Dover Strait: transits and disruption history

Name: Dover Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Dover Strait averaged 157.9 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 156.3 in the previous 28 days (+1.0%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Type: strait
Bordering countries: United Kingdom, France
Recorded events: 0
Curated lanes passing: 15
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Dover Strait averaged 157.9 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

Dover Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 126 transits per day on 2026-08-03 to 210 transits per day on 2026-05-23, with a mean of 160.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 150 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).

Dover Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	181
2026-05-18	150
2026-05-19	174
2026-05-20	175
2026-05-21	172
2026-05-22	173
2026-05-23	210
2026-05-24	175
2026-05-25	155
2026-05-26	150
2026-05-27	154
2026-05-28	169
2026-05-29	157
2026-05-30	178
2026-05-31	165
2026-06-01	161
2026-06-02	166
2026-06-03	156
2026-06-04	160
2026-06-05	146
2026-06-06	172
2026-06-07	165
2026-06-08	169
2026-06-09	160
2026-06-10	171
2026-06-11	158
2026-06-12	172
2026-06-13	173
2026-06-14	167
2026-06-15	146
2026-06-16	160
2026-06-17	160
2026-06-18	145
2026-06-19	164
2026-06-20	155
2026-06-21	176
2026-06-22	153
2026-06-23	154
2026-06-24	174
2026-06-25	146
2026-06-26	158
2026-06-27	163
2026-06-28	166
2026-06-29	130
2026-06-30	162
2026-07-01	155
2026-07-02	147
2026-07-03	179
2026-07-04	173
2026-07-05	145
2026-07-06	177
2026-07-07	166
2026-07-08	159
2026-07-09	158
2026-07-10	173
2026-07-11	165
2026-07-12	154
2026-07-13	146
2026-07-14	163
2026-07-15	135
2026-07-16	149
2026-07-17	179
2026-07-18	165
2026-07-19	165
2026-07-20	162
2026-07-21	139
2026-07-22	151
2026-07-23	167
2026-07-24	150
2026-07-25	174
2026-07-26	140
2026-07-27	149
2026-07-28	148
2026-07-29	151
2026-07-30	150
2026-07-31	155
2026-08-01	186
2026-08-02	165
2026-08-03	126
2026-08-04	160
2026-08-05	157
2026-08-06	162
2026-08-07	168
2026-08-08	167
2026-08-09	168
2026-08-10	135
2026-08-11	155
2026-08-12	140
2026-08-13	157
2026-08-14	155
2026-08-15	181
2026-08-16	158
2026-08-17	144
2026-08-18	130
2026-08-19	160
2026-08-20	127
2026-08-21	150
2026-08-22	178
2026-08-23	154
2026-08-24	152
2026-08-25	147
2026-08-26	158
2026-08-27	171
2026-08-28	165
2026-08-29	152
2026-08-30	147
2026-08-31	126
2026-09-01	172
2026-09-02	146
2026-09-03	155
2026-09-04	142
2026-09-05	193
2026-09-06	180
2026-09-07	158
2026-09-08	162
2026-09-09	161
2026-09-10	169
2026-09-11	185
2026-09-12	186
2026-09-13	150

Transits, container ships

Dover Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 21 transits per day on 2026-07-15 to 47 transits per day on 2026-09-01, with a mean of 35.0 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 32 transits per day.

Dover Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	39
2026-05-18	32
2026-05-19	33
2026-05-20	39
2026-05-21	30
2026-05-22	35
2026-05-23	40
2026-05-24	38
2026-05-25	30
2026-05-26	27
2026-05-27	28
2026-05-28	36
2026-05-29	27
2026-05-30	45
2026-05-31	40
2026-06-01	38
2026-06-02	30
2026-06-03	37
2026-06-04	37
2026-06-05	30
2026-06-06	42
2026-06-07	32
2026-06-08	38
2026-06-09	33
2026-06-10	33
2026-06-11	36
2026-06-12	32
2026-06-13	36
2026-06-14	43
2026-06-15	41
2026-06-16	29
2026-06-17	33
2026-06-18	32
2026-06-19	31
2026-06-20	32
2026-06-21	38
2026-06-22	38
2026-06-23	35
2026-06-24	36
2026-06-25	36
2026-06-26	29
2026-06-27	39
2026-06-28	31
2026-06-29	25
2026-06-30	31
2026-07-01	36
2026-07-02	42
2026-07-03	36
2026-07-04	36
2026-07-05	42
2026-07-06	37
2026-07-07	42
2026-07-08	32
2026-07-09	33
2026-07-10	37
2026-07-11	40
2026-07-12	43
2026-07-13	28
2026-07-14	42
2026-07-15	21
2026-07-16	32
2026-07-17	32
2026-07-18	37
2026-07-19	40
2026-07-20	42
2026-07-21	34
2026-07-22	39
2026-07-23	32
2026-07-24	29
2026-07-25	36
2026-07-26	36
2026-07-27	37
2026-07-28	32
2026-07-29	33
2026-07-30	29
2026-07-31	36
2026-08-01	40
2026-08-02	26
2026-08-03	31
2026-08-04	31
2026-08-05	39
2026-08-06	35
2026-08-07	38
2026-08-08	37
2026-08-09	45
2026-08-10	30
2026-08-11	34
2026-08-12	23
2026-08-13	36
2026-08-14	34
2026-08-15	41
2026-08-16	35
2026-08-17	34
2026-08-18	38
2026-08-19	38
2026-08-20	32
2026-08-21	23
2026-08-22	34
2026-08-23	37
2026-08-24	42
2026-08-25	36
2026-08-26	26
2026-08-27	45
2026-08-28	28
2026-08-29	42
2026-08-30	29
2026-08-31	30
2026-09-01	47
2026-09-02	42
2026-09-03	40
2026-09-04	36
2026-09-05	37
2026-09-06	39
2026-09-07	31
2026-09-08	33
2026-09-09	32
2026-09-10	29
2026-09-11	36
2026-09-12	41
2026-09-13	32

Transits, tankers

Dover Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 38 transits per day on 2026-08-20 to 70 transits per day on 2026-05-23, with a mean of 54.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 46 transits per day.

Dover Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	61
2026-05-18	55
2026-05-19	61
2026-05-20	69
2026-05-21	67
2026-05-22	60
2026-05-23	70
2026-05-24	67
2026-05-25	64
2026-05-26	63
2026-05-27	60
2026-05-28	47
2026-05-29	49
2026-05-30	45
2026-05-31	47
2026-06-01	57
2026-06-02	58
2026-06-03	56
2026-06-04	61
2026-06-05	58
2026-06-06	54
2026-06-07	59
2026-06-08	61
2026-06-09	52
2026-06-10	54
2026-06-11	48
2026-06-12	62
2026-06-13	55
2026-06-14	54
2026-06-15	46
2026-06-16	59
2026-06-17	66
2026-06-18	53
2026-06-19	54
2026-06-20	49
2026-06-21	55
2026-06-22	55
2026-06-23	49
2026-06-24	55
2026-06-25	43
2026-06-26	55
2026-06-27	48
2026-06-28	66
2026-06-29	42
2026-06-30	59
2026-07-01	58
2026-07-02	41
2026-07-03	61
2026-07-04	67
2026-07-05	45
2026-07-06	69
2026-07-07	50
2026-07-08	53
2026-07-09	54
2026-07-10	60
2026-07-11	44
2026-07-12	52
2026-07-13	59
2026-07-14	45
2026-07-15	48
2026-07-16	44
2026-07-17	62
2026-07-18	48
2026-07-19	57
2026-07-20	54
2026-07-21	49
2026-07-22	57
2026-07-23	61
2026-07-24	45
2026-07-25	65
2026-07-26	55
2026-07-27	53
2026-07-28	47
2026-07-29	51
2026-07-30	63
2026-07-31	43
2026-08-01	62
2026-08-02	53
2026-08-03	39
2026-08-04	54
2026-08-05	48
2026-08-06	47
2026-08-07	65
2026-08-08	53
2026-08-09	51
2026-08-10	41
2026-08-11	49
2026-08-12	57
2026-08-13	49
2026-08-14	50
2026-08-15	58
2026-08-16	59
2026-08-17	49
2026-08-18	40
2026-08-19	60
2026-08-20	38
2026-08-21	56
2026-08-22	53
2026-08-23	49
2026-08-24	54
2026-08-25	45
2026-08-26	51
2026-08-27	59
2026-08-28	61
2026-08-29	44
2026-08-30	50
2026-08-31	46
2026-09-01	55
2026-09-02	47
2026-09-03	46
2026-09-04	43
2026-09-05	63
2026-09-06	59
2026-09-07	62
2026-09-08	60
2026-09-09	62
2026-09-10	51
2026-09-11	67
2026-09-12	66
2026-09-13	46

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Dover Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 11 transits per day on 2026-06-18 to 32 transits per day on 2026-08-02, with a mean of 22.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 25 transits per day.

Dover Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	29
2026-05-18	25
2026-05-19	24
2026-05-20	20
2026-05-21	22
2026-05-22	22
2026-05-23	31
2026-05-24	29
2026-05-25	15
2026-05-26	25
2026-05-27	19
2026-05-28	29
2026-05-29	28
2026-05-30	27
2026-05-31	22
2026-06-01	23
2026-06-02	21
2026-06-03	23
2026-06-04	17
2026-06-05	23
2026-06-06	26
2026-06-07	26
2026-06-08	26
2026-06-09	26
2026-06-10	26
2026-06-11	27
2026-06-12	30
2026-06-13	20
2026-06-14	20
2026-06-15	17
2026-06-16	16
2026-06-17	21
2026-06-18	11
2026-06-19	21
2026-06-20	26
2026-06-21	29
2026-06-22	23
2026-06-23	27
2026-06-24	24
2026-06-25	15
2026-06-26	20
2026-06-27	20
2026-06-28	23
2026-06-29	17
2026-06-30	26
2026-07-01	21
2026-07-02	17
2026-07-03	19
2026-07-04	17
2026-07-05	19
2026-07-06	21
2026-07-07	27
2026-07-08	25
2026-07-09	22
2026-07-10	23
2026-07-11	21
2026-07-12	16
2026-07-13	19
2026-07-14	22
2026-07-15	20
2026-07-16	19
2026-07-17	26
2026-07-18	20
2026-07-19	25
2026-07-20	20
2026-07-21	16
2026-07-22	20
2026-07-23	24
2026-07-24	19
2026-07-25	18
2026-07-26	23
2026-07-27	12
2026-07-28	22
2026-07-29	23
2026-07-30	23
2026-07-31	21
2026-08-01	27
2026-08-02	32
2026-08-03	16
2026-08-04	21
2026-08-05	22
2026-08-06	26
2026-08-07	15
2026-08-08	15
2026-08-09	30
2026-08-10	20
2026-08-11	18
2026-08-12	21
2026-08-13	25
2026-08-14	20
2026-08-15	26
2026-08-16	21
2026-08-17	12
2026-08-18	20
2026-08-19	24
2026-08-20	21
2026-08-21	18
2026-08-22	30
2026-08-23	19
2026-08-24	15
2026-08-25	18
2026-08-26	27
2026-08-27	20
2026-08-28	25
2026-08-29	25
2026-08-30	17
2026-08-31	17
2026-09-01	24
2026-09-02	25
2026-09-03	25
2026-09-04	16
2026-09-05	30
2026-09-06	19
2026-09-07	24
2026-09-08	24
2026-09-09	17
2026-09-10	31
2026-09-11	24
2026-09-12	22
2026-09-13	25

Transit trade volume

Dover Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 2,044,622 metric tons per day on 2026-06-18 to 4,659,011 metric tons per day on 2026-08-01, with a mean of 3,240,738.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 2,991,674 metric tons per day.

Dover Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	4,372,579
2026-05-18	2,886,387
2026-05-19	3,075,391
2026-05-20	3,116,358
2026-05-21	3,600,399
2026-05-22	3,665,861
2026-05-23	4,642,241
2026-05-24	3,812,658
2026-05-25	3,249,294
2026-05-26	3,779,936
2026-05-27	3,630,053
2026-05-28	3,251,324
2026-05-29	3,063,465
2026-05-30	3,925,509
2026-05-31	3,033,938
2026-06-01	3,406,501
2026-06-02	2,945,630
2026-06-03	3,193,586
2026-06-04	2,773,600
2026-06-05	3,733,383
2026-06-06	3,585,246
2026-06-07	3,514,262
2026-06-08	3,661,250
2026-06-09	2,546,537
2026-06-10	3,302,611
2026-06-11	2,912,332
2026-06-12	3,803,691
2026-06-13	2,984,025
2026-06-14	3,599,154
2026-06-15	3,384,628
2026-06-16	2,785,090
2026-06-17	3,766,421
2026-06-18	2,044,622
2026-06-19	2,937,740
2026-06-20	3,031,964
2026-06-21	3,508,614
2026-06-22	3,533,651
2026-06-23	3,349,285
2026-06-24	3,138,476
2026-06-25	3,017,106
2026-06-26	3,316,489
2026-06-27	3,910,856
2026-06-28	2,980,691
2026-06-29	2,676,347
2026-06-30	2,964,422
2026-07-01	3,156,432
2026-07-02	3,014,290
2026-07-03	3,869,071
2026-07-04	3,487,812
2026-07-05	2,683,765
2026-07-06	4,185,164
2026-07-07	3,012,986
2026-07-08	3,003,705
2026-07-09	3,134,034
2026-07-10	2,914,094
2026-07-11	3,004,779
2026-07-12	2,679,857
2026-07-13	2,958,116
2026-07-14	3,951,069
2026-07-15	2,977,883
2026-07-16	3,118,912
2026-07-17	4,097,625
2026-07-18	3,444,733
2026-07-19	3,593,448
2026-07-20	3,180,077
2026-07-21	2,370,581
2026-07-22	3,229,870
2026-07-23	2,925,207
2026-07-24	2,568,189
2026-07-25	3,246,349
2026-07-26	3,019,271
2026-07-27	2,881,448
2026-07-28	2,484,823
2026-07-29	3,717,631
2026-07-30	3,044,350
2026-07-31	3,109,809
2026-08-01	4,659,011
2026-08-02	3,528,824
2026-08-03	2,708,951
2026-08-04	3,898,068
2026-08-05	3,354,664
2026-08-06	3,243,786
2026-08-07	2,986,782
2026-08-08	3,096,517
2026-08-09	4,017,719
2026-08-10	2,458,131
2026-08-11	3,486,707
2026-08-12	2,367,474
2026-08-13	3,737,134
2026-08-14	3,925,805
2026-08-15	3,439,417
2026-08-16	3,925,485
2026-08-17	2,867,238
2026-08-18	3,061,865
2026-08-19	3,236,981
2026-08-20	2,394,718
2026-08-21	2,575,766
2026-08-22	3,011,803
2026-08-23	3,089,576
2026-08-24	3,170,735
2026-08-25	2,503,475
2026-08-26	2,945,352
2026-08-27	3,061,943
2026-08-28	3,382,612
2026-08-29	3,167,233
2026-08-30	2,066,640
2026-08-31	2,471,748
2026-09-01	3,296,094
2026-09-02	3,480,514
2026-09-03	2,422,947
2026-09-04	2,964,914
2026-09-05	4,077,414
2026-09-06	3,583,492
2026-09-07	3,823,160
2026-09-08	3,312,413
2026-09-09	3,178,544
2026-09-10	3,469,398
2026-09-11	3,641,895
2026-09-12	3,324,960
2026-09-13	2,991,674

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