Korea Strait: transits and disruption history

Name: Korea Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Korea Strait averaged 216.0 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 213.2 in the previous 28 days (+1.3%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

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

Korea Strait averaged 216.0 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

Korea Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 151 transits per day on 2026-09-09 to 282 transits per day on 2026-08-04, with a mean of 218.7 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 238 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).

Korea Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	223
2026-05-18	205
2026-05-19	215
2026-05-20	229
2026-05-21	203
2026-05-22	229
2026-05-23	215
2026-05-24	218
2026-05-25	213
2026-05-26	186
2026-05-27	213
2026-05-28	247
2026-05-29	247
2026-05-30	244
2026-05-31	263
2026-06-01	239
2026-06-02	209
2026-06-03	220
2026-06-04	227
2026-06-05	247
2026-06-06	235
2026-06-07	209
2026-06-08	220
2026-06-09	222
2026-06-10	221
2026-06-11	198
2026-06-12	214
2026-06-13	243
2026-06-14	217
2026-06-15	224
2026-06-16	215
2026-06-17	224
2026-06-18	220
2026-06-19	216
2026-06-20	197
2026-06-21	244
2026-06-22	234
2026-06-23	199
2026-06-24	257
2026-06-25	250
2026-06-26	237
2026-06-27	232
2026-06-28	222
2026-06-29	211
2026-06-30	241
2026-07-01	212
2026-07-02	252
2026-07-03	225
2026-07-04	217
2026-07-05	225
2026-07-06	209
2026-07-07	218
2026-07-08	229
2026-07-09	229
2026-07-10	235
2026-07-11	209
2026-07-12	183
2026-07-13	209
2026-07-14	169
2026-07-15	211
2026-07-16	238
2026-07-17	224
2026-07-18	233
2026-07-19	202
2026-07-20	230
2026-07-21	198
2026-07-22	211
2026-07-23	225
2026-07-24	221
2026-07-25	215
2026-07-26	209
2026-07-27	238
2026-07-28	210
2026-07-29	212
2026-07-30	217
2026-07-31	236
2026-08-01	232
2026-08-02	204
2026-08-03	221
2026-08-04	282
2026-08-05	214
2026-08-06	228
2026-08-07	193
2026-08-08	195
2026-08-09	193
2026-08-10	202
2026-08-11	182
2026-08-12	210
2026-08-13	217
2026-08-14	191
2026-08-15	205
2026-08-16	179
2026-08-17	190
2026-08-18	236
2026-08-19	213
2026-08-20	216
2026-08-21	197
2026-08-22	204
2026-08-23	201
2026-08-24	223
2026-08-25	248
2026-08-26	232
2026-08-27	216
2026-08-28	207
2026-08-29	216
2026-08-30	221
2026-08-31	193
2026-09-01	247
2026-09-02	233
2026-09-03	215
2026-09-04	152
2026-09-05	169
2026-09-06	188
2026-09-07	270
2026-09-08	218
2026-09-09	151
2026-09-10	278
2026-09-11	242
2026-09-12	233
2026-09-13	238

Transits, container ships

Korea Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 38 transits per day on 2026-05-26 to 80 transits per day on 2026-06-01, with a mean of 59.4 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 70 transits per day.

Korea Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	60
2026-05-18	57
2026-05-19	49
2026-05-20	61
2026-05-21	53
2026-05-22	61
2026-05-23	63
2026-05-24	61
2026-05-25	56
2026-05-26	38
2026-05-27	52
2026-05-28	57
2026-05-29	68
2026-05-30	56
2026-05-31	74
2026-06-01	80
2026-06-02	56
2026-06-03	65
2026-06-04	46
2026-06-05	72
2026-06-06	65
2026-06-07	59
2026-06-08	56
2026-06-09	72
2026-06-10	60
2026-06-11	68
2026-06-12	55
2026-06-13	64
2026-06-14	61
2026-06-15	61
2026-06-16	61
2026-06-17	57
2026-06-18	64
2026-06-19	58
2026-06-20	66
2026-06-21	58
2026-06-22	70
2026-06-23	65
2026-06-24	62
2026-06-25	63
2026-06-26	66
2026-06-27	63
2026-06-28	53
2026-06-29	52
2026-06-30	59
2026-07-01	61
2026-07-02	69
2026-07-03	68
2026-07-04	48
2026-07-05	63
2026-07-06	58
2026-07-07	62
2026-07-08	70
2026-07-09	57
2026-07-10	68
2026-07-11	62
2026-07-12	59
2026-07-13	51
2026-07-14	39
2026-07-15	58
2026-07-16	58
2026-07-17	62
2026-07-18	65
2026-07-19	53
2026-07-20	63
2026-07-21	54
2026-07-22	42
2026-07-23	63
2026-07-24	68
2026-07-25	58
2026-07-26	46
2026-07-27	63
2026-07-28	45
2026-07-29	46
2026-07-30	60
2026-07-31	67
2026-08-01	60
2026-08-02	56
2026-08-03	59
2026-08-04	78
2026-08-05	63
2026-08-06	70
2026-08-07	54
2026-08-08	65
2026-08-09	64
2026-08-10	78
2026-08-11	53
2026-08-12	59
2026-08-13	44
2026-08-14	54
2026-08-15	57
2026-08-16	56
2026-08-17	53
2026-08-18	60
2026-08-19	51
2026-08-20	58
2026-08-21	52
2026-08-22	46
2026-08-23	47
2026-08-24	58
2026-08-25	69
2026-08-26	68
2026-08-27	57
2026-08-28	45
2026-08-29	62
2026-08-30	59
2026-08-31	53
2026-09-01	67
2026-09-02	59
2026-09-03	63
2026-09-04	59
2026-09-05	56
2026-09-06	65
2026-09-07	69
2026-09-08	58
2026-09-09	58
2026-09-10	59
2026-09-11	50
2026-09-12	55
2026-09-13	70

Transits, tankers

Korea Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 32 transits per day on 2026-09-04 to 78 transits per day on 2026-09-10, with a mean of 56.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 54 transits per day.

Korea Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	59
2026-05-18	51
2026-05-19	61
2026-05-20	57
2026-05-21	51
2026-05-22	62
2026-05-23	49
2026-05-24	56
2026-05-25	56
2026-05-26	47
2026-05-27	65
2026-05-28	70
2026-05-29	60
2026-05-30	56
2026-05-31	57
2026-06-01	58
2026-06-02	60
2026-06-03	48
2026-06-04	69
2026-06-05	62
2026-06-06	52
2026-06-07	52
2026-06-08	61
2026-06-09	58
2026-06-10	42
2026-06-11	47
2026-06-12	56
2026-06-13	59
2026-06-14	48
2026-06-15	60
2026-06-16	50
2026-06-17	64
2026-06-18	52
2026-06-19	56
2026-06-20	45
2026-06-21	62
2026-06-22	51
2026-06-23	55
2026-06-24	59
2026-06-25	56
2026-06-26	63
2026-06-27	47
2026-06-28	63
2026-06-29	51
2026-06-30	65
2026-07-01	52
2026-07-02	66
2026-07-03	47
2026-07-04	64
2026-07-05	70
2026-07-06	45
2026-07-07	56
2026-07-08	57
2026-07-09	68
2026-07-10	63
2026-07-11	52
2026-07-12	46
2026-07-13	51
2026-07-14	47
2026-07-15	54
2026-07-16	62
2026-07-17	60
2026-07-18	58
2026-07-19	65
2026-07-20	71
2026-07-21	54
2026-07-22	60
2026-07-23	67
2026-07-24	60
2026-07-25	65
2026-07-26	55
2026-07-27	66
2026-07-28	55
2026-07-29	61
2026-07-30	60
2026-07-31	57
2026-08-01	67
2026-08-02	51
2026-08-03	57
2026-08-04	77
2026-08-05	54
2026-08-06	59
2026-08-07	51
2026-08-08	61
2026-08-09	43
2026-08-10	46
2026-08-11	52
2026-08-12	58
2026-08-13	54
2026-08-14	50
2026-08-15	68
2026-08-16	45
2026-08-17	57
2026-08-18	62
2026-08-19	62
2026-08-20	60
2026-08-21	43
2026-08-22	62
2026-08-23	52
2026-08-24	68
2026-08-25	69
2026-08-26	55
2026-08-27	63
2026-08-28	57
2026-08-29	59
2026-08-30	60
2026-08-31	41
2026-09-01	63
2026-09-02	63
2026-09-03	48
2026-09-04	32
2026-09-05	48
2026-09-06	43
2026-09-07	63
2026-09-08	53
2026-09-09	44
2026-09-10	78
2026-09-11	62
2026-09-12	59
2026-09-13	54

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Korea Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 22 transits per day on 2026-09-09 to 63 transits per day on 2026-06-27, with a mean of 39.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 52 transits per day.

Korea Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	44
2026-05-18	41
2026-05-19	49
2026-05-20	47
2026-05-21	41
2026-05-22	40
2026-05-23	35
2026-05-24	41
2026-05-25	44
2026-05-26	29
2026-05-27	33
2026-05-28	35
2026-05-29	53
2026-05-30	58
2026-05-31	49
2026-06-01	47
2026-06-02	30
2026-06-03	37
2026-06-04	41
2026-06-05	43
2026-06-06	44
2026-06-07	37
2026-06-08	41
2026-06-09	39
2026-06-10	38
2026-06-11	35
2026-06-12	33
2026-06-13	52
2026-06-14	34
2026-06-15	46
2026-06-16	36
2026-06-17	37
2026-06-18	46
2026-06-19	39
2026-06-20	36
2026-06-21	52
2026-06-22	44
2026-06-23	41
2026-06-24	45
2026-06-25	49
2026-06-26	40
2026-06-27	63
2026-06-28	37
2026-06-29	55
2026-06-30	40
2026-07-01	41
2026-07-02	45
2026-07-03	55
2026-07-04	39
2026-07-05	35
2026-07-06	47
2026-07-07	41
2026-07-08	35
2026-07-09	30
2026-07-10	43
2026-07-11	34
2026-07-12	29
2026-07-13	34
2026-07-14	37
2026-07-15	43
2026-07-16	46
2026-07-17	37
2026-07-18	45
2026-07-19	32
2026-07-20	33
2026-07-21	31
2026-07-22	41
2026-07-23	40
2026-07-24	37
2026-07-25	32
2026-07-26	38
2026-07-27	32
2026-07-28	48
2026-07-29	42
2026-07-30	40
2026-07-31	42
2026-08-01	42
2026-08-02	38
2026-08-03	34
2026-08-04	48
2026-08-05	41
2026-08-06	37
2026-08-07	32
2026-08-08	25
2026-08-09	34
2026-08-10	38
2026-08-11	25
2026-08-12	48
2026-08-13	40
2026-08-14	31
2026-08-15	33
2026-08-16	34
2026-08-17	31
2026-08-18	39
2026-08-19	40
2026-08-20	33
2026-08-21	41
2026-08-22	29
2026-08-23	42
2026-08-24	34
2026-08-25	34
2026-08-26	37
2026-08-27	40
2026-08-28	35
2026-08-29	28
2026-08-30	48
2026-08-31	43
2026-09-01	43
2026-09-02	32
2026-09-03	46
2026-09-04	32
2026-09-05	29
2026-09-06	39
2026-09-07	41
2026-09-08	39
2026-09-09	22
2026-09-10	42
2026-09-11	50
2026-09-12	47
2026-09-13	52

Transit trade volume

Korea Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 2,292,199 metric tons per day on 2026-05-26 to 4,836,316 metric tons per day on 2026-08-18, with a mean of 3,404,134.7 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 3,506,325 metric tons per day.

Korea Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	3,083,612
2026-05-18	3,106,977
2026-05-19	3,207,401
2026-05-20	3,699,357
2026-05-21	3,295,900
2026-05-22	2,810,445
2026-05-23	2,833,415
2026-05-24	3,299,149
2026-05-25	3,597,329
2026-05-26	2,292,199
2026-05-27	2,702,421
2026-05-28	3,955,833
2026-05-29	3,704,017
2026-05-30	4,590,997
2026-05-31	4,512,219
2026-06-01	4,125,518
2026-06-02	2,938,143
2026-06-03	3,804,597
2026-06-04	3,173,603
2026-06-05	4,126,066
2026-06-06	4,285,700
2026-06-07	3,004,249
2026-06-08	3,037,047
2026-06-09	4,047,315
2026-06-10	3,573,175
2026-06-11	3,515,875
2026-06-12	3,320,117
2026-06-13	4,227,066
2026-06-14	3,428,523
2026-06-15	3,004,326
2026-06-16	2,955,801
2026-06-17	3,277,685
2026-06-18	3,080,888
2026-06-19	3,348,756
2026-06-20	3,220,939
2026-06-21	3,546,975
2026-06-22	3,560,932
2026-06-23	3,297,403
2026-06-24	4,201,092
2026-06-25	4,263,968
2026-06-26	3,315,180
2026-06-27	3,218,479
2026-06-28	3,960,917
2026-06-29	3,461,537
2026-06-30	3,997,866
2026-07-01	3,446,908
2026-07-02	4,661,733
2026-07-03	3,907,950
2026-07-04	2,963,696
2026-07-05	3,124,278
2026-07-06	3,692,350
2026-07-07	3,738,181
2026-07-08	3,140,658
2026-07-09	2,570,117
2026-07-10	3,521,576
2026-07-11	3,081,382
2026-07-12	2,514,487
2026-07-13	2,392,647
2026-07-14	2,430,383
2026-07-15	3,434,755
2026-07-16	4,209,389
2026-07-17	3,650,934
2026-07-18	3,443,250
2026-07-19	2,858,138
2026-07-20	2,634,141
2026-07-21	4,191,154
2026-07-22	2,820,713
2026-07-23	3,964,057
2026-07-24	3,277,868
2026-07-25	3,033,726
2026-07-26	3,784,968
2026-07-27	2,791,257
2026-07-28	3,209,092
2026-07-29	4,456,349
2026-07-30	3,568,933
2026-07-31	3,064,062
2026-08-01	3,578,760
2026-08-02	3,201,813
2026-08-03	3,115,000
2026-08-04	4,569,857
2026-08-05	4,374,184
2026-08-06	2,668,248
2026-08-07	2,806,098
2026-08-08	2,967,548
2026-08-09	3,224,304
2026-08-10	3,731,377
2026-08-11	2,628,123
2026-08-12	4,537,815
2026-08-13	3,268,378
2026-08-14	2,929,268
2026-08-15	3,089,750
2026-08-16	3,062,967
2026-08-17	2,502,803
2026-08-18	4,836,316
2026-08-19	3,478,160
2026-08-20	2,870,437
2026-08-21	2,485,564
2026-08-22	2,941,900
2026-08-23	2,672,970
2026-08-24	4,325,298
2026-08-25	3,411,616
2026-08-26	4,237,520
2026-08-27	2,940,150
2026-08-28	2,664,368
2026-08-29	3,780,169
2026-08-30	3,141,384
2026-08-31	3,956,048
2026-09-01	3,533,178
2026-09-02	3,191,270
2026-09-03	3,746,289
2026-09-04	3,375,429
2026-09-05	2,659,868
2026-09-06	3,060,315
2026-09-07	3,416,706
2026-09-08	3,725,593
2026-09-09	2,877,687
2026-09-10	3,298,203
2026-09-11	3,806,715
2026-09-12	3,710,257
2026-09-13	3,506,325

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