Week ending 13 September 2026: Luzon Strait transits up 15% on the prior four weeks

The week in numbers

Average daily transits of all vessel types in the seven days from 2026-09-07 (7 September 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), for the five chokepoints with the most transits, compared with the average over the 28 days from 2026-08-10 (10 August 2026) to 2026-09-06 (6 September 2026).

• Korea Strait: 232.9 a day, against 207.2 a day before (+12.4%)
• Taiwan Strait: 229.4 a day, against 239.6 a day before (-4.3%)
• Malacca Strait: 224.4 a day, against 206.9 a day before (+8.5%)
• Dover Strait: 167.3 a day, against 154.6 a day before (+8.2%)
• Bohai Strait: 152.9 a day, against 153.5 a day before (-0.4%)

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor.

The largest rise was at Luzon Strait, from 90.4 to 104.0 a day (+15.0%). The largest fall was at Bosporus Strait, from 59.2 to 52.3 a day (-11.8%).

Only chokepoints averaging at least 20 transits a day in the earlier period are compared. The figures describe counts; they do not explain them.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor.

Ongoing

• Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa: security incident, 2023-11-19 (19 November 2023), ongoing, severity 5
• Earthquake suspends container terminals at Colombia’s Buenaventura port: terminal closure, 2026-08-10 (10 August 2026), ongoing, severity 2
• Durban Gateway Terminal backlog follows terminal operating system cutover: congestion episode, 2026-08-15 (15 August 2026), ongoing, severity 2
• EU ban on seaborne Russian crude and the G7 price cap take effect: sanctions action, 2022-12-05 (5 December 2022), ongoing, severity 2
• Ver.di warning strikes halt container handling at German seaports: labour action, 2026-08-17 (17 August 2026), ongoing, severity 2
• Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-Mandeb: security incident, 2026-07-20 (20 July 2026), ongoing, severity 3
• Russia halts commercial shipping through the Kerch Strait: security incident, 2026-07-10 (10 July 2026), ongoing, severity 5
• Panama Canal cuts Neopanamax draft and daily transit slots: drought restriction, 2026-07-01 (1 July 2026), ongoing, severity 3
• Record low water at Kaub restricts Rhine barge shipping: drought restriction, 2026-08-01 (1 August 2026), ongoing, severity 3
• Strait of Hormuz closed to most shipping during the Iran war: security incident, 2026-03-01 (1 March 2026), ongoing, severity 5

Headlines

Headlines from curated trade and general press feeds, linked to the publisher. Not our analysis.

• Bank exits squeeze truck financing for mid-size fleets, FreightWaves (2026-09-13)
• Borderlands Mexico: Exports of Mexican-made heavy-duty trucks to US roar back, FreightWaves (2026-09-13)
• Imports and inventories stabilize in 2026, but for how long, FreightWaves (2026-09-13)
• California, FMCSA argue non-domiciled CDL halt in court, FreightWaves (2026-09-11)
• DHL augments facility’s parcel capacity in northwest Germany, FreightWaves (2026-09-11)
• Volvo Trucks completes rollout of ‘lock and leave’ software update system, FreightWaves (2026-09-11)
• Shell, FAW test immersion-cooled batteries to improve truck performance, FreightWaves (2026-09-11)
• Spartan Logistics expands warehouse footprint through acquisition, FreightWaves (2026-09-11)

About this edition

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