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Cape of Good Hope: transits and disruption history

Cape of Good Hope averaged 88.1 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 89.5 in the previous 28 days (-1.5%). The archive records 1 disruption here.

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Key facts

Type
cape
Bordering countries
South Africa
Recorded events
1
Curated lanes passing
18
Data through
2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)
  • Cape of Good Hope averaged 88.1 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Cape of Good Hope
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2023-11-19Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around AfricaSecurity incidentongoing5 Critical

Full event history for Cape of Good Hope

Transits, all vessel types

Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 58 transits per day on 2026-09-04 to 123 transits per day on 2026-07-31, with a mean of 91.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 82 transits per day.02550751001252026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 58 transits per day on 2026-09-04 to 123 transits per day on 2026-07-31, with a mean of 91.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 82 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).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-17101
2026-05-1895
2026-05-1973
2026-05-20112
2026-05-21110
2026-05-22105
2026-05-2380
2026-05-24109
2026-05-2597
2026-05-2682
2026-05-2778
2026-05-2898
2026-05-2988
2026-05-30121
2026-05-31100
2026-06-01109
2026-06-0286
2026-06-0378
2026-06-0469
2026-06-05103
2026-06-0696
2026-06-07100
2026-06-08102
2026-06-0988
2026-06-10105
2026-06-1181
2026-06-1276
2026-06-1379
2026-06-14107
2026-06-1596
2026-06-1697
2026-06-1783
2026-06-1894
2026-06-1995
2026-06-2098
2026-06-21106
2026-06-22110
2026-06-2390
2026-06-2478
2026-06-2591
2026-06-2691
2026-06-27105
2026-06-2880
2026-06-2988
2026-06-30103
2026-07-01100
2026-07-0297
2026-07-03101
2026-07-0469
2026-07-05115
2026-07-0699
2026-07-0797
2026-07-0876
2026-07-0985
2026-07-1088
2026-07-1191
2026-07-1297
2026-07-13103
2026-07-14103
2026-07-1587
2026-07-1695
2026-07-1789
2026-07-1884
2026-07-1990
2026-07-2081
2026-07-2193
2026-07-22101
2026-07-2393
2026-07-2481
2026-07-2591
2026-07-2692
2026-07-2777
2026-07-2869
2026-07-2972
2026-07-3099
2026-07-31123
2026-08-0183
2026-08-0297
2026-08-0383
2026-08-0489
2026-08-05103
2026-08-0685
2026-08-0783
2026-08-0885
2026-08-0983
2026-08-1083
2026-08-11102
2026-08-1269
2026-08-1386
2026-08-1481
2026-08-15123
2026-08-1699
2026-08-1783
2026-08-1879
2026-08-19105
2026-08-2099
2026-08-2195
2026-08-2296
2026-08-2384
2026-08-24101
2026-08-2586
2026-08-2683
2026-08-2798
2026-08-2898
2026-08-2989
2026-08-3088
2026-08-3182
2026-09-01100
2026-09-0290
2026-09-0377
2026-09-0458
2026-09-0563
2026-09-0680
2026-09-07120
2026-09-0887
2026-09-0998
2026-09-1096
2026-09-1182
2026-09-1269
2026-09-1382

Transits, container ships

Cape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 8 transits per day on 2026-05-27 to 32 transits per day on 2026-06-05, with a mean of 19.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 19 transits per day.0102030402026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Cape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 8 transits per day on 2026-05-27 to 32 transits per day on 2026-06-05, with a mean of 19.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 19 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).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1720
2026-05-1818
2026-05-1919
2026-05-2023
2026-05-2120
2026-05-2227
2026-05-2315
2026-05-2423
2026-05-2524
2026-05-2620
2026-05-278
2026-05-2826
2026-05-2920
2026-05-3023
2026-05-3120
2026-06-0127
2026-06-0217
2026-06-0316
2026-06-0411
2026-06-0532
2026-06-0624
2026-06-0725
2026-06-0820
2026-06-0920
2026-06-1027
2026-06-1110
2026-06-1216
2026-06-1322
2026-06-1424
2026-06-1519
2026-06-1616
2026-06-1714
2026-06-1827
2026-06-1928
2026-06-2022
2026-06-2130
2026-06-2223
2026-06-2320
2026-06-249
2026-06-2522
2026-06-2626
2026-06-2721
2026-06-2814
2026-06-2919
2026-06-3023
2026-07-0124
2026-07-0225
2026-07-0324
2026-07-0415
2026-07-0531
2026-07-0616
2026-07-0724
2026-07-0814
2026-07-0913
2026-07-1026
2026-07-1126
2026-07-1220
2026-07-1322
2026-07-1430
2026-07-1524
2026-07-1620
2026-07-1715
2026-07-1819
2026-07-1921
2026-07-2018
2026-07-2121
2026-07-2214
2026-07-2315
2026-07-2417
2026-07-2519
2026-07-2620
2026-07-2719
2026-07-2810
2026-07-2918
2026-07-3019
2026-07-3130
2026-08-0110
2026-08-0219
2026-08-0322
2026-08-0415
2026-08-0519
2026-08-0614
2026-08-0722
2026-08-0817
2026-08-0923
2026-08-1014
2026-08-1117
2026-08-1213
2026-08-1318
2026-08-1412
2026-08-1523
2026-08-1620
2026-08-1720
2026-08-1818
2026-08-1926
2026-08-2025
2026-08-2124
2026-08-2216
2026-08-2316
2026-08-2422
2026-08-2519
2026-08-2624
2026-08-2718
2026-08-2816
2026-08-2911
2026-08-3023
2026-08-3114
2026-09-0116
2026-09-0217
2026-09-0314
2026-09-0417
2026-09-0524
2026-09-0617
2026-09-0724
2026-09-0810
2026-09-0917
2026-09-1017
2026-09-1111
2026-09-1212
2026-09-1319

Transits, tankers

Cape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 9 transits per day on 2026-08-26 to 30 transits per day on 2026-05-20, with a mean of 19.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 14 transits per day.01020302026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Cape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 9 transits per day on 2026-08-26 to 30 transits per day on 2026-05-20, with a mean of 19.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 14 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).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1717
2026-05-1818
2026-05-1917
2026-05-2030
2026-05-2130
2026-05-2219
2026-05-2317
2026-05-2426
2026-05-2522
2026-05-2616
2026-05-2717
2026-05-2825
2026-05-2910
2026-05-3024
2026-05-3117
2026-06-0124
2026-06-0223
2026-06-0311
2026-06-0416
2026-06-0519
2026-06-0626
2026-06-0730
2026-06-0823
2026-06-0915
2026-06-1017
2026-06-1116
2026-06-1219
2026-06-1315
2026-06-1421
2026-06-1527
2026-06-1625
2026-06-1715
2026-06-1815
2026-06-1917
2026-06-2022
2026-06-2127
2026-06-2221
2026-06-2322
2026-06-2414
2026-06-2517
2026-06-2628
2026-06-2721
2026-06-2819
2026-06-2912
2026-06-3027
2026-07-0114
2026-07-0215
2026-07-0321
2026-07-0411
2026-07-0519
2026-07-0619
2026-07-0714
2026-07-0820
2026-07-0922
2026-07-1019
2026-07-1112
2026-07-1218
2026-07-1325
2026-07-1418
2026-07-1513
2026-07-1617
2026-07-1713
2026-07-1820
2026-07-1913
2026-07-2013
2026-07-2119
2026-07-2219
2026-07-2321
2026-07-2417
2026-07-2519
2026-07-2617
2026-07-2716
2026-07-2814
2026-07-2913
2026-07-3020
2026-07-3127
2026-08-0125
2026-08-0226
2026-08-0324
2026-08-0421
2026-08-0521
2026-08-0613
2026-08-0722
2026-08-0822
2026-08-0916
2026-08-1022
2026-08-1128
2026-08-1211
2026-08-1321
2026-08-1414
2026-08-1528
2026-08-1618
2026-08-1720
2026-08-1815
2026-08-1923
2026-08-2019
2026-08-2121
2026-08-2223
2026-08-2320
2026-08-2426
2026-08-2518
2026-08-269
2026-08-2719
2026-08-2825
2026-08-2922
2026-08-3019
2026-08-3116
2026-09-0125
2026-09-0214
2026-09-0319
2026-09-0411
2026-09-0511
2026-09-0614
2026-09-0728
2026-09-0816
2026-09-0920
2026-09-1017
2026-09-1122
2026-09-1214
2026-09-1314

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Cape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 25 transits per day on 2026-09-05 to 64 transits per day on 2026-05-30, with a mean of 44.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 42 transits per day.0204060802026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Cape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 25 transits per day on 2026-09-05 to 64 transits per day on 2026-05-30, with a mean of 44.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 42 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).

Cape of Good Hope, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1744
2026-05-1849
2026-05-1933
2026-05-2047
2026-05-2155
2026-05-2253
2026-05-2341
2026-05-2440
2026-05-2543
2026-05-2640
2026-05-2747
2026-05-2843
2026-05-2947
2026-05-3064
2026-05-3154
2026-06-0143
2026-06-0236
2026-06-0345
2026-06-0439
2026-06-0545
2026-06-0640
2026-06-0735
2026-06-0849
2026-06-0942
2026-06-1051
2026-06-1146
2026-06-1237
2026-06-1336
2026-06-1458
2026-06-1542
2026-06-1649
2026-06-1749
2026-06-1844
2026-06-1939
2026-06-2043
2026-06-2144
2026-06-2254
2026-06-2341
2026-06-2446
2026-06-2542
2026-06-2633
2026-06-2753
2026-06-2839
2026-06-2950
2026-06-3046
2026-07-0149
2026-07-0245
2026-07-0351
2026-07-0437
2026-07-0553
2026-07-0646
2026-07-0744
2026-07-0838
2026-07-0946
2026-07-1037
2026-07-1147
2026-07-1250
2026-07-1349
2026-07-1442
2026-07-1545
2026-07-1648
2026-07-1755
2026-07-1841
2026-07-1947
2026-07-2041
2026-07-2146
2026-07-2256
2026-07-2348
2026-07-2439
2026-07-2542
2026-07-2648
2026-07-2735
2026-07-2838
2026-07-2936
2026-07-3056
2026-07-3159
2026-08-0139
2026-08-0244
2026-08-0327
2026-08-0445
2026-08-0555
2026-08-0646
2026-08-0735
2026-08-0841
2026-08-0938
2026-08-1042
2026-08-1148
2026-08-1243
2026-08-1340
2026-08-1449
2026-08-1560
2026-08-1655
2026-08-1732
2026-08-1841
2026-08-1943
2026-08-2047
2026-08-2146
2026-08-2245
2026-08-2340
2026-08-2443
2026-08-2544
2026-08-2642
2026-08-2750
2026-08-2848
2026-08-2947
2026-08-3039
2026-08-3146
2026-09-0147
2026-09-0248
2026-09-0339
2026-09-0427
2026-09-0525
2026-09-0637
2026-09-0746
2026-09-0854
2026-09-0955
2026-09-1057
2026-09-1142
2026-09-1235
2026-09-1342

Transit trade volume

Cape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 daysCape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 3,292,695 metric tons per day on 2026-07-28 to 8,791,834 metric tons per day on 2026-05-30, with a mean of 5,740,689.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 6,814,382 metric tons per day.02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,00010,000,0002026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Cape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 3,292,695 metric tons per day on 2026-07-28 to 8,791,834 metric tons per day on 2026-05-30, with a mean of 5,740,689.8 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 6,814,382 metric tons 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).

Cape of Good Hope, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-05-175,206,248
2026-05-186,636,383
2026-05-196,015,778
2026-05-205,464,156
2026-05-216,241,844
2026-05-227,009,632
2026-05-235,093,290
2026-05-246,926,654
2026-05-256,224,551
2026-05-265,741,698
2026-05-274,983,339
2026-05-286,811,230
2026-05-295,922,830
2026-05-308,791,834
2026-05-316,754,076
2026-06-016,003,745
2026-06-024,630,632
2026-06-034,905,316
2026-06-044,523,157
2026-06-057,785,783
2026-06-067,335,882
2026-06-076,244,187
2026-06-087,226,243
2026-06-095,866,213
2026-06-106,097,980
2026-06-115,502,935
2026-06-125,491,036
2026-06-135,192,459
2026-06-147,503,652
2026-06-155,082,763
2026-06-165,692,792
2026-06-175,442,189
2026-06-185,776,839
2026-06-194,966,763
2026-06-206,763,800
2026-06-216,701,078
2026-06-226,885,309
2026-06-235,069,481
2026-06-244,885,751
2026-06-255,767,505
2026-06-266,126,858
2026-06-276,367,869
2026-06-285,712,528
2026-06-295,038,762
2026-06-307,668,507
2026-07-015,813,379
2026-07-025,983,927
2026-07-037,587,621
2026-07-044,833,529
2026-07-056,604,091
2026-07-065,943,041
2026-07-074,830,439
2026-07-085,582,733
2026-07-095,804,873
2026-07-105,617,366
2026-07-115,902,263
2026-07-126,810,030
2026-07-137,348,204
2026-07-146,239,430
2026-07-155,911,132
2026-07-164,834,740
2026-07-176,577,689
2026-07-186,796,305
2026-07-195,973,257
2026-07-205,107,910
2026-07-216,149,501
2026-07-226,261,654
2026-07-235,959,398
2026-07-244,631,275
2026-07-255,359,157
2026-07-265,268,348
2026-07-275,121,229
2026-07-283,292,695
2026-07-293,612,340
2026-07-307,027,450
2026-07-315,737,947
2026-08-015,251,929
2026-08-025,511,497
2026-08-035,544,899
2026-08-044,950,558
2026-08-055,027,186
2026-08-064,683,694
2026-08-075,554,056
2026-08-085,147,141
2026-08-094,603,047
2026-08-104,171,222
2026-08-115,723,400
2026-08-124,215,222
2026-08-135,799,043
2026-08-144,353,831
2026-08-158,784,867
2026-08-166,088,608
2026-08-175,339,520
2026-08-184,831,325
2026-08-196,609,009
2026-08-205,748,636
2026-08-216,626,580
2026-08-225,548,064
2026-08-235,182,488
2026-08-247,235,514
2026-08-254,284,712
2026-08-263,889,491
2026-08-275,299,675
2026-08-285,766,243
2026-08-295,020,850
2026-08-305,333,953
2026-08-314,992,334
2026-09-015,485,950
2026-09-024,582,739
2026-09-033,969,141
2026-09-043,601,814
2026-09-053,329,488
2026-09-065,307,047
2026-09-077,231,062
2026-09-086,676,081
2026-09-096,496,092
2026-09-106,479,027
2026-09-116,142,017
2026-09-125,044,836
2026-09-136,814,382

Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Cape of Good Hope, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
PeriodMillion barrels a dayShare of world maritime oil trade
20207.911%
20217.29%
20226.18%
20236.28%
20249.312%
1H259.111%

The Cape is not a chokepoint but a route around them; EIA reports it for comparison.

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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