessel types

Luzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysLuzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 6 transits per day on 2026-10-22 to 193 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 94.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 88 transits per day.0501001502002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Luzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 6 transits per day on 2026-10-22 to 193 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 94.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 88 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).

Luzon Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-12102
2026-07-1396
2026-07-14113
2026-07-1596
2026-07-1696
2026-07-1788
2026-07-1894
2026-07-1997
2026-07-2099
2026-07-21114
2026-07-22102
2026-07-2367
2026-07-2430
2026-07-25193
2026-07-26137
2026-07-27115
2026-07-28104
2026-07-29103
2026-07-30102
2026-07-31109
2026-08-01119
2026-08-0297
2026-08-0386
2026-08-0463
2026-08-0566
2026-08-0650
2026-08-0763
2026-08-0893
2026-08-09105
2026-08-1090
2026-08-1193
2026-08-12124
2026-08-13122
2026-08-14105
2026-08-15101
2026-08-1693
2026-08-1786
2026-08-1881
2026-08-1999
2026-08-2078
2026-08-2176
2026-08-2272
2026-08-2376
2026-08-2464
2026-08-2581
2026-08-2698
2026-08-27130
2026-08-2878
2026-08-29101
2026-08-30105
2026-08-3174
2026-09-0181
2026-09-0261
2026-09-0391
2026-09-0498
2026-09-0591
2026-09-0683
2026-09-07112
2026-09-08103
2026-09-09104
2026-09-1088
2026-09-11113
2026-09-12101
2026-09-13107
2026-09-1496
2026-09-15107
2026-09-16104
2026-09-17105
2026-09-1889
2026-09-1993
2026-09-2099
2026-09-2187
2026-09-2288
2026-09-2386
2026-09-24109
2026-09-2577
2026-09-2681
2026-09-2782
2026-09-2867
2026-09-2991
2026-09-3096
2026-10-0185
2026-10-0292
2026-10-03107
2026-10-0494
2026-10-05112
2026-10-0693
2026-10-07100
2026-10-08107
2026-10-0985
2026-10-1098
2026-10-11110
2026-10-12115
2026-10-13100
2026-10-14102
2026-10-15114
2026-10-16106
2026-10-17108
2026-10-1879
2026-10-1988
2026-10-2051
2026-10-217
2026-10-226
2026-10-2328
2026-10-24158
2026-10-2598
2026-10-2699
2026-10-27114
2026-10-28108
2026-10-29132
2026-10-30107
2026-10-31102
2026-11-01128
2026-11-0299
2026-11-0394
2026-11-04107
2026-11-0596
2026-11-06100
2026-11-0793
2026-11-0888

Transits, container ships

Luzon Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysLuzon Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-10-21 to 34 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 12.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 9 transits per day.0102030402026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Luzon Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-10-21 to 34 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 12.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 9 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).

Luzon Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1219
2026-07-138
2026-07-1417
2026-07-1513
2026-07-168
2026-07-1713
2026-07-1810
2026-07-199
2026-07-206
2026-07-2122
2026-07-2210
2026-07-237
2026-07-245
2026-07-2534
2026-07-2628
2026-07-2712
2026-07-2819
2026-07-2911
2026-07-3015
2026-07-3117
2026-08-0114
2026-08-0213
2026-08-0313
2026-08-0411
2026-08-056
2026-08-068
2026-08-0710
2026-08-089
2026-08-0919
2026-08-1018
2026-08-1112
2026-08-128
2026-08-1314
2026-08-1415
2026-08-159
2026-08-1613
2026-08-1711
2026-08-1813
2026-08-1910
2026-08-205
2026-08-218
2026-08-227
2026-08-233
2026-08-247
2026-08-2514
2026-08-2623
2026-08-2725
2026-08-2819
2026-08-2918
2026-08-3010
2026-08-317
2026-09-0112
2026-09-028
2026-09-039
2026-09-0411
2026-09-058
2026-09-0616
2026-09-0715
2026-09-0812
2026-09-0914
2026-09-1010
2026-09-1118
2026-09-1212
2026-09-1320
2026-09-1421
2026-09-1521
2026-09-1618
2026-09-1714
2026-09-1811
2026-09-1911
2026-09-2010
2026-09-2121
2026-09-2212
2026-09-2311
2026-09-2413
2026-09-256
2026-09-268
2026-09-278
2026-09-2811
2026-09-2915
2026-09-3016
2026-10-0115
2026-10-0211
2026-10-0311
2026-10-0412
2026-10-0512
2026-10-069
2026-10-0712
2026-10-0811
2026-10-0914
2026-10-1014
2026-10-1119
2026-10-1214
2026-10-1310
2026-10-149
2026-10-1518
2026-10-1615
2026-10-1711
2026-10-1815
2026-10-1911
2026-10-202
2026-10-211
2026-10-221
2026-10-234
2026-10-2420
2026-10-2516
2026-10-2612
2026-10-2714
2026-10-2813
2026-10-2911
2026-10-3012
2026-10-3113
2026-11-0117
2026-11-023
2026-11-0310
2026-11-0416
2026-11-058
2026-11-0611
2026-11-0714
2026-11-089

Transits, tankers

Luzon Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysLuzon Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 3 transits per day on 2026-10-22 to 52 transits per day on 2026-10-29, with a mean of 29.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 26 transits per day.02040602026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Luzon Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 3 transits per day on 2026-10-22 to 52 transits per day on 2026-10-29, with a mean of 29.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 26 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).

Luzon Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1236
2026-07-1334
2026-07-1433
2026-07-1531
2026-07-1628
2026-07-1723
2026-07-1826
2026-07-1934
2026-07-2036
2026-07-2135
2026-07-2228
2026-07-2327
2026-07-2411
2026-07-2550
2026-07-2643
2026-07-2743
2026-07-2824
2026-07-2940
2026-07-3031
2026-07-3139
2026-08-0135
2026-08-0231
2026-08-0324
2026-08-0425
2026-08-0524
2026-08-0619
2026-08-0718
2026-08-0820
2026-08-0927
2026-08-1024
2026-08-1137
2026-08-1247
2026-08-1336
2026-08-1426
2026-08-1538
2026-08-1625
2026-08-1719
2026-08-1826
2026-08-1934
2026-08-2024
2026-08-2123
2026-08-2221
2026-08-2329
2026-08-2419
2026-08-2523
2026-08-2622
2026-08-2729
2026-08-2821
2026-08-2929
2026-08-3032
2026-08-3126
2026-09-0122
2026-09-0222
2026-09-0324
2026-09-0430
2026-09-0529
2026-09-0624
2026-09-0735
2026-09-0836
2026-09-0926
2026-09-1025
2026-09-1132
2026-09-1224
2026-09-1326
2026-09-1422
2026-09-1531
2026-09-1627
2026-09-1737
2026-09-1824
2026-09-1925
2026-09-2024
2026-09-2125
2026-09-2228
2026-09-2325
2026-09-2439
2026-09-2526
2026-09-2626
2026-09-2724
2026-09-2825
2026-09-2930
2026-09-3034
2026-10-0120
2026-10-0238
2026-10-0337
2026-10-0430
2026-10-0545
2026-10-0631
2026-10-0728
2026-10-0825
2026-10-0930
2026-10-1031
2026-10-1137
2026-10-1231
2026-10-1332
2026-10-1432
2026-10-1527
2026-10-1631
2026-10-1732
2026-10-1824
2026-10-1922
2026-10-2028
2026-10-214
2026-10-223
2026-10-2310
2026-10-2442
2026-10-2530
2026-10-2638
2026-10-2741
2026-10-2838
2026-10-2952
2026-10-3028
2026-10-3129
2026-11-0134
2026-11-0243
2026-11-0329
2026-11-0435
2026-11-0535
2026-11-0638
2026-11-0732
2026-11-0826

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Luzon Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysLuzon Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-10-22 to 93 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 42.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 41 transits per day.0204060801002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Luzon Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-10-22 to 93 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 42.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 41 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).

Luzon Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1237
2026-07-1339
2026-07-1445
2026-07-1541
2026-07-1645
2026-07-1742
2026-07-1836
2026-07-1946
2026-07-2044
2026-07-2140
2026-07-2251
2026-07-2331
2026-07-2412
2026-07-2593
2026-07-2648
2026-07-2741
2026-07-2851
2026-07-2943
2026-07-3043
2026-07-3145
2026-08-0156
2026-08-0241
2026-08-0340
2026-08-0425
2026-08-0531
2026-08-0620
2026-08-0730
2026-08-0860
2026-08-0953
2026-08-1033
2026-08-1133
2026-08-1246
2026-08-1361
2026-08-1446
2026-08-1541
2026-08-1642
2026-08-1744
2026-08-1835
2026-08-1945
2026-08-2040
2026-08-2138
2026-08-2237
2026-08-2336
2026-08-2431
2026-08-2538
2026-08-2642
2026-08-2762
2026-08-2825
2026-08-2944
2026-08-3049
2026-08-3138
2026-09-0142
2026-09-0228
2026-09-0347
2026-09-0450
2026-09-0545
2026-09-0631
2026-09-0749
2026-09-0845
2026-09-0948
2026-09-1039
2026-09-1150
2026-09-1249
2026-09-1352
2026-09-1445
2026-09-1541
2026-09-1642
2026-09-1744
2026-09-1846
2026-09-1943
2026-09-2051
2026-09-2134
2026-09-2238
2026-09-2340
2026-09-2447
2026-09-2532
2026-09-2640
2026-09-2742
2026-09-2825
2026-09-2938
2026-09-3035
2026-10-0135
2026-10-0236
2026-10-0347
2026-10-0442
2026-10-0547
2026-10-0645
2026-10-0748
2026-10-0855
2026-10-0933
2026-10-1041
2026-10-1143
2026-10-1252
2026-10-1350
2026-10-1450
2026-10-1553
2026-10-1650
2026-10-1747
2026-10-1832
2026-10-1946
2026-10-2018
2026-10-212
2026-10-221
2026-10-238
2026-10-2478
2026-10-2544
2026-10-2641
2026-10-2746
2026-10-2848
2026-10-2951
2026-10-3054
2026-10-3146
2026-11-0160
2026-11-0249
2026-11-0344
2026-11-0444
2026-11-0544
2026-11-0643
2026-11-0736
2026-11-0841

Transit trade volume

Luzon Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysLuzon Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 30,705 metric tons per day on 2026-10-21 to 15,258,100 metric tons per day on 2026-10-24, with a mean of 6,191,784.4 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 5,782,458 metric tons per day.05,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Luzon Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 30,705 metric tons per day on 2026-10-21 to 15,258,100 metric tons per day on 2026-10-24, with a mean of 6,191,784.4 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 5,782,458 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).

Luzon Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-128,732,337
2026-07-137,620,728
2026-07-147,745,927
2026-07-154,756,469
2026-07-166,172,891
2026-07-175,212,844
2026-07-185,748,712
2026-07-197,187,619
2026-07-206,143,131
2026-07-218,187,300
2026-07-226,350,579
2026-07-235,140,610
2026-07-241,195,035
2026-07-2512,178,809
2026-07-269,688,006
2026-07-276,056,318
2026-07-286,766,260
2026-07-297,932,517
2026-07-306,615,885
2026-07-318,659,646
2026-08-015,791,759
2026-08-026,150,883
2026-08-034,368,102
2026-08-043,523,267
2026-08-052,945,936
2026-08-062,064,810
2026-08-073,553,537
2026-08-0811,215,529
2026-08-099,301,318
2026-08-107,471,547
2026-08-116,299,473
2026-08-126,164,564
2026-08-137,705,772
2026-08-147,478,115
2026-08-158,588,792
2026-08-168,382,930
2026-08-174,245,181
2026-08-184,221,067
2026-08-195,965,987
2026-08-204,468,294
2026-08-215,083,380
2026-08-225,003,997
2026-08-234,621,819
2026-08-242,631,424
2026-08-253,777,118
2026-08-266,297,054
2026-08-2710,498,512
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