Taiwan Strait: transits and disruption history

Name: Taiwan Strait daily transits
Creator: World Freight Monitor

Taiwan Strait averaged 229.4 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026), compared with 237.6 in the previous 28 days (-3.5%). The archive records 1 disruption here.

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Key facts

Type: strait
Bordering countries: Taiwan, China
Recorded events: 1
Curated lanes passing: 14
Data through: 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026)

Taiwan Strait averaged 229.4 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-09-13.

Disruption history

1 recorded event, newest first.

Events at Taiwan Strait
Start	Event	Type	Status	Severity
2022-08-04	Live fire exercise zones around Taiwan divert shipping	Security incident	ended	3 Significant

Full event history for Taiwan Strait

Transits, all vessel types

Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 28 transits per day on 2026-07-10 to 401 transits per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 241.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 226 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).

Taiwan Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	285
2026-05-18	284
2026-05-19	238
2026-05-20	253
2026-05-21	225
2026-05-22	234
2026-05-23	217
2026-05-24	235
2026-05-25	219
2026-05-26	255
2026-05-27	229
2026-05-28	245
2026-05-29	250
2026-05-30	260
2026-05-31	307
2026-06-01	320
2026-06-02	274
2026-06-03	257
2026-06-04	273
2026-06-05	263
2026-06-06	267
2026-06-07	238
2026-06-08	222
2026-06-09	267
2026-06-10	256
2026-06-11	245
2026-06-12	241
2026-06-13	246
2026-06-14	234
2026-06-15	232
2026-06-16	246
2026-06-17	249
2026-06-18	272
2026-06-19	232
2026-06-20	237
2026-06-21	249
2026-06-22	259
2026-06-23	326
2026-06-24	313
2026-06-25	244
2026-06-26	274
2026-06-27	259
2026-06-28	249
2026-06-29	265
2026-06-30	260
2026-07-01	240
2026-07-02	234
2026-07-03	258
2026-07-04	232
2026-07-05	251
2026-07-06	242
2026-07-07	272
2026-07-08	278
2026-07-09	176
2026-07-10	28
2026-07-11	59
2026-07-12	401
2026-07-13	222
2026-07-14	283
2026-07-15	286
2026-07-16	253
2026-07-17	221
2026-07-18	238
2026-07-19	234
2026-07-20	251
2026-07-21	249
2026-07-22	271
2026-07-23	261
2026-07-24	203
2026-07-25	121
2026-07-26	202
2026-07-27	314
2026-07-28	239
2026-07-29	232
2026-07-30	229
2026-07-31	230
2026-08-01	259
2026-08-02	238
2026-08-03	221
2026-08-04	253
2026-08-05	231
2026-08-06	283
2026-08-07	205
2026-08-08	35
2026-08-09	233
2026-08-10	366
2026-08-11	199
2026-08-12	292
2026-08-13	287
2026-08-14	263
2026-08-15	234
2026-08-16	253
2026-08-17	207
2026-08-18	218
2026-08-19	248
2026-08-20	255
2026-08-21	265
2026-08-22	238
2026-08-23	225
2026-08-24	241
2026-08-25	201
2026-08-26	122
2026-08-27	67
2026-08-28	229
2026-08-29	273
2026-08-30	318
2026-08-31	255
2026-09-01	263
2026-09-02	215
2026-09-03	230
2026-09-04	256
2026-09-05	230
2026-09-06	260
2026-09-07	235
2026-09-08	270
2026-09-09	224
2026-09-10	218
2026-09-11	187
2026-09-12	246
2026-09-13	226

Transits, container ships

Taiwan Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 8 transits per day on 2026-08-08 to 145 transits per day on 2026-07-14, with a mean of 88.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 92 transits per day.

Taiwan Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	109
2026-05-18	98
2026-05-19	91
2026-05-20	107
2026-05-21	83
2026-05-22	77
2026-05-23	92
2026-05-24	87
2026-05-25	69
2026-05-26	109
2026-05-27	87
2026-05-28	77
2026-05-29	80
2026-05-30	88
2026-05-31	102
2026-06-01	107
2026-06-02	103
2026-06-03	99
2026-06-04	82
2026-06-05	95
2026-06-06	106
2026-06-07	94
2026-06-08	77
2026-06-09	113
2026-06-10	100
2026-06-11	79
2026-06-12	93
2026-06-13	90
2026-06-14	99
2026-06-15	91
2026-06-16	84
2026-06-17	100
2026-06-18	100
2026-06-19	88
2026-06-20	83
2026-06-21	93
2026-06-22	95
2026-06-23	103
2026-06-24	96
2026-06-25	88
2026-06-26	99
2026-06-27	99
2026-06-28	101
2026-06-29	87
2026-06-30	95
2026-07-01	97
2026-07-02	81
2026-07-03	87
2026-07-04	80
2026-07-05	95
2026-07-06	88
2026-07-07	98
2026-07-08	102
2026-07-09	54
2026-07-10	9
2026-07-11	15
2026-07-12	138
2026-07-13	100
2026-07-14	145
2026-07-15	108
2026-07-16	79
2026-07-17	78
2026-07-18	80
2026-07-19	88
2026-07-20	97
2026-07-21	77
2026-07-22	101
2026-07-23	107
2026-07-24	57
2026-07-25	53
2026-07-26	76
2026-07-27	99
2026-07-28	87
2026-07-29	90
2026-07-30	75
2026-07-31	84
2026-08-01	95
2026-08-02	109
2026-08-03	74
2026-08-04	83
2026-08-05	88
2026-08-06	89
2026-08-07	57
2026-08-08	8
2026-08-09	112
2026-08-10	133
2026-08-11	86
2026-08-12	111
2026-08-13	93
2026-08-14	93
2026-08-15	78
2026-08-16	96
2026-08-17	73
2026-08-18	82
2026-08-19	88
2026-08-20	101
2026-08-21	104
2026-08-22	91
2026-08-23	94
2026-08-24	104
2026-08-25	69
2026-08-26	30
2026-08-27	24
2026-08-28	98
2026-08-29	119
2026-08-30	105
2026-08-31	94
2026-09-01	79
2026-09-02	78
2026-09-03	90
2026-09-04	86
2026-09-05	89
2026-09-06	99
2026-09-07	93
2026-09-08	96
2026-09-09	93
2026-09-10	83
2026-09-11	61
2026-09-12	96
2026-09-13	92

Transits, tankers

Taiwan Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 10 transits per day on 2026-07-10 to 93 transits per day on 2026-08-10, with a mean of 48.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 39 transits per day.

Taiwan Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	47
2026-05-18	56
2026-05-19	44
2026-05-20	47
2026-05-21	46
2026-05-22	45
2026-05-23	47
2026-05-24	51
2026-05-25	42
2026-05-26	46
2026-05-27	51
2026-05-28	45
2026-05-29	52
2026-05-30	56
2026-05-31	62
2026-06-01	62
2026-06-02	47
2026-06-03	49
2026-06-04	60
2026-06-05	59
2026-06-06	58
2026-06-07	49
2026-06-08	51
2026-06-09	46
2026-06-10	48
2026-06-11	43
2026-06-12	48
2026-06-13	41
2026-06-14	42
2026-06-15	39
2026-06-16	58
2026-06-17	42
2026-06-18	50
2026-06-19	54
2026-06-20	41
2026-06-21	49
2026-06-22	46
2026-06-23	47
2026-06-24	67
2026-06-25	43
2026-06-26	59
2026-06-27	50
2026-06-28	46
2026-06-29	49
2026-06-30	53
2026-07-01	39
2026-07-02	45
2026-07-03	54
2026-07-04	51
2026-07-05	45
2026-07-06	57
2026-07-07	47
2026-07-08	44
2026-07-09	25
2026-07-10	10
2026-07-11	12
2026-07-12	89
2026-07-13	36
2026-07-14	44
2026-07-15	53
2026-07-16	54
2026-07-17	38
2026-07-18	53
2026-07-19	34
2026-07-20	53
2026-07-21	54
2026-07-22	48
2026-07-23	54
2026-07-24	60
2026-07-25	16
2026-07-26	43
2026-07-27	84
2026-07-28	55
2026-07-29	43
2026-07-30	54
2026-07-31	52
2026-08-01	51
2026-08-02	48
2026-08-03	51
2026-08-04	60
2026-08-05	48
2026-08-06	76
2026-08-07	37
2026-08-08	10
2026-08-09	39
2026-08-10	93
2026-08-11	39
2026-08-12	60
2026-08-13	48
2026-08-14	70
2026-08-15	48
2026-08-16	50
2026-08-17	47
2026-08-18	48
2026-08-19	51
2026-08-20	50
2026-08-21	52
2026-08-22	49
2026-08-23	51
2026-08-24	48
2026-08-25	34
2026-08-26	23
2026-08-27	11
2026-08-28	53
2026-08-29	44
2026-08-30	71
2026-08-31	53
2026-09-01	69
2026-09-02	44
2026-09-03	41
2026-09-04	47
2026-09-05	40
2026-09-06	57
2026-09-07	47
2026-09-08	54
2026-09-09	41
2026-09-10	52
2026-09-11	50
2026-09-12	49
2026-09-13	39

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Taiwan Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 9 transits per day on 2026-07-10 to 121 transits per day on 2026-06-23, with a mean of 70.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 74 transits per day.

Taiwan Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Date	transits per day
2026-05-17	84
2026-05-18	85
2026-05-19	70
2026-05-20	72
2026-05-21	50
2026-05-22	67
2026-05-23	49
2026-05-24	63
2026-05-25	71
2026-05-26	71
2026-05-27	64
2026-05-28	87
2026-05-29	73
2026-05-30	78
2026-05-31	101
2026-06-01	105
2026-06-02	83
2026-06-03	74
2026-06-04	88
2026-06-05	74
2026-06-06	74
2026-06-07	56
2026-06-08	69
2026-06-09	70
2026-06-10	76
2026-06-11	82
2026-06-12	72
2026-06-13	76
2026-06-14	64
2026-06-15	76
2026-06-16	62
2026-06-17	73
2026-06-18	80
2026-06-19	52
2026-06-20	75
2026-06-21	76
2026-06-22	77
2026-06-23	121
2026-06-24	95
2026-06-25	90
2026-06-26	81
2026-06-27	80
2026-06-28	72
2026-06-29	95
2026-06-30	77
2026-07-01	66
2026-07-02	77
2026-07-03	84
2026-07-04	74
2026-07-05	68
2026-07-06	59
2026-07-07	90
2026-07-08	97
2026-07-09	79
2026-07-10	9
2026-07-11	27
2026-07-12	115
2026-07-13	41
2026-07-14	61
2026-07-15	72
2026-07-16	77
2026-07-17	71
2026-07-18	69
2026-07-19	78
2026-07-20	59
2026-07-21	84
2026-07-22	89
2026-07-23	60
2026-07-24	49
2026-07-25	34
2026-07-26	59
2026-07-27	87
2026-07-28	68
2026-07-29	67
2026-07-30	66
2026-07-31	66
2026-08-01	80
2026-08-02	60
2026-08-03	65
2026-08-04	69
2026-08-05	67
2026-08-06	82
2026-08-07	84
2026-08-08	15
2026-08-09	52
2026-08-10	81
2026-08-11	44
2026-08-12	101
2026-08-13	104
2026-08-14	62
2026-08-15	75
2026-08-16	69
2026-08-17	60
2026-08-18	57
2026-08-19	73
2026-08-20	74
2026-08-21	65
2026-08-22	72
2026-08-23	49
2026-08-24	60
2026-08-25	74
2026-08-26	54
2026-08-27	22
2026-08-28	49
2026-08-29	79
2026-08-30	87
2026-08-31	72
2026-09-01	66
2026-09-02	62
2026-09-03	65
2026-09-04	69
2026-09-05	70
2026-09-06	72
2026-09-07	68
2026-09-08	75
2026-09-09	66
2026-09-10	54
2026-09-11	58
2026-09-12	67
2026-09-13	74

Transit trade volume

Taiwan Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-05-17 (17 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 779,052 metric tons per day on 2026-07-10 to 10,264,140 metric tons per day on 2026-07-12, with a mean of 6,265,973.3 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 6,487,745 metric tons per day.

Taiwan Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Date	metric tons per day
2026-05-17	6,803,022
2026-05-18	7,674,250
2026-05-19	6,373,164
2026-05-20	6,594,243
2026-05-21	5,798,029
2026-05-22	5,922,266
2026-05-23	5,687,126
2026-05-24	5,837,536
2026-05-25	4,454,902
2026-05-26	5,847,671
2026-05-27	6,078,625
2026-05-28	6,121,926
2026-05-29	6,264,458
2026-05-30	6,196,535
2026-05-31	9,948,340
2026-06-01	7,757,134
2026-06-02	7,939,502
2026-06-03	6,943,237
2026-06-04	6,836,494
2026-06-05	6,689,978
2026-06-06	6,217,549
2026-06-07	5,839,077
2026-06-08	5,696,722
2026-06-09	6,665,359
2026-06-10	7,903,721
2026-06-11	5,479,953
2026-06-12	6,255,932
2026-06-13	6,288,334
2026-06-14	5,826,408
2026-06-15	6,269,076
2026-06-16	6,812,399
2026-06-17	7,045,190
2026-06-18	6,235,388
2026-06-19	5,785,498
2026-06-20	5,505,064
2026-06-21	5,472,285
2026-06-22	7,189,027
2026-06-23	9,878,316
2026-06-24	10,025,104
2026-06-25	7,899,762
2026-06-26	7,518,762
2026-06-27	6,836,056
2026-06-28	6,164,514
2026-06-29	6,563,925
2026-06-30	7,178,265
2026-07-01	7,702,869
2026-07-02	6,493,558
2026-07-03	7,030,395
2026-07-04	6,472,373
2026-07-05	6,085,980
2026-07-06	5,419,014
2026-07-07	7,084,684
2026-07-08	8,335,890
2026-07-09	5,138,175
2026-07-10	779,052
2026-07-11	2,668,078
2026-07-12	10,264,140
2026-07-13	4,427,140
2026-07-14	6,780,539
2026-07-15	7,518,805
2026-07-16	6,627,111
2026-07-17	6,347,738
2026-07-18	6,467,759
2026-07-19	6,040,833
2026-07-20	6,667,972
2026-07-21	6,313,904
2026-07-22	6,692,160
2026-07-23	6,137,591
2026-07-24	5,597,853
2026-07-25	3,783,405
2026-07-26	5,979,103
2026-07-27	7,301,243
2026-07-28	5,368,672
2026-07-29	6,181,355
2026-07-30	6,079,177
2026-07-31	5,127,556
2026-08-01	6,858,510
2026-08-02	5,628,977
2026-08-03	4,766,463
2026-08-04	6,457,382
2026-08-05	6,538,916
2026-08-06	6,302,834
2026-08-07	5,354,550
2026-08-08	1,090,120
2026-08-09	6,825,777
2026-08-10	7,819,773
2026-08-11	4,442,418
2026-08-12	8,110,987
2026-08-13	7,280,259
2026-08-14	6,349,868
2026-08-15	6,735,960
2026-08-16	5,851,893
2026-08-17	5,361,787
2026-08-18	5,034,262
2026-08-19	6,727,473
2026-08-20	6,762,661
2026-08-21	6,611,616
2026-08-22	6,311,478
2026-08-23	5,114,840
2026-08-24	5,993,669
2026-08-25	5,728,342
2026-08-26	3,074,937
2026-08-27	2,030,476
2026-08-28	5,211,046
2026-08-29	6,854,580
2026-08-30	7,916,229
2026-08-31	6,709,261
2026-09-01	7,397,024
2026-09-02	5,210,584
2026-09-03	6,182,277
2026-09-04	6,012,539
2026-09-05	6,372,953
2026-09-06	7,139,121
2026-09-07	5,549,577
2026-09-08	6,906,384
2026-09-09	5,886,587
2026-09-10	4,939,945
2026-09-11	5,285,127
2026-09-12	7,455,343
2026-09-13	6,487,745

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