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Chokepoint watch

Ships through Hormuz and the world’s other oil and trade chokepoints

Daily counts of cargo ships and tankers passing five maritime chokepoints, estimated by the IMF from ship-tracking (AIS) signals. In the seven days to 8 Nov 2026, an average of 3.9 ships a day passed through the Strait of Hormuz, against 85.5 a day in 2025 and 95.2 a day in July 2025. Brent crude was $107.03 a barrel on 3 Nov 2026.

Hormuz3.9−95% vs 2025ships a day, 7-day avg to 8 Nov 2026
Bab el-Mandeb26.3−21% vs 2025ships a day, 7-day avg to 8 Nov 2026
Suez44.4+15% vs 2025ships a day, 7-day avg to 8 Nov 2026
Cape of Good Hope77.9−13% vs 2025ships a day, 7-day avg to 8 Nov 2026
Malacca235.9+1% vs 2025ships a day, 7-day avg to 8 Nov 2026

Strait of Hormuz: ships a day

Bars: daily transits by ship type. Line: seven-day average of all transits. Dashed line (right axis): Brent crude, $ a barrel. The latest days are often revised up as more signals arrive.

Five chokepoints against their 2025 average

Seven-day average of daily transits as a percentage of the chokepoint’s 2025 daily average. 100 means normal traffic for 2025.

Tanker capacity through Hormuz

Estimated deadweight tonnage of tankers passing through each day, seven-day average, in thousand tonnes. A rough guide to how much oil and gas capacity is moving, not how much cargo is aboard.

Sources

  • IMF PortWatch, Daily Chokepoint Transit Calls and Trade Volume Estimates, built from AIS ship-tracking data. Counts cover container ships, dry bulk carriers, general cargo, ro-ro and tankers.
  • Brent crude spot price: US Energy Information Administration via FRED.

See also the Geoeconomics Exposure Map, the commodities board and the pump price breakdown. Data at /api/markets/portwatch.json.