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Taiwan Strait: transits and disruption history

Taiwan Strait averaged 223.5 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 229.5 in the previous 28 days (-2.6%). The archive records 1 disruption here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q127031
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Taiwan, China
Recorded events
1
Curated lanes passing
14
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Taiwan Strait averaged 223.5 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Taiwan Strait
StartEventTypeStatusSeverity
2022-08-04Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shippingSecurity incidentended3 Significant

Full event history for Taiwan Strait

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Taiwan Strait. Shaded bands are the disruptions in the archive. A band shows when an event ran, and the line does not prove the event caused any change.

Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanTaiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 207.9 transits per day, monthly mean on 2020-02-01 to 280.6 transits per day, monthly mean on 2021-04-01, with a mean of 243.1 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 223.6 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 1 recorded event: Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shipping (2022-08-04 to 2022-08-10).Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shipping01002003002019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 207.9 transits per day, monthly mean on 2020-02-01 to 280.6 transits per day, monthly mean on 2021-04-01, with a mean of 243.1 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 223.6 transits per day, monthly mean. Shaded bands mark 1 recorded event: Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shipping (2022-08-04 to 2022-08-10).

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-01250.7
2019-02-01225.8
2019-03-01245.8
2019-04-01246.8
2019-05-01247.6
2019-06-01254.8
2019-07-01258.3
2019-08-01260.5
2019-09-01271.6
2019-10-01255.4
2019-11-01260.8
2019-12-01262.7
2020-01-01251.4
2020-02-01207.9
2020-03-01242.8
2020-04-01234.1
2020-05-01265.7
2020-06-01265.9
2020-07-01274.7
2020-08-01265.1
2020-09-01270.4
2020-10-01248.8
2020-11-01255.2
2020-12-01258.6
2021-01-01257.7
2021-02-01252.5
2021-03-01263.0
2021-04-01280.6
2021-05-01270.3
2021-06-01270.5
2021-07-01247.6
2021-08-01254.4
2021-09-01247.5
2021-10-01241.9
2021-11-01242.4
2021-12-01234.8
2022-01-01216.0
2022-02-01219.3
2022-03-01231.7
2022-04-01235.0
2022-05-01244.9
2022-06-01242.4
2022-07-01241.3
2022-08-01237.4
2022-09-01248.1
2022-10-01215.0
2022-11-01244.7
2022-12-01230.1
2023-01-01221.7
2023-02-01228.7
2023-03-01247.8
2023-04-01247.9
2023-05-01250.5
2023-06-01260.5
2023-07-01247.1
2023-08-01256.8
2023-09-01237.4
2023-10-01217.2
2023-11-01229.9
2023-12-01232.3
2024-01-01240.0
2024-02-01214.1
2024-03-01243.4
2024-04-01244.1
2024-05-01246.4
2024-06-01243.0
2024-07-01245.2
2024-08-01230.4
2024-09-01226.2
2024-10-01211.5
2024-11-01237.3
2024-12-01238.9
2025-01-01234.9
2025-02-01225.0
2025-03-01239.1
2025-04-01253.5
2025-05-01255.6
2025-06-01256.0
2025-07-01252.3
2025-08-01255.8
2025-09-01241.8
2025-10-01212.2
2025-11-01222.6
2025-12-01216.4
2026-01-01232.1
2026-02-01221.1
2026-03-01226.4
2026-04-01233.7
2026-05-01247.4
2026-06-01259.0
2026-07-01232.6
2026-08-01232.7
2026-09-01232.0
2026-10-01223.6

Months with fewer than 20 days of data are left out. Latest complete month in this chart: 2026-10-31.

Disruption calendar

Months in which the archive records a disruption at Taiwan Strait. The number is the highest severity recorded that month, from 1 minor to 5 critical. Months after 2026-11 are blank because they have not happened.

Recorded disruptions at Taiwan Strait by month, with the highest severity in each month
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20223
2023
2024
2025
2026

Transits, all vessel types

Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysTaiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 24 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 401 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 232.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 237 transits per day.01002003004005002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 24 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 401 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 232.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 237 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 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-12401
2026-07-13222
2026-07-14283
2026-07-15286
2026-07-16253
2026-07-17221
2026-07-18238
2026-07-19234
2026-07-20251
2026-07-21249
2026-07-22271
2026-07-23261
2026-07-24203
2026-07-25121
2026-07-26202
2026-07-27314
2026-07-28239
2026-07-29232
2026-07-30229
2026-07-31230
2026-08-01259
2026-08-02238
2026-08-03221
2026-08-04253
2026-08-05231
2026-08-06283
2026-08-07205
2026-08-0835
2026-08-09233
2026-08-10366
2026-08-11199
2026-08-12292
2026-08-13287
2026-08-14263
2026-08-15234
2026-08-16253
2026-08-17207
2026-08-18218
2026-08-19248
2026-08-20255
2026-08-21265
2026-08-22238
2026-08-23225
2026-08-24241
2026-08-25201
2026-08-26122
2026-08-2767
2026-08-28229
2026-08-29273
2026-08-30318
2026-08-31255
2026-09-01263
2026-09-02215
2026-09-03230
2026-09-04256
2026-09-05230
2026-09-06260
2026-09-07235
2026-09-08270
2026-09-09224
2026-09-10218
2026-09-11187
2026-09-12246
2026-09-13226
2026-09-14202
2026-09-15217
2026-09-16208
2026-09-17240
2026-09-18241
2026-09-19221
2026-09-20230
2026-09-21225
2026-09-22223
2026-09-23217
2026-09-24253
2026-09-25234
2026-09-26249
2026-09-27225
2026-09-28234
2026-09-29243
2026-09-30237
2026-10-01247
2026-10-02221
2026-10-03216
2026-10-04233
2026-10-05211
2026-10-06233
2026-10-07222
2026-10-08231
2026-10-09242
2026-10-10224
2026-10-11246
2026-10-12261
2026-10-13222
2026-10-14224
2026-10-15232
2026-10-16218
2026-10-17204
2026-10-18230
2026-10-19234
2026-10-20264
2026-10-21164
2026-10-2280
2026-10-2324
2026-10-24324
2026-10-25240
2026-10-26259
2026-10-27292
2026-10-28274
2026-10-29232
2026-10-30210
2026-10-31217
2026-11-01245
2026-11-02243
2026-11-03226
2026-11-04254
2026-11-05237
2026-11-06223
2026-11-07189
2026-11-08237

Transits, container ships

Taiwan Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysTaiwan Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 3 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 145 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 86.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 84 transits per day.0501001502026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Taiwan Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 3 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 145 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 86.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 84 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 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Taiwan Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-12138
2026-07-13100
2026-07-14145
2026-07-15108
2026-07-1679
2026-07-1778
2026-07-1880
2026-07-1988
2026-07-2097
2026-07-2177
2026-07-22101
2026-07-23107
2026-07-2457
2026-07-2553
2026-07-2676
2026-07-2799
2026-07-2887
2026-07-2990
2026-07-3075
2026-07-3184
2026-08-0195
2026-08-02109
2026-08-0374
2026-08-0483
2026-08-0588
2026-08-0689
2026-08-0757
2026-08-088
2026-08-09112
2026-08-10133
2026-08-1186
2026-08-12111
2026-08-1393
2026-08-1493
2026-08-1578
2026-08-1696
2026-08-1773
2026-08-1882
2026-08-1988
2026-08-20101
2026-08-21104
2026-08-2291
2026-08-2394
2026-08-24104
2026-08-2569
2026-08-2630
2026-08-2724
2026-08-2898
2026-08-29119
2026-08-30105
2026-08-3194
2026-09-0179
2026-09-0278
2026-09-0390
2026-09-0486
2026-09-0589
2026-09-0699
2026-09-0793
2026-09-0896
2026-09-0993
2026-09-1083
2026-09-1161
2026-09-1296
2026-09-1392
2026-09-1485
2026-09-1590
2026-09-1681
2026-09-1790
2026-09-1885
2026-09-1962
2026-09-2092
2026-09-2190
2026-09-2281
2026-09-2385
2026-09-2495
2026-09-2583
2026-09-2692
2026-09-2781
2026-09-2887
2026-09-2985
2026-09-3094
2026-10-01100
2026-10-0283
2026-10-0383
2026-10-0491
2026-10-0587
2026-10-0688
2026-10-0789
2026-10-0885
2026-10-0994
2026-10-1085
2026-10-1181
2026-10-1295
2026-10-1381
2026-10-1483
2026-10-1584
2026-10-1687
2026-10-1783
2026-10-1895
2026-10-1988
2026-10-20100
2026-10-2150
2026-10-2212
2026-10-233
2026-10-24141
2026-10-2582
2026-10-26133
2026-10-27122
2026-10-2887
2026-10-2983
2026-10-3068
2026-10-3173
2026-11-0185
2026-11-02101
2026-11-0390
2026-11-0489
2026-11-0590
2026-11-0690
2026-11-0776
2026-11-0884

Transits, tankers

Taiwan Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysTaiwan Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 6 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 93 transits per day on 2026-08-10, with a mean of 48.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 48 transits per day.0204060801002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Taiwan Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 6 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 93 transits per day on 2026-08-10, with a mean of 48.8 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 48 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 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Taiwan Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-1289
2026-07-1336
2026-07-1444
2026-07-1553
2026-07-1654
2026-07-1738
2026-07-1853
2026-07-1934
2026-07-2053
2026-07-2154
2026-07-2248
2026-07-2354
2026-07-2460
2026-07-2516
2026-07-2643
2026-07-2784
2026-07-2855
2026-07-2943
2026-07-3054
2026-07-3152
2026-08-0151
2026-08-0248
2026-08-0351
2026-08-0460
2026-08-0548
2026-08-0676
2026-08-0737
2026-08-0810
2026-08-0939
2026-08-1093
2026-08-1139
2026-08-1260
2026-08-1348
2026-08-1470
2026-08-1548
2026-08-1650
2026-08-1747
2026-08-1848
2026-08-1951
2026-08-2050
2026-08-2152
2026-08-2249
2026-08-2351
2026-08-2448
2026-08-2534
2026-08-2623
2026-08-2711
2026-08-2853
2026-08-2944
2026-08-3071
2026-08-3153
2026-09-0169
2026-09-0244
2026-09-0341
2026-09-0447
2026-09-0540
2026-09-0657
2026-09-0747
2026-09-0854
2026-09-0941
2026-09-1052
2026-09-1150
2026-09-1249
2026-09-1339
2026-09-1447
2026-09-1544
2026-09-1641
2026-09-1753
2026-09-1851
2026-09-1955
2026-09-2048
2026-09-2138
2026-09-2251
2026-09-2347
2026-09-2443
2026-09-2547
2026-09-2654
2026-09-2742
2026-09-2844
2026-09-2966
2026-09-3057
2026-10-0150
2026-10-0252
2026-10-0344
2026-10-0449
2026-10-0556
2026-10-0655
2026-10-0755
2026-10-0852
2026-10-0946
2026-10-1049
2026-10-1158
2026-10-1256
2026-10-1341
2026-10-1446
2026-10-1551
2026-10-1641
2026-10-1741
2026-10-1847
2026-10-1950
2026-10-2059
2026-10-2137
2026-10-2224
2026-10-236
2026-10-2461
2026-10-2570
2026-10-2640
2026-10-2752
2026-10-2865
2026-10-2946
2026-10-3047
2026-10-3146
2026-11-0157
2026-11-0243
2026-11-0350
2026-11-0449
2026-11-0541
2026-11-0655
2026-11-0735
2026-11-0848

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Taiwan Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysTaiwan Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 11 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 115 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 65.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 79 transits per day.02550751001252026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Taiwan Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 11 transits per day on 2026-10-23 to 115 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 65.1 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 79 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 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Taiwan Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-12115
2026-07-1341
2026-07-1461
2026-07-1572
2026-07-1677
2026-07-1771
2026-07-1869
2026-07-1978
2026-07-2059
2026-07-2184
2026-07-2289
2026-07-2360
2026-07-2449
2026-07-2534
2026-07-2659
2026-07-2787
2026-07-2868
2026-07-2967
2026-07-3066
2026-07-3166
2026-08-0180
2026-08-0260
2026-08-0365
2026-08-0469
2026-08-0567
2026-08-0682
2026-08-0784
2026-08-0815
2026-08-0952
2026-08-1081
2026-08-1144
2026-08-12101
2026-08-13104
2026-08-1462
2026-08-1575
2026-08-1669
2026-08-1760
2026-08-1857
2026-08-1973
2026-08-2074
2026-08-2165
2026-08-2272
2026-08-2349
2026-08-2460
2026-08-2574
2026-08-2654
2026-08-2722
2026-08-2849
2026-08-2979
2026-08-3087
2026-08-3172
2026-09-0166
2026-09-0262
2026-09-0365
2026-09-0469
2026-09-0570
2026-09-0672
2026-09-0768
2026-09-0875
2026-09-0966
2026-09-1054
2026-09-1158
2026-09-1267
2026-09-1374
2026-09-1450
2026-09-1562
2026-09-1656
2026-09-1766
2026-09-1873
2026-09-1970
2026-09-2059
2026-09-2164
2026-09-2268
2026-09-2361
2026-09-2484
2026-09-2574
2026-09-2672
2026-09-2775
2026-09-2867
2026-09-2960
2026-09-3055
2026-10-0166
2026-10-0252
2026-10-0366
2026-10-0463
2026-10-0547
2026-10-0657
2026-10-0753
2026-10-0860
2026-10-0971
2026-10-1067
2026-10-1170
2026-10-1276
2026-10-1363
2026-10-1458
2026-10-1570
2026-10-1657
2026-10-1742
2026-10-1856
2026-10-1968
2026-10-2073
2026-10-2164
2026-10-2239
2026-10-2311
2026-10-2482
2026-10-2551
2026-10-2656
2026-10-2779
2026-10-2883
2026-10-2960
2026-10-3056
2026-10-3171
2026-11-0158
2026-11-0265
2026-11-0357
2026-11-0477
2026-11-0572
2026-11-0654
2026-11-0751
2026-11-0879

Transit trade volume

Taiwan Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysTaiwan Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 440,603 metric tons per day on 2026-10-23 to 10,264,140 metric tons per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 5,901,087.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 5,845,124 metric tons per day.02,500,0005,000,0007,500,00010,000,00012,500,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Taiwan Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 440,603 metric tons per day on 2026-10-23 to 10,264,140 metric tons per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 5,901,087.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 5,845,124 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 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Taiwan Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-1210,264,140
2026-07-134,427,140
2026-07-146,780,539
2026-07-157,518,805
2026-07-166,627,111
2026-07-176,347,738
2026-07-186,467,759
2026-07-196,040,833
2026-07-206,667,972
2026-07-216,313,904
2026-07-226,692,160
2026-07-236,137,591
2026-07-245,597,853
2026-07-253,783,405
2026-07-265,979,103
2026-07-277,301,243
2026-07-285,368,672
2026-07-296,181,355
2026-07-306,079,177
2026-07-315,127,556
2026-08-016,858,510
2026-08-025,628,977
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