Bosporus Strait: transits and disruption history

Name: Bosporus Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Bosporus Strait averaged 58.6 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 62.0 in the previous 28 days (-5.5%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Type: strait
Bordering countries: Türkiye
Recorded events: 0
Curated lanes passing: 3
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Bosporus Strait averaged 58.6 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

Bosporus Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 38 transits per day on 2026-08-16 to 103 transits per day on 2026-05-18, with a mean of 71.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 51 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).

Bosporus Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	89
2026-05-18	103
2026-05-19	63
2026-05-20	102
2026-05-21	85
2026-05-22	84
2026-05-23	90
2026-05-24	86
2026-05-25	95
2026-05-26	100
2026-05-27	88
2026-05-28	85
2026-05-29	67
2026-05-30	92
2026-05-31	66
2026-06-01	90
2026-06-02	63
2026-06-03	72
2026-06-04	94
2026-06-05	83
2026-06-06	82
2026-06-07	71
2026-06-08	81
2026-06-09	100
2026-06-10	86
2026-06-11	72
2026-06-12	75
2026-06-13	89
2026-06-14	89
2026-06-15	77
2026-06-16	78
2026-06-17	55
2026-06-18	92
2026-06-19	99
2026-06-20	89
2026-06-21	77
2026-06-22	77
2026-06-23	80
2026-06-24	66
2026-06-25	87
2026-06-26	99
2026-06-27	81
2026-06-28	63
2026-06-29	86
2026-06-30	98
2026-07-01	64
2026-07-02	65
2026-07-03	88
2026-07-04	85
2026-07-05	88
2026-07-06	68
2026-07-07	84
2026-07-08	92
2026-07-09	88
2026-07-10	66
2026-07-11	81
2026-07-12	96
2026-07-13	94
2026-07-14	45
2026-07-15	56
2026-07-16	73
2026-07-17	93
2026-07-18	84
2026-07-19	63
2026-07-20	66
2026-07-21	65
2026-07-22	74
2026-07-23	60
2026-07-24	70
2026-07-25	58
2026-07-26	57
2026-07-27	81
2026-07-28	51
2026-07-29	58
2026-07-30	61
2026-07-31	61
2026-08-01	82
2026-08-02	65
2026-08-03	58
2026-08-04	56
2026-08-05	67
2026-08-06	58
2026-08-07	80
2026-08-08	57
2026-08-09	65
2026-08-10	63
2026-08-11	66
2026-08-12	76
2026-08-13	48
2026-08-14	51
2026-08-15	43
2026-08-16	38
2026-08-17	81
2026-08-18	68
2026-08-19	67
2026-08-20	55
2026-08-21	73
2026-08-22	72
2026-08-23	67
2026-08-24	69
2026-08-25	47
2026-08-26	72
2026-08-27	67
2026-08-28	57
2026-08-29	60
2026-08-30	47
2026-08-31	49
2026-09-01	39
2026-09-02	57
2026-09-03	49
2026-09-04	63
2026-09-05	52
2026-09-06	63
2026-09-07	40
2026-09-08	43
2026-09-09	56
2026-09-10	51
2026-09-11	69
2026-09-12	56
2026-09-13	51

Transits, container ships

Bosporus Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 2 transits per day on 2026-09-10 to 17 transits per day on 2026-06-01, with a mean of 9.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 8 transits per day.

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

Transits, tankers

Bosporus Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 8 transits per day on 2026-09-01 to 30 transits per day on 2026-06-30, with a mean of 18.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 12 transits per day.

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

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Bosporus Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 4 transits per day on 2026-09-03 to 27 transits per day on 2026-05-25, with a mean of 15.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 11 transits per day.

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

Transit trade volume

Bosporus Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 202,948 metric tons per day on 2026-09-10 to 1,748,260 metric tons per day on 2026-06-29, with a mean of 908,556.3 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 629,943 metric tons per day.

Bosporus Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	1,438,111
2026-05-18	1,206,224
2026-05-19	1,034,722
2026-05-20	1,113,667
2026-05-21	1,412,950
2026-05-22	1,068,293
2026-05-23	1,037,019
2026-05-24	1,187,580
2026-05-25	1,012,438
2026-05-26	1,047,982
2026-05-27	1,010,890
2026-05-28	1,593,786
2026-05-29	872,439
2026-05-30	1,260,827
2026-05-31	857,431
2026-06-01	1,178,646
2026-06-02	898,106
2026-06-03	595,192
2026-06-04	1,464,305
2026-06-05	1,231,014
2026-06-06	1,365,599
2026-06-07	941,935
2026-06-08	798,575
2026-06-09	1,305,400
2026-06-10	611,715
2026-06-11	1,036,073
2026-06-12	971,125
2026-06-13	921,227
2026-06-14	834,718
2026-06-15	1,535,844
2026-06-16	1,052,758
2026-06-17	496,020
2026-06-18	1,187,282
2026-06-19	1,357,697
2026-06-20	1,523,492
2026-06-21	1,308,508
2026-06-22	1,152,235
2026-06-23	1,237,025
2026-06-24	961,171
2026-06-25	1,167,375
2026-06-26	1,236,153
2026-06-27	495,232
2026-06-28	832,949
2026-06-29	1,748,260
2026-06-30	1,543,733
2026-07-01	514,258
2026-07-02	916,508
2026-07-03	1,361,952
2026-07-04	1,392,150
2026-07-05	1,329,721
2026-07-06	855,014
2026-07-07	1,189,322
2026-07-08	1,171,556
2026-07-09	1,036,645
2026-07-10	1,580,643
2026-07-11	958,224
2026-07-12	1,210,183
2026-07-13	1,584,095
2026-07-14	527,706
2026-07-15	685,443
2026-07-16	1,353,885
2026-07-17	893,361
2026-07-18	1,211,751
2026-07-19	1,244,935
2026-07-20	487,567
2026-07-21	581,246
2026-07-22	589,807
2026-07-23	1,330,250
2026-07-24	693,209
2026-07-25	350,754
2026-07-26	426,010
2026-07-27	774,222
2026-07-28	503,334
2026-07-29	779,658
2026-07-30	753,577
2026-07-31	872,354
2026-08-01	818,899
2026-08-02	907,360
2026-08-03	377,552
2026-08-04	1,043,111
2026-08-05	877,028
2026-08-06	402,675
2026-08-07	663,840
2026-08-08	719,535
2026-08-09	544,903
2026-08-10	646,495
2026-08-11	897,594
2026-08-12	1,100,597
2026-08-13	632,560
2026-08-14	781,788
2026-08-15	537,929
2026-08-16	556,834
2026-08-17	425,563
2026-08-18	455,162
2026-08-19	539,910
2026-08-20	423,864
2026-08-21	1,211,289
2026-08-22	788,655
2026-08-23	773,099
2026-08-24	1,314,458
2026-08-25	372,371
2026-08-26	832,113
2026-08-27	755,171
2026-08-28	724,557
2026-08-29	695,525
2026-08-30	434,631
2026-08-31	1,027,111
2026-09-01	349,337
2026-09-02	782,076
2026-09-03	477,777
2026-09-04	788,260
2026-09-05	318,710
2026-09-06	751,747
2026-09-07	523,900
2026-09-08	409,301
2026-09-09	749,557
2026-09-10	202,948
2026-09-11	924,056
2026-09-12	533,903
2026-09-13	629,943

Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Turkish Straits (Dardanelles), million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
Period	Million barrels a day	Share of world maritime oil trade
2020	3.2	4%
2021	3.3	4%
2022	3.2	4%
2023	3.5	4%
2024	3.6	5%
1H25	3.7	5%

EIA reports the Bosporus and the Dardanelles together as the Turkish Straits.

Source: US Energy Information Administration, World Oil Transit Chokepoints, last updated 3 March 2026. Terms.

Shares are computed by World Freight Monitor as each flow divided by EIA's world maritime oil trade for the same period. All chokepoints compared.

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