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Bab el-Mandeb transits

Number of commercial vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait per day.

31

ships/day · daily · 13 Sept

1D
+55.0%
30D
+0.0%
1Y
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Last 12 months · markers link to event pages

102233445601/0309/0418/0527/0605/0813/0910 September 2026 — Houthis seize the port of Mocha and the Perim and Hanish islands in the Bab el-Mandeb1
  1. 110/09 · Houthis seize the port of Mocha and the Perim and Hanish islands in the Bab el-Mandeb

Why it matters

As transits fall, Asia–Europe trade diverts to the Cape of Good Hope; freight rates and delivery times increase.

Threshold · < 25

The threshold is the level at which major container lines reroute en masse.

Normal · warning zone < 30

Last 30 observations
DateValuevs previous observation
13 September 202631+11
12 September 202620−2
11 September 202622−5
10 September 202627−8
9 September 202635+13
8 September 202622−12
7 September 202634+11
6 September 202623+5
5 September 202618−14
4 September 202632+8
3 September 202624−14
2 September 202638+19
1 September 202619−5
31 August 202624−5
30 August 202629+9
29 August 202620−7
28 August 202627+6
27 August 202621−5
26 August 202626+1
25 August 202625−11
24 August 202636+7
23 August 202629−4
22 August 202633+12
21 August 202621−8
20 August 202629−4
19 August 202633+1
18 August 202632+3
17 August 202629−7
16 August 202636−4
15 August 202640—