Name: Malacca Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Key facts

Type: strait
Bordering countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Recorded events: 0
Curated lanes passing: 22
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Malacca Strait averaged 209.4 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

Malacca Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 170 transits per day on 2026-07-19 to 269 transits per day on 2026-07-27, with a mean of 218.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 215 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).

Malacca Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	221
2026-05-18	200
2026-05-19	206
2026-05-20	208
2026-05-21	219
2026-05-22	228
2026-05-23	197
2026-05-24	231
2026-05-25	217
2026-05-26	247
2026-05-27	216
2026-05-28	208
2026-05-29	204
2026-05-30	198
2026-05-31	207
2026-06-01	207
2026-06-02	198
2026-06-03	217
2026-06-04	213
2026-06-05	192
2026-06-06	222
2026-06-07	196
2026-06-08	223
2026-06-09	241
2026-06-10	224
2026-06-11	220
2026-06-12	213
2026-06-13	230
2026-06-14	225
2026-06-15	227
2026-06-16	233
2026-06-17	207
2026-06-18	212
2026-06-19	196
2026-06-20	226
2026-06-21	236
2026-06-22	264
2026-06-23	235
2026-06-24	218
2026-06-25	242
2026-06-26	234
2026-06-27	234
2026-06-28	217
2026-06-29	191
2026-06-30	248
2026-07-01	237
2026-07-02	210
2026-07-03	241
2026-07-04	241
2026-07-05	236
2026-07-06	238
2026-07-07	235
2026-07-08	249
2026-07-09	233
2026-07-10	185
2026-07-11	221
2026-07-12	234
2026-07-13	223
2026-07-14	225
2026-07-15	222
2026-07-16	237
2026-07-17	242
2026-07-18	192
2026-07-19	170
2026-07-20	215
2026-07-21	202
2026-07-22	238
2026-07-23	241
2026-07-24	251
2026-07-25	207
2026-07-26	221
2026-07-27	269
2026-07-28	223
2026-07-29	217
2026-07-30	216
2026-07-31	202
2026-08-01	216
2026-08-02	247
2026-08-03	189
2026-08-04	215
2026-08-05	212
2026-08-06	240
2026-08-07	220
2026-08-08	239
2026-08-09	207
2026-08-10	223
2026-08-11	229
2026-08-12	241
2026-08-13	222
2026-08-14	212
2026-08-15	195
2026-08-16	178
2026-08-17	187
2026-08-18	196
2026-08-19	203
2026-08-20	203
2026-08-21	232
2026-08-22	213
2026-08-23	192
2026-08-24	209
2026-08-25	195
2026-08-26	202
2026-08-27	191
2026-08-28	202
2026-08-29	206
2026-08-30	219
2026-08-31	223
2026-09-01	209
2026-09-02	204
2026-09-03	237
2026-09-04	183
2026-09-05	190
2026-09-06	196
2026-09-07	244
2026-09-08	240
2026-09-09	212
2026-09-10	195
2026-09-11	235
2026-09-12	230
2026-09-13	215

Transits, container ships

Malacca Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 42 transits per day on 2026-08-01 to 81 transits per day on 2026-06-22, with a mean of 58.8 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).

Malacca Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	65
2026-05-18	53
2026-05-19	64
2026-05-20	58
2026-05-21	53
2026-05-22	67
2026-05-23	45
2026-05-24	62
2026-05-25	63
2026-05-26	71
2026-05-27	60
2026-05-28	59
2026-05-29	58
2026-05-30	57
2026-05-31	57
2026-06-01	48
2026-06-02	67
2026-06-03	53
2026-06-04	63
2026-06-05	56
2026-06-06	55
2026-06-07	49
2026-06-08	55
2026-06-09	78
2026-06-10	55
2026-06-11	64
2026-06-12	54
2026-06-13	54
2026-06-14	71
2026-06-15	62
2026-06-16	67
2026-06-17	50
2026-06-18	46
2026-06-19	49
2026-06-20	57
2026-06-21	78
2026-06-22	81
2026-06-23	66
2026-06-24	57
2026-06-25	71
2026-06-26	71
2026-06-27	50
2026-06-28	57
2026-06-29	61
2026-06-30	71
2026-07-01	57
2026-07-02	52
2026-07-03	61
2026-07-04	61
2026-07-05	63
2026-07-06	78
2026-07-07	55
2026-07-08	64
2026-07-09	55
2026-07-10	46
2026-07-11	64
2026-07-12	65
2026-07-13	67
2026-07-14	56
2026-07-15	69
2026-07-16	61
2026-07-17	60
2026-07-18	56
2026-07-19	54
2026-07-20	66
2026-07-21	45
2026-07-22	61
2026-07-23	60
2026-07-24	70
2026-07-25	55
2026-07-26	57
2026-07-27	61
2026-07-28	63
2026-07-29	63
2026-07-30	55
2026-07-31	62
2026-08-01	42
2026-08-02	64
2026-08-03	53
2026-08-04	47
2026-08-05	67
2026-08-06	59
2026-08-07	53
2026-08-08	56
2026-08-09	65
2026-08-10	63
2026-08-11	57
2026-08-12	62
2026-08-13	50
2026-08-14	49
2026-08-15	53
2026-08-16	49
2026-08-17	63
2026-08-18	58
2026-08-19	50
2026-08-20	58
2026-08-21	61
2026-08-22	43
2026-08-23	62
2026-08-24	58
2026-08-25	61
2026-08-26	65
2026-08-27	44
2026-08-28	59
2026-08-29	52
2026-08-30	53
2026-08-31	68
2026-09-01	59
2026-09-02	53
2026-09-03	75
2026-09-04	49
2026-09-05	59
2026-09-06	52
2026-09-07	63
2026-09-08	67
2026-09-09	52
2026-09-10	55
2026-09-11	64
2026-09-12	44
2026-09-13	51

Transits, tankers

Malacca Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 51 transits per day on 2026-06-11 to 94 transits per day on 2026-07-27, with a mean of 70.9 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 66 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).

Malacca Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	70
2026-05-18	66
2026-05-19	62
2026-05-20	77
2026-05-21	76
2026-05-22	77
2026-05-23	62
2026-05-24	73
2026-05-25	62
2026-05-26	82
2026-05-27	61
2026-05-28	57
2026-05-29	74
2026-05-30	61
2026-05-31	68
2026-06-01	82
2026-06-02	58
2026-06-03	81
2026-06-04	70
2026-06-05	60
2026-06-06	81
2026-06-07	70
2026-06-08	66
2026-06-09	71
2026-06-10	72
2026-06-11	51
2026-06-12	72
2026-06-13	76
2026-06-14	65
2026-06-15	62
2026-06-16	83
2026-06-17	61
2026-06-18	71
2026-06-19	60
2026-06-20	77
2026-06-21	71
2026-06-22	69
2026-06-23	79
2026-06-24	72
2026-06-25	77
2026-06-26	66
2026-06-27	78
2026-06-28	65
2026-06-29	54
2026-06-30	70
2026-07-01	70
2026-07-02	74
2026-07-03	80
2026-07-04	78
2026-07-05	77
2026-07-06	85
2026-07-07	74
2026-07-08	91
2026-07-09	77
2026-07-10	54
2026-07-11	71
2026-07-12	85
2026-07-13	67
2026-07-14	67
2026-07-15	74
2026-07-16	85
2026-07-17	87
2026-07-18	76
2026-07-19	65
2026-07-20	82
2026-07-21	76
2026-07-22	75
2026-07-23	68
2026-07-24	79
2026-07-25	78
2026-07-26	75
2026-07-27	94
2026-07-28	74
2026-07-29	70
2026-07-30	77
2026-07-31	72
2026-08-01	74
2026-08-02	74
2026-08-03	68
2026-08-04	77
2026-08-05	65
2026-08-06	76
2026-08-07	79
2026-08-08	66
2026-08-09	72
2026-08-10	69
2026-08-11	76
2026-08-12	72
2026-08-13	80
2026-08-14	69
2026-08-15	68
2026-08-16	67
2026-08-17	59
2026-08-18	76
2026-08-19	68
2026-08-20	63
2026-08-21	75
2026-08-22	72
2026-08-23	65
2026-08-24	61
2026-08-25	60
2026-08-26	61
2026-08-27	64
2026-08-28	68
2026-08-29	66
2026-08-30	70
2026-08-31	66
2026-09-01	69
2026-09-02	60
2026-09-03	65
2026-09-04	56
2026-09-05	56
2026-09-06	67
2026-09-07	73
2026-09-08	76
2026-09-09	76
2026-09-10	61
2026-09-11	81
2026-09-12	76
2026-09-13	66

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Malacca Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 37 transits per day on 2026-07-19 to 86 transits per day on 2026-07-23, with a mean of 62.3 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 64 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).

Malacca Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	58
2026-05-18	54
2026-05-19	58
2026-05-20	56
2026-05-21	58
2026-05-22	53
2026-05-23	58
2026-05-24	67
2026-05-25	65
2026-05-26	65
2026-05-27	65
2026-05-28	65
2026-05-29	54
2026-05-30	56
2026-05-31	57
2026-06-01	60
2026-06-02	57
2026-06-03	56
2026-06-04	54
2026-06-05	56
2026-06-06	61
2026-06-07	50
2026-06-08	75
2026-06-09	58
2026-06-10	74
2026-06-11	73
2026-06-12	60
2026-06-13	70
2026-06-14	59
2026-06-15	76
2026-06-16	61
2026-06-17	71
2026-06-18	66
2026-06-19	56
2026-06-20	67
2026-06-21	65
2026-06-22	80
2026-06-23	63
2026-06-24	70
2026-06-25	72
2026-06-26	72
2026-06-27	78
2026-06-28	69
2026-06-29	58
2026-06-30	77
2026-07-01	74
2026-07-02	59
2026-07-03	70
2026-07-04	69
2026-07-05	68
2026-07-06	56
2026-07-07	69
2026-07-08	70
2026-07-09	71
2026-07-10	57
2026-07-11	64
2026-07-12	62
2026-07-13	69
2026-07-14	74
2026-07-15	50
2026-07-16	65
2026-07-17	71
2026-07-18	40
2026-07-19	37
2026-07-20	41
2026-07-21	60
2026-07-22	74
2026-07-23	86
2026-07-24	72
2026-07-25	51
2026-07-26	65
2026-07-27	78
2026-07-28	56
2026-07-29	59
2026-07-30	57
2026-07-31	44
2026-08-01	79
2026-08-02	80
2026-08-03	42
2026-08-04	68
2026-08-05	60
2026-08-06	67
2026-08-07	65
2026-08-08	77
2026-08-09	47
2026-08-10	61
2026-08-11	62
2026-08-12	71
2026-08-13	71
2026-08-14	72
2026-08-15	46
2026-08-16	41
2026-08-17	42
2026-08-18	46
2026-08-19	59
2026-08-20	58
2026-08-21	74
2026-08-22	72
2026-08-23	40
2026-08-24	62
2026-08-25	51
2026-08-26	58
2026-08-27	62
2026-08-28	52
2026-08-29	56
2026-08-30	57
2026-08-31	61
2026-09-01	60
2026-09-02	70
2026-09-03	73
2026-09-04	54
2026-09-05	52
2026-09-06	59
2026-09-07	80
2026-09-08	69
2026-09-09	49
2026-09-10	57
2026-09-11	57
2026-09-12	80
2026-09-13	64

Transit trade volume

Malacca Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 4,665,163 metric tons per day on 2026-08-16 to 11,961,062 metric tons per day on 2026-07-08, with a mean of 7,961,454.6 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 6,947,692 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).

Malacca Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	6,863,572
2026-05-18	7,218,753
2026-05-19	7,682,563
2026-05-20	7,242,240
2026-05-21	6,817,858
2026-05-22	7,095,449
2026-05-23	7,368,077
2026-05-24	7,812,325
2026-05-25	8,844,482
2026-05-26	8,409,448
2026-05-27	7,984,504
2026-05-28	7,770,440
2026-05-29	7,950,531
2026-05-30	6,437,794
2026-05-31	6,672,825
2026-06-01	7,528,198
2026-06-02	7,793,067
2026-06-03	8,468,528
2026-06-04	7,819,758
2026-06-05	6,548,699
2026-06-06	7,502,054
2026-06-07	7,330,181
2026-06-08	8,500,946
2026-06-09	7,849,746
2026-06-10	8,619,542
2026-06-11	8,316,759
2026-06-12	6,747,070
2026-06-13	7,817,982
2026-06-14	8,540,074
2026-06-15	8,805,250
2026-06-16	7,257,911
2026-06-17	8,663,927
2026-06-18	7,210,663
2026-06-19	8,192,833
2026-06-20	7,209,890
2026-06-21	8,152,672
2026-06-22	10,375,395
2026-06-23	7,420,925
2026-06-24	8,454,827
2026-06-25	9,482,571
2026-06-26	10,968,617
2026-06-27	9,049,946
2026-06-28	7,055,944
2026-06-29	7,671,804
2026-06-30	10,050,460
2026-07-01	8,764,916
2026-07-02	8,594,514
2026-07-03	10,010,438
2026-07-04	8,040,203
2026-07-05	7,736,934
2026-07-06	10,067,676
2026-07-07	10,533,734
2026-07-08	11,961,062
2026-07-09	7,823,263
2026-07-10	6,897,850
2026-07-11	7,102,253
2026-07-12	10,418,223
2026-07-13	10,466,452
2026-07-14	9,447,382
2026-07-15	8,172,668
2026-07-16	8,432,596
2026-07-17	8,099,419
2026-07-18	7,801,228
2026-07-19	7,672,211
2026-07-20	7,631,118
2026-07-21	8,181,017
2026-07-22	9,289,736
2026-07-23	11,207,162
2026-07-24	9,224,187
2026-07-25	6,920,359
2026-07-26	8,144,163
2026-07-27	8,590,307
2026-07-28	7,758,138
2026-07-29	6,408,516
2026-07-30	8,902,043
2026-07-31	5,057,803
2026-08-01	8,531,097
2026-08-02	9,569,953
2026-08-03	6,093,714
2026-08-04	7,322,339
2026-08-05	6,432,963
2026-08-06	7,269,147
2026-08-07	8,741,104
2026-08-08	8,888,713
2026-08-09	7,627,474
2026-08-10	7,955,798
2026-08-11	6,582,791
2026-08-12	8,724,765
2026-08-13	8,696,168
2026-08-14	7,227,883
2026-08-15	7,606,687
2026-08-16	4,665,163
2026-08-17	6,032,068
2026-08-18	6,371,258
2026-08-19	6,492,574
2026-08-20	6,791,150
2026-08-21	9,960,498
2026-08-22	7,202,190
2026-08-23	6,695,991
2026-08-24	7,884,033
2026-08-25	7,929,506
2026-08-26	6,046,312
2026-08-27	7,066,985
2026-08-28	7,768,848
2026-08-29	6,945,184
2026-08-30	7,148,520
2026-08-31	5,910,146
2026-09-01	7,040,574
2026-09-02	9,250,289
2026-09-03	8,512,611
2026-09-04	6,946,687
2026-09-05	8,487,974
2026-09-06	7,598,699
2026-09-07	9,733,017
2026-09-08	8,113,912
2026-09-09	7,992,700
2026-09-10	5,561,147
2026-09-11	9,413,676
2026-09-12	8,659,879
2026-09-13	6,947,692

Oil and gas carried

Crude oil and petroleum liquids through Strait of Malacca, million barrels per day, and its share of world maritime oil trade
Period	Million barrels a day	Share of world maritime oil trade
2020	22.8	31%
2021	22.1	29%
2022	23.0	29%
2023	24.0	30%
2024	22.5	28%
1H25	23.2	29%

LNG: 9.2 billion cubic feet a day in 1H25.

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.

Malacca Strait: transits and disruption history

Key facts

Disruption history

Transits, all vessel types

Transits, container ships

Transits, tankers

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Transit trade volume

Oil and gas carried

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Malacca Strait: transits and disruption history

Key facts

Disruption history

Transits, all vessel types

Transits, container ships

Transits, tankers

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Transit trade volume

Oil and gas carried

Lanes that pass here

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