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ChokepointsI Geo-Economics

Bosphorus transits

Number of commercial vessels transiting the Bosphorus (Istanbul Strait) per day.

51

ships/day · daily · 13 Sept

1D
−8.9%
30D
+0.0%
1Y
—

Last 12 months · markers link to event pages

30547910412801/0309/0418/0527/0605/0813/09

Why it matters

The exit gate for Black Sea grain, oil and Russian exports; under the Montreux regime a fall is the first physical trace of regional risk.

Threshold · < 30

The threshold signals a marked contraction in Black Sea trade.

Normal · warning zone < 38

Last 30 observations
DateValuevs previous observation
13 September 202651−5
12 September 202656−13
11 September 202669+18
10 September 202651−5
9 September 202656+13
8 September 202643+3
7 September 202640−23
6 September 202663+11
5 September 202652−11
4 September 202663+14
3 September 202649−8
2 September 202657+18
1 September 202639−10
31 August 202649+2
30 August 202647−13
29 August 202660+3
28 August 202657−10
27 August 202667−5
26 August 202672+25
25 August 202647−22
24 August 202669+2
23 August 202667−5
22 August 202672−1
21 August 202673+18
20 August 202655−12
19 August 202667−1
18 August 202668−13
17 August 202681+43
16 August 202638−5
15 August 202643—