Gibraltar Strait: transits and disruption history

Gibraltar Strait averaged 130.6 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 130.2 in the previous 28 days (+0.3%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Type
strait
Bordering countries
Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar
Recorded events
0
Curated lanes passing
12
Data through
2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)
  • Gibraltar Strait averaged 130.6 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

Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 110 transits per day on 2026-09-08 to 166 transits per day on 2026-09-12, with a mean of 131.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 139 transits per day.0501001502002026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 110 transits per day on 2026-09-08 to 166 transits per day on 2026-09-12, with a mean of 131.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 139 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-17126
2026-05-18135
2026-05-19160
2026-05-20147
2026-05-21120
2026-05-22143
2026-05-23134
2026-05-24135
2026-05-25143
2026-05-26145
2026-05-27125
2026-05-28146
2026-05-29133
2026-05-30138
2026-05-31151
2026-06-01122
2026-06-02136
2026-06-03112
2026-06-04134
2026-06-05112
2026-06-06142
2026-06-07120
2026-06-08141
2026-06-09124
2026-06-10131
2026-06-11142
2026-06-12123
2026-06-13163
2026-06-14114
2026-06-15141
2026-06-16137
2026-06-17123
2026-06-18140
2026-06-19132
2026-06-20163
2026-06-21125
2026-06-22149
2026-06-23133
2026-06-24125
2026-06-25116
2026-06-26137
2026-06-27140
2026-06-28129
2026-06-29142
2026-06-30133
2026-07-01134
2026-07-02127
2026-07-03128
2026-07-04132
2026-07-05131
2026-07-06126
2026-07-07132
2026-07-08129
2026-07-09120
2026-07-10135
2026-07-11112
2026-07-12145
2026-07-13133
2026-07-14126
2026-07-15121
2026-07-16125
2026-07-17128
2026-07-18120
2026-07-19119
2026-07-20129
2026-07-21135
2026-07-22136
2026-07-23129
2026-07-24116
2026-07-25136
2026-07-26117
2026-07-27145
2026-07-28134
2026-07-29118
2026-07-30122
2026-07-31126
2026-08-01136
2026-08-02125
2026-08-03114
2026-08-04133
2026-08-05146
2026-08-06128
2026-08-07149
2026-08-08144
2026-08-09112
2026-08-10118
2026-08-11129
2026-08-12136
2026-08-13138
2026-08-14125
2026-08-15120
2026-08-16150
2026-08-17130
2026-08-18121
2026-08-19123
2026-08-20128
2026-08-21118
2026-08-22124
2026-08-23119
2026-08-24134
2026-08-25126
2026-08-26123
2026-08-27120
2026-08-28127
2026-08-29133
2026-08-30123
2026-08-31135
2026-09-01140
2026-09-02146
2026-09-03129
2026-09-04139
2026-09-05144
2026-09-06142
2026-09-07129
2026-09-08110
2026-09-09115
2026-09-10129
2026-09-11146
2026-09-12166
2026-09-13139

Transits, container ships

Gibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 18 transits per day on 2026-06-05 to 45 transits per day on 2026-06-17, with a mean of 31.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 37 transits per day.010203040502026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Gibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 18 transits per day on 2026-06-05 to 45 transits per day on 2026-06-17, with a mean of 31.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 37 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1730
2026-05-1833
2026-05-1930
2026-05-2039
2026-05-2129
2026-05-2232
2026-05-2334
2026-05-2429
2026-05-2534
2026-05-2639
2026-05-2729
2026-05-2833
2026-05-2926
2026-05-3031
2026-05-3133
2026-06-0136
2026-06-0238
2026-06-0325
2026-06-0434
2026-06-0518
2026-06-0634
2026-06-0741
2026-06-0836
2026-06-0928
2026-06-1033
2026-06-1128
2026-06-1231
2026-06-1333
2026-06-1425
2026-06-1542
2026-06-1629
2026-06-1745
2026-06-1832
2026-06-1921
2026-06-2032
2026-06-2132
2026-06-2239
2026-06-2323
2026-06-2437
2026-06-2521
2026-06-2640
2026-06-2733
2026-06-2833
2026-06-2932
2026-06-3026
2026-07-0134
2026-07-0227
2026-07-0331
2026-07-0432
2026-07-0530
2026-07-0635
2026-07-0733
2026-07-0834
2026-07-0928
2026-07-1034
2026-07-1129
2026-07-1230
2026-07-1338
2026-07-1425
2026-07-1532
2026-07-1629
2026-07-1726
2026-07-1824
2026-07-1932
2026-07-2037
2026-07-2131
2026-07-2226
2026-07-2331
2026-07-2424
2026-07-2526
2026-07-2631
2026-07-2736
2026-07-2826
2026-07-2922
2026-07-3026
2026-07-3132
2026-08-0129
2026-08-0226
2026-08-0326
2026-08-0429
2026-08-0528
2026-08-0634
2026-08-0726
2026-08-0833
2026-08-0924
2026-08-1032
2026-08-1141
2026-08-1240
2026-08-1328
2026-08-1429
2026-08-1523
2026-08-1632
2026-08-1733
2026-08-1823
2026-08-1932
2026-08-2032
2026-08-2121
2026-08-2233
2026-08-2323
2026-08-2438
2026-08-2531
2026-08-2635
2026-08-2730
2026-08-2825
2026-08-2939
2026-08-3036
2026-08-3133
2026-09-0127
2026-09-0242
2026-09-0323
2026-09-0432
2026-09-0530
2026-09-0626
2026-09-0735
2026-09-0832
2026-09-0937
2026-09-1023
2026-09-1135
2026-09-1236
2026-09-1337

Transits, tankers

Gibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 24 transits per day on 2026-06-17 to 71 transits per day on 2026-05-19, with a mean of 43.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 38 transits per day.0204060802026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Gibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 24 transits per day on 2026-06-17 to 71 transits per day on 2026-05-19, with a mean of 43.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 38 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1738
2026-05-1838
2026-05-1971
2026-05-2048
2026-05-2136
2026-05-2251
2026-05-2337
2026-05-2446
2026-05-2544
2026-05-2646
2026-05-2737
2026-05-2844
2026-05-2949
2026-05-3055
2026-05-3149
2026-06-0136
2026-06-0240
2026-06-0334
2026-06-0451
2026-06-0535
2026-06-0652
2026-06-0734
2026-06-0854
2026-06-0932
2026-06-1045
2026-06-1160
2026-06-1231
2026-06-1347
2026-06-1432
2026-06-1540
2026-06-1650
2026-06-1724
2026-06-1839
2026-06-1948
2026-06-2057
2026-06-2142
2026-06-2251
2026-06-2349
2026-06-2443
2026-06-2539
2026-06-2641
2026-06-2752
2026-06-2844
2026-06-2951
2026-06-3058
2026-07-0145
2026-07-0237
2026-07-0340
2026-07-0453
2026-07-0540
2026-07-0639
2026-07-0750
2026-07-0844
2026-07-0948
2026-07-1041
2026-07-1126
2026-07-1253
2026-07-1342
2026-07-1449
2026-07-1531
2026-07-1647
2026-07-1754
2026-07-1841
2026-07-1931
2026-07-2044
2026-07-2154
2026-07-2248
2026-07-2347
2026-07-2428
2026-07-2550
2026-07-2638
2026-07-2750
2026-07-2847
2026-07-2941
2026-07-3042
2026-07-3136
2026-08-0143
2026-08-0246
2026-08-0331
2026-08-0442
2026-08-0551
2026-08-0647
2026-08-0759
2026-08-0848
2026-08-0936
2026-08-1044
2026-08-1142
2026-08-1248
2026-08-1351
2026-08-1442
2026-08-1539
2026-08-1652
2026-08-1741
2026-08-1842
2026-08-1937
2026-08-2039
2026-08-2142
2026-08-2245
2026-08-2345
2026-08-2440
2026-08-2545
2026-08-2644
2026-08-2740
2026-08-2845
2026-08-2943
2026-08-3033
2026-08-3135
2026-09-0141
2026-09-0242
2026-09-0343
2026-09-0446
2026-09-0543
2026-09-0639
2026-09-0739
2026-09-0835
2026-09-0936
2026-09-1049
2026-09-1154
2026-09-1257
2026-09-1338

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Gibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-22 to 43 transits per day on 2026-06-13, with a mean of 27.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 29 transits per day.010203040502026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Gibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-22 to 43 transits per day on 2026-06-13, with a mean of 27.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 29 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1720
2026-05-1835
2026-05-1924
2026-05-2034
2026-05-2131
2026-05-2228
2026-05-2325
2026-05-2427
2026-05-2534
2026-05-2633
2026-05-2732
2026-05-2835
2026-05-2930
2026-05-3030
2026-05-3133
2026-06-0121
2026-06-0223
2026-06-0325
2026-06-0422
2026-06-0530
2026-06-0627
2026-06-0729
2026-06-0823
2026-06-0935
2026-06-1035
2026-06-1135
2026-06-1235
2026-06-1343
2026-06-1425
2026-06-1531
2026-06-1627
2026-06-1723
2026-06-1840
2026-06-1925
2026-06-2037
2026-06-2130
2026-06-2228
2026-06-2333
2026-06-2424
2026-06-2530
2026-06-2633
2026-06-2729
2026-06-2815
2026-06-2921
2026-06-3020
2026-07-0132
2026-07-0229
2026-07-0327
2026-07-0424
2026-07-0533
2026-07-0631
2026-07-0720
2026-07-0823
2026-07-0926
2026-07-1031
2026-07-1129
2026-07-1226
2026-07-1322
2026-07-1420
2026-07-1526
2026-07-1625
2026-07-1719
2026-07-1828
2026-07-1926
2026-07-2017
2026-07-2128
2026-07-2230
2026-07-2323
2026-07-2427
2026-07-2519
2026-07-2623
2026-07-2729
2026-07-2834
2026-07-2928
2026-07-3021
2026-07-3132
2026-08-0126
2026-08-0227
2026-08-0332
2026-08-0432
2026-08-0536
2026-08-0625
2026-08-0730
2026-08-0834
2026-08-0920
2026-08-1022
2026-08-1122
2026-08-1224
2026-08-1328
2026-08-1426
2026-08-1526
2026-08-1635
2026-08-1733
2026-08-1825
2026-08-1924
2026-08-2027
2026-08-2127
2026-08-2214
2026-08-2324
2026-08-2428
2026-08-2527
2026-08-2621
2026-08-2727
2026-08-2829
2026-08-2926
2026-08-3025
2026-08-3125
2026-09-0133
2026-09-0234
2026-09-0333
2026-09-0428
2026-09-0538
2026-09-0637
2026-09-0731
2026-09-0819
2026-09-0924
2026-09-1031
2026-09-1126
2026-09-1233
2026-09-1329

Transit trade volume

Gibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysGibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 2,354,792 metric tons per day on 2026-09-08 to 5,056,692 metric tons per day on 2026-05-20, with a mean of 3,485,008.7 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 3,417,360 metric tons per day.02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0002026-05-172026-07-162026-09-13
Gibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 2,354,792 metric tons per day on 2026-09-08 to 5,056,692 metric tons per day on 2026-05-20, with a mean of 3,485,008.7 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 3,417,360 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).

Gibraltar Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-05-172,987,954
2026-05-183,339,649
2026-05-194,669,471
2026-05-205,056,692
2026-05-213,718,122
2026-05-223,786,823
2026-05-232,524,954
2026-05-243,770,301
2026-05-253,870,517
2026-05-264,103,597
2026-05-273,725,938
2026-05-283,639,709
2026-05-293,283,835
2026-05-304,028,782
2026-05-314,093,416
2026-06-013,161,866
2026-06-024,069,997
2026-06-032,959,206
2026-06-043,315,614
2026-06-053,119,200
2026-06-063,596,415
2026-06-074,134,741
2026-06-083,341,579
2026-06-093,305,567
2026-06-103,487,420
2026-06-114,509,601
2026-06-123,399,145
2026-06-134,071,541
2026-06-143,084,224
2026-06-154,005,278
2026-06-163,718,626
2026-06-173,135,746
2026-06-183,655,496
2026-06-193,718,254
2026-06-204,632,518
2026-06-213,706,491
2026-06-223,951,852
2026-06-233,427,033
2026-06-243,958,252
2026-06-253,010,787
2026-06-263,727,462
2026-06-273,827,893
2026-06-283,545,013
2026-06-293,605,027
2026-06-303,176,010
2026-07-013,586,972
2026-07-023,060,953
2026-07-032,864,563
2026-07-043,657,635
2026-07-053,667,888
2026-07-063,353,831
2026-07-073,961,108
2026-07-084,085,739
2026-07-093,410,162
2026-07-104,180,021
2026-07-112,743,430
2026-07-123,666,115
2026-07-133,301,329
2026-07-142,839,993
2026-07-152,990,904
2026-07-163,629,196
2026-07-172,565,382
2026-07-183,179,490
2026-07-192,899,381
2026-07-203,836,085
2026-07-214,043,367
2026-07-223,069,328
2026-07-233,561,756
2026-07-243,039,017
2026-07-252,942,116
2026-07-263,059,946
2026-07-273,541,469
2026-07-283,704,638
2026-07-293,062,311
2026-07-303,465,864
2026-07-313,389,503
2026-08-013,399,714
2026-08-023,176,221
2026-08-033,343,261
2026-08-043,597,758
2026-08-053,997,583
2026-08-063,562,419
2026-08-073,977,742
2026-08-083,603,740
2026-08-092,663,556
2026-08-104,146,043
2026-08-113,092,854
2026-08-122,465,656
2026-08-133,572,033
2026-08-143,707,023
2026-08-152,385,509
2026-08-163,633,076
2026-08-173,982,645
2026-08-183,660,610
2026-08-193,350,193
2026-08-203,438,157
2026-08-213,012,165
2026-08-222,783,601
2026-08-232,976,117
2026-08-243,637,089
2026-08-252,626,525
2026-08-263,759,474
2026-08-273,209,138
2026-08-282,708,677
2026-08-293,074,742
2026-08-302,599,524
2026-08-313,872,434
2026-09-014,144,125
2026-09-024,169,087
2026-09-033,284,699
2026-09-043,630,424
2026-09-053,419,517
2026-09-063,270,400
2026-09-073,554,888
2026-09-082,354,792
2026-09-093,913,962
2026-09-103,283,715
2026-09-113,193,281
2026-09-124,232,409
2026-09-133,417,360

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