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Strait of Malacca transits

Number of commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Malacca per day.

215

ships/day · daily · 13 Sept

1D
−6.5%
30D
+1.4%
1Y
—

Last 12 months · markers link to event pages

16019022024927901/0309/0418/0527/0605/0813/09

Why it matters

The main route for Gulf oil and European trade to China, Japan and Korea; disruption hits Asian energy security directly.

Threshold · < 150

The threshold is tracked as the level at which mass rerouting via Sunda and Lombok begins.

Normal · warning zone < 180

Last 30 observations
DateValuevs previous observation
13 September 2026215−15
12 September 2026230−5
11 September 2026235+40
10 September 2026195−17
9 September 2026212−28
8 September 2026240−4
7 September 2026244+48
6 September 2026196+6
5 September 2026190+7
4 September 2026183−54
3 September 2026237+33
2 September 2026204−5
1 September 2026209−14
31 August 2026223+4
30 August 2026219+13
29 August 2026206+4
28 August 2026202+11
27 August 2026191−11
26 August 2026202+7
25 August 2026195−14
24 August 2026209+17
23 August 2026192−21
22 August 2026213−19
21 August 2026232+29
20 August 20262030
19 August 2026203+7
18 August 2026196+9
17 August 2026187+9
16 August 2026178−17
15 August 2026195—