Balabac Strait: transits and disruption history

Name: Balabac Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Balabac Strait averaged 10.7 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 11.3 in the previous 28 days (-5.7%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Type: strait
Bordering countries: Philippines, Malaysia
Recorded events: 0
Curated lanes passing: 0
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Balabac Strait averaged 10.7 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13.

Disruption history

0 recorded events, newest first.

No events are recorded here yet.

Transits, all vessel types

Balabac Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 4 transits per day on 2026-06-22 to 23 transits per day on 2026-06-09, with a mean of 11.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 8 transits per day.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-09-15 (15 September 2026).

Balabac Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	11
2026-05-18	18
2026-05-19	13
2026-05-20	15
2026-05-21	7
2026-05-22	7
2026-05-23	19
2026-05-24	11
2026-05-25	13
2026-05-26	11
2026-05-27	15
2026-05-28	13
2026-05-29	6
2026-05-30	17
2026-05-31	16
2026-06-01	8
2026-06-02	16
2026-06-03	12
2026-06-04	16
2026-06-05	9
2026-06-06	13
2026-06-07	15
2026-06-08	8
2026-06-09	23
2026-06-10	15
2026-06-11	10
2026-06-12	8
2026-06-13	14
2026-06-14	15
2026-06-15	7
2026-06-16	18
2026-06-17	6
2026-06-18	17
2026-06-19	8
2026-06-20	9
2026-06-21	12
2026-06-22	4
2026-06-23	10
2026-06-24	13
2026-06-25	11
2026-06-26	17
2026-06-27	13
2026-06-28	10
2026-06-29	13
2026-06-30	4
2026-07-01	11
2026-07-02	13
2026-07-03	11
2026-07-04	12
2026-07-05	11
2026-07-06	15
2026-07-07	15
2026-07-08	7
2026-07-09	8
2026-07-10	13
2026-07-11	11
2026-07-12	18
2026-07-13	16
2026-07-14	14
2026-07-15	14
2026-07-16	10
2026-07-17	18
2026-07-18	17
2026-07-19	13
2026-07-20	14
2026-07-21	14
2026-07-22	8
2026-07-23	10
2026-07-24	6
2026-07-25	16
2026-07-26	11
2026-07-27	17
2026-07-28	10
2026-07-29	11
2026-07-30	6
2026-07-31	10
2026-08-01	7
2026-08-02	8
2026-08-03	14
2026-08-04	11
2026-08-05	7
2026-08-06	18
2026-08-07	16
2026-08-08	18
2026-08-09	7
2026-08-10	14
2026-08-11	10
2026-08-12	11
2026-08-13	13
2026-08-14	10
2026-08-15	13
2026-08-16	7
2026-08-17	13
2026-08-18	14
2026-08-19	12
2026-08-20	4
2026-08-21	14
2026-08-22	15
2026-08-23	9
2026-08-24	11
2026-08-25	12
2026-08-26	7
2026-08-27	12
2026-08-28	17
2026-08-29	12
2026-08-30	10
2026-08-31	9
2026-09-01	8
2026-09-02	10
2026-09-03	17
2026-09-04	8
2026-09-05	12
2026-09-06	5
2026-09-07	10
2026-09-08	8
2026-09-09	8
2026-09-10	10
2026-09-11	12
2026-09-12	12
2026-09-13	8

Transits, container ships

Balabac Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-05-19 to 5 transits per day on 2026-08-07, with a mean of 1.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 0 transits per day.

Balabac Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	1
2026-05-18	1
2026-05-19	0
2026-05-20	2
2026-05-21	0
2026-05-22	1
2026-05-23	2
2026-05-24	1
2026-05-25	0
2026-05-26	1
2026-05-27	1
2026-05-28	0
2026-05-29	0
2026-05-30	1
2026-05-31	1
2026-06-01	1
2026-06-02	0
2026-06-03	2
2026-06-04	2
2026-06-05	0
2026-06-06	1
2026-06-07	1
2026-06-08	0
2026-06-09	3
2026-06-10	2
2026-06-11	0
2026-06-12	0
2026-06-13	1
2026-06-14	0
2026-06-15	1
2026-06-16	3
2026-06-17	0
2026-06-18	3
2026-06-19	1
2026-06-20	1
2026-06-21	0
2026-06-22	0
2026-06-23	0
2026-06-24	1
2026-06-25	1
2026-06-26	2
2026-06-27	2
2026-06-28	0
2026-06-29	2
2026-06-30	0
2026-07-01	3
2026-07-02	0
2026-07-03	0
2026-07-04	1
2026-07-05	1
2026-07-06	0
2026-07-07	2
2026-07-08	1
2026-07-09	1
2026-07-10	1
2026-07-11	0
2026-07-12	2
2026-07-13	0
2026-07-14	1
2026-07-15	3
2026-07-16	1
2026-07-17	2
2026-07-18	2
2026-07-19	2
2026-07-20	3
2026-07-21	2
2026-07-22	0
2026-07-23	0
2026-07-24	0
2026-07-25	1
2026-07-26	2
2026-07-27	1
2026-07-28	0
2026-07-29	1
2026-07-30	1
2026-07-31	0
2026-08-01	2
2026-08-02	0
2026-08-03	1
2026-08-04	1
2026-08-05	0
2026-08-06	3
2026-08-07	5
2026-08-08	2
2026-08-09	0
2026-08-10	1
2026-08-11	1
2026-08-12	2
2026-08-13	0
2026-08-14	1
2026-08-15	1
2026-08-16	0
2026-08-17	0
2026-08-18	0
2026-08-19	3
2026-08-20	0
2026-08-21	2
2026-08-22	0
2026-08-23	1
2026-08-24	0
2026-08-25	0
2026-08-26	1
2026-08-27	2
2026-08-28	4
2026-08-29	0
2026-08-30	1
2026-08-31	1
2026-09-01	0
2026-09-02	1
2026-09-03	3
2026-09-04	0
2026-09-05	3
2026-09-06	0
2026-09-07	1
2026-09-08	0
2026-09-09	0
2026-09-10	1
2026-09-11	2
2026-09-12	0
2026-09-13	0

Transits, tankers

Balabac Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-06-19 to 9 transits per day on 2026-08-06, with a mean of 3.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 2 transits per day.

Balabac Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	5
2026-05-18	2
2026-05-19	4
2026-05-20	6
2026-05-21	3
2026-05-22	4
2026-05-23	6
2026-05-24	4
2026-05-25	6
2026-05-26	2
2026-05-27	8
2026-05-28	2
2026-05-29	1
2026-05-30	5
2026-05-31	8
2026-06-01	5
2026-06-02	5
2026-06-03	4
2026-06-04	5
2026-06-05	4
2026-06-06	4
2026-06-07	1
2026-06-08	1
2026-06-09	7
2026-06-10	7
2026-06-11	2
2026-06-12	3
2026-06-13	5
2026-06-14	5
2026-06-15	2
2026-06-16	5
2026-06-17	1
2026-06-18	4
2026-06-19	0
2026-06-20	2
2026-06-21	5
2026-06-22	4
2026-06-23	0
2026-06-24	5
2026-06-25	5
2026-06-26	6
2026-06-27	4
2026-06-28	5
2026-06-29	2
2026-06-30	3
2026-07-01	5
2026-07-02	5
2026-07-03	6
2026-07-04	2
2026-07-05	2
2026-07-06	7
2026-07-07	5
2026-07-08	3
2026-07-09	2
2026-07-10	4
2026-07-11	6
2026-07-12	8
2026-07-13	7
2026-07-14	3
2026-07-15	5
2026-07-16	3
2026-07-17	7
2026-07-18	5
2026-07-19	2
2026-07-20	3
2026-07-21	4
2026-07-22	4
2026-07-23	4
2026-07-24	2
2026-07-25	7
2026-07-26	2
2026-07-27	5
2026-07-28	4
2026-07-29	1
2026-07-30	2
2026-07-31	5
2026-08-01	2
2026-08-02	4
2026-08-03	2
2026-08-04	4
2026-08-05	4
2026-08-06	9
2026-08-07	2
2026-08-08	9
2026-08-09	1
2026-08-10	3
2026-08-11	4
2026-08-12	3
2026-08-13	5
2026-08-14	5
2026-08-15	3
2026-08-16	3
2026-08-17	3
2026-08-18	8
2026-08-19	4
2026-08-20	2
2026-08-21	2
2026-08-22	3
2026-08-23	3
2026-08-24	5
2026-08-25	3
2026-08-26	3
2026-08-27	3
2026-08-28	5
2026-08-29	4
2026-08-30	4
2026-08-31	2
2026-09-01	4
2026-09-02	4
2026-09-03	7
2026-09-04	2
2026-09-05	3
2026-09-06	2
2026-09-07	3
2026-09-08	4
2026-09-09	5
2026-09-10	2
2026-09-11	4
2026-09-12	4
2026-09-13	2

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Balabac Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-06-22 to 10 transits per day on 2026-06-07, with a mean of 5.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 4 transits per day.

Balabac Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	5
2026-05-18	9
2026-05-19	8
2026-05-20	5
2026-05-21	3
2026-05-22	2
2026-05-23	7
2026-05-24	4
2026-05-25	6
2026-05-26	5
2026-05-27	5
2026-05-28	8
2026-05-29	3
2026-05-30	7
2026-05-31	5
2026-06-01	1
2026-06-02	9
2026-06-03	4
2026-06-04	6
2026-06-05	4
2026-06-06	4
2026-06-07	10
2026-06-08	7
2026-06-09	10
2026-06-10	5
2026-06-11	5
2026-06-12	3
2026-06-13	6
2026-06-14	7
2026-06-15	3
2026-06-16	7
2026-06-17	5
2026-06-18	8
2026-06-19	5
2026-06-20	5
2026-06-21	6
2026-06-22	0
2026-06-23	9
2026-06-24	5
2026-06-25	4
2026-06-26	5
2026-06-27	7
2026-06-28	3
2026-06-29	8
2026-06-30	1
2026-07-01	3
2026-07-02	8
2026-07-03	2
2026-07-04	9
2026-07-05	7
2026-07-06	6
2026-07-07	6
2026-07-08	3
2026-07-09	4
2026-07-10	7
2026-07-11	3
2026-07-12	5
2026-07-13	5
2026-07-14	5
2026-07-15	5
2026-07-16	6
2026-07-17	7
2026-07-18	5
2026-07-19	5
2026-07-20	6
2026-07-21	5
2026-07-22	3
2026-07-23	4
2026-07-24	4
2026-07-25	6
2026-07-26	6
2026-07-27	7
2026-07-28	6
2026-07-29	8
2026-07-30	3
2026-07-31	5
2026-08-01	3
2026-08-02	4
2026-08-03	8
2026-08-04	4
2026-08-05	3
2026-08-06	5
2026-08-07	7
2026-08-08	7
2026-08-09	4
2026-08-10	3
2026-08-11	3
2026-08-12	4
2026-08-13	7
2026-08-14	4
2026-08-15	7
2026-08-16	4
2026-08-17	9
2026-08-18	5
2026-08-19	3
2026-08-20	1
2026-08-21	8
2026-08-22	10
2026-08-23	1
2026-08-24	4
2026-08-25	8
2026-08-26	3
2026-08-27	5
2026-08-28	7
2026-08-29	7
2026-08-30	4
2026-08-31	4
2026-09-01	3
2026-09-02	4
2026-09-03	4
2026-09-04	3
2026-09-05	4
2026-09-06	3
2026-09-07	5
2026-09-08	1
2026-09-09	1
2026-09-10	6
2026-09-11	5
2026-09-12	7
2026-09-13	4

Transit trade volume

Balabac Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 1,245 metric tons per day on 2026-08-20 to 675,636 metric tons per day on 2026-08-22, with a mean of 276,394.6 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 172,474 metric tons per day.

Balabac Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	236,253
2026-05-18	406,497
2026-05-19	615,635
2026-05-20	266,219
2026-05-21	180,043
2026-05-22	80,661
2026-05-23	316,067
2026-05-24	377,771
2026-05-25	188,653
2026-05-26	339,927
2026-05-27	394,016
2026-05-28	277,855
2026-05-29	89,571
2026-05-30	245,010
2026-05-31	231,945
2026-06-01	43,996
2026-06-02	577,034
2026-06-03	208,731
2026-06-04	255,478
2026-06-05	300,851
2026-06-06	163,515
2026-06-07	503,450
2026-06-08	352,295
2026-06-09	428,572
2026-06-10	116,394
2026-06-11	261,179
2026-06-12	169,760
2026-06-13	265,967
2026-06-14	575,284
2026-06-15	90,706
2026-06-16	620,567
2026-06-17	183,611
2026-06-18	381,977
2026-06-19	28,185
2026-06-20	241,016
2026-06-21	167,605
2026-06-22	63,655
2026-06-23	552,495
2026-06-24	236,079
2026-06-25	373,591
2026-06-26	419,314
2026-06-27	472,762
2026-06-28	113,236
2026-06-29	279,784
2026-06-30	26,839
2026-07-01	220,628
2026-07-02	620,919
2026-07-03	284,295
2026-07-04	258,463
2026-07-05	460,497
2026-07-06	461,718
2026-07-07	379,691
2026-07-08	117,813
2026-07-09	169,354
2026-07-10	235,008
2026-07-11	246,787
2026-07-12	420,534
2026-07-13	442,688
2026-07-14	256,740
2026-07-15	254,086
2026-07-16	191,330
2026-07-17	522,141
2026-07-18	334,280
2026-07-19	271,997
2026-07-20	347,668
2026-07-21	251,356
2026-07-22	227,029
2026-07-23	180,506
2026-07-24	117,387
2026-07-25	341,125
2026-07-26	282,542
2026-07-27	512,589
2026-07-28	224,295
2026-07-29	211,963
2026-07-30	159,485
2026-07-31	262,409
2026-08-01	217,297
2026-08-02	167,564
2026-08-03	278,108
2026-08-04	408,010
2026-08-05	244,319
2026-08-06	388,368
2026-08-07	237,601
2026-08-08	273,041
2026-08-09	87,287
2026-08-10	330,433
2026-08-11	70,383
2026-08-12	94,568
2026-08-13	315,199
2026-08-14	71,493
2026-08-15	542,553
2026-08-16	157,630
2026-08-17	639,717
2026-08-18	410,029
2026-08-19	193,564
2026-08-20	1,245
2026-08-21	435,598
2026-08-22	675,636
2026-08-23	45,930
2026-08-24	29,634
2026-08-25	477,073
2026-08-26	187,357
2026-08-27	399,203
2026-08-28	305,328
2026-08-29	343,842
2026-08-30	243,258
2026-08-31	96,433
2026-09-01	116,416
2026-09-02	47,012
2026-09-03	437,359
2026-09-04	185,646
2026-09-05	98,352
2026-09-06	122,631
2026-09-07	296,630
2026-09-08	103,716
2026-09-09	87,124
2026-09-10	433,413
2026-09-11	179,100
2026-09-12	532,405
2026-09-13	172,474

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