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Strait of Malacca transits

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

212

ships/day · daily · 25 Oct

1D
−7.0%
30D
+0.5%
1Y
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Last 12 months · markers link to event pages

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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
25 October 2026212−16
24 October 2026228−22
23 October 2026250+12
22 October 2026238+10
21 October 2026228−4
20 October 2026232+24
19 October 2026208−19
18 October 2026227+22
17 October 2026205−16
16 October 2026221+13
15 October 2026208−3
14 October 2026211−9
13 October 2026220+6
12 October 2026214−9
11 October 2026223−9
10 October 2026232−5
9 October 2026237+5
8 October 2026232−7
7 October 2026239−12
6 October 2026251+34
5 October 2026217+8
4 October 2026209−36
3 October 2026245+12
2 October 2026233−7
1 October 2026240+32
30 September 2026208−33
29 September 2026241+33
28 September 2026208+7
27 September 2026201−21
26 September 2026222—