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Torres Strait: transits and disruption history

Torres Strait averaged 8.3 vessel transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026), compared with 8.4 in the previous 28 days (-1.3%). The archive records 0 disruptions here.

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Key facts

Wikidata
Q179188
Type
strait
Bordering countries
Australia, Papua New Guinea
Recorded events
0
Curated lanes passing
0
Data through
2026-11-08 (8 November 2026)
  • Torres Strait averaged 8.3 transits a day in the 28 days to 2026-11-08.

Disruption history

0 recorded events, newest first.

No events are recorded here yet.

History since 2019

Monthly mean of transits, all vessel types at Torres 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.

Torres Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly meanTorres Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 7.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-08-01 to 11.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2020-01-01, with a mean of 9.1 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 8.3 transits per day, monthly mean.035810132019-01-012022-12-012026-10-01
Torres Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean, 2019-01-01 (1 January 2019) to 2026-10-01 (1 October 2026): values ranged from 7.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2026-08-01 to 11.8 transits per day, monthly mean on 2020-01-01, with a mean of 9.1 transits per day, monthly mean. The latest value, for 2026-10-01, was 8.3 transits per day, monthly mean.

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).

Torres Strait, transits, all vessel types, monthly mean (transits per day, monthly mean).
Datetransits per day, monthly mean
2019-01-019.2
2019-02-018.0
2019-03-019.9
2019-04-019.0
2019-05-018.3
2019-06-019.0
2019-07-018.5
2019-08-018.5
2019-09-018.7
2019-10-019.0
2019-11-019.3
2019-12-018.2
2020-01-0111.8
2020-02-0110.0
2020-03-017.9
2020-04-018.6
2020-05-017.9
2020-06-018.1
2020-07-018.6
2020-08-019.3
2020-09-018.9
2020-10-019.5
2020-11-019.2
2020-12-018.6
2021-01-019.6
2021-02-019.0
2021-03-018.6
2021-04-019.4
2021-05-018.5
2021-06-018.6
2021-07-019.5
2021-08-018.5
2021-09-018.8
2021-10-018.9
2021-11-019.1
2021-12-018.0
2022-01-018.5
2022-02-018.6
2022-03-018.5
2022-04-019.0
2022-05-019.7
2022-06-018.8
2022-07-018.9
2022-08-019.4
2022-09-019.6
2022-10-019.7
2022-11-018.9
2022-12-018.8
2023-01-019.4
2023-02-019.0
2023-03-018.7
2023-04-019.8
2023-05-018.7
2023-06-0110.2
2023-07-019.8
2023-08-0110.2
2023-09-019.3
2023-10-0110.2
2023-11-019.3
2023-12-019.3
2024-01-019.5
2024-02-019.5
2024-03-019.1
2024-04-019.7
2024-05-018.9
2024-06-019.9
2024-07-019.4
2024-08-018.6
2024-09-019.3
2024-10-019.4
2024-11-0110.2
2024-12-019.9
2025-01-019.2
2025-02-019.5
2025-03-0110.6
2025-04-0110.2
2025-05-019.5
2025-06-019.6
2025-07-019.4
2025-08-018.8
2025-09-019.1
2025-10-019.9
2025-11-019.6
2025-12-019.1
2026-01-018.5
2026-02-019.6
2026-03-018.4
2026-04-019.3
2026-05-019.6
2026-06-019.8
2026-07-018.4
2026-08-017.8
2026-09-018.5
2026-10-018.3

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

Transits, all vessel types

Torres Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 daysTorres Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 2 transits per day on 2026-10-18 to 16 transits per day on 2026-07-15, with a mean of 8.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 9 transits per day.051015202026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Torres Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 2 transits per day on 2026-10-18 to 16 transits per day on 2026-07-15, with a mean of 8.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 9 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).

Torres Strait, transits, all vessel types, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-125
2026-07-138
2026-07-1410
2026-07-1516
2026-07-164
2026-07-176
2026-07-1810
2026-07-195
2026-07-208
2026-07-216
2026-07-228
2026-07-238
2026-07-249
2026-07-2512
2026-07-269
2026-07-276
2026-07-287
2026-07-296
2026-07-3012
2026-07-317
2026-08-018
2026-08-0210
2026-08-0310
2026-08-048
2026-08-058
2026-08-064
2026-08-0712
2026-08-084
2026-08-098
2026-08-1010
2026-08-118
2026-08-129
2026-08-1310
2026-08-146
2026-08-1513
2026-08-168
2026-08-177
2026-08-186
2026-08-197
2026-08-2010
2026-08-213
2026-08-229
2026-08-2310
2026-08-246
2026-08-259
2026-08-269
2026-08-279
2026-08-286
2026-08-294
2026-08-307
2026-08-315
2026-09-017
2026-09-026
2026-09-037
2026-09-0411
2026-09-057
2026-09-0610
2026-09-078
2026-09-089
2026-09-099
2026-09-107
2026-09-119
2026-09-128
2026-09-139
2026-09-1413
2026-09-157
2026-09-1612
2026-09-174
2026-09-188
2026-09-195
2026-09-205
2026-09-216
2026-09-2210
2026-09-237
2026-09-249
2026-09-2512
2026-09-2612
2026-09-278
2026-09-2811
2026-09-2913
2026-09-307
2026-10-017
2026-10-029
2026-10-035
2026-10-045
2026-10-057
2026-10-0614
2026-10-077
2026-10-0810
2026-10-095
2026-10-1013
2026-10-115
2026-10-1211
2026-10-1310
2026-10-1410
2026-10-155
2026-10-164
2026-10-1715
2026-10-182
2026-10-196
2026-10-208
2026-10-219
2026-10-2213
2026-10-237
2026-10-244
2026-10-259
2026-10-267
2026-10-279
2026-10-2813
2026-10-297
2026-10-306
2026-10-3114
2026-11-018
2026-11-029
2026-11-038
2026-11-046
2026-11-054
2026-11-0611
2026-11-079
2026-11-089

Transits, container ships

Torres Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 daysTorres Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-12 to 4 transits per day on 2026-08-03, with a mean of 1.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 2 transits per day.012342026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Torres Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-12 to 4 transits per day on 2026-08-03, with a mean of 1.2 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 2 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).

Torres Strait, transits, container ships, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-120
2026-07-130
2026-07-143
2026-07-152
2026-07-162
2026-07-170
2026-07-182
2026-07-191
2026-07-202
2026-07-211
2026-07-221
2026-07-230
2026-07-240
2026-07-251
2026-07-260
2026-07-271
2026-07-282
2026-07-291
2026-07-303
2026-07-311
2026-08-010
2026-08-021
2026-08-034
2026-08-040
2026-08-052
2026-08-060
2026-08-072
2026-08-080
2026-08-092
2026-08-100
2026-08-112
2026-08-122
2026-08-130
2026-08-141
2026-08-151
2026-08-161
2026-08-173
2026-08-181
2026-08-190
2026-08-201
2026-08-210
2026-08-224
2026-08-231
2026-08-240
2026-08-253
2026-08-261
2026-08-271
2026-08-280
2026-08-290
2026-08-302
2026-08-313
2026-09-011
2026-09-020
2026-09-031
2026-09-040
2026-09-052
2026-09-063
2026-09-071
2026-09-082
2026-09-092
2026-09-100
2026-09-111
2026-09-120
2026-09-131
2026-09-142
2026-09-151
2026-09-160
2026-09-171
2026-09-181
2026-09-191
2026-09-200
2026-09-211
2026-09-223
2026-09-230
2026-09-242
2026-09-252
2026-09-261
2026-09-271
2026-09-281
2026-09-292
2026-09-301
2026-10-011
2026-10-021
2026-10-031
2026-10-040
2026-10-051
2026-10-062
2026-10-072
2026-10-081
2026-10-090
2026-10-102
2026-10-112
2026-10-122
2026-10-132
2026-10-140
2026-10-150
2026-10-161
2026-10-173
2026-10-180
2026-10-190
2026-10-201
2026-10-213
2026-10-223
2026-10-230
2026-10-241
2026-10-251
2026-10-260
2026-10-272
2026-10-280
2026-10-290
2026-10-301
2026-10-311
2026-11-010
2026-11-021
2026-11-031
2026-11-041
2026-11-052
2026-11-062
2026-11-070
2026-11-082

Transits, tankers

Torres Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 daysTorres Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-19 to 4 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 1.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 2 transits per day.012342026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Torres Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 0 transits per day on 2026-07-19 to 4 transits per day on 2026-07-25, with a mean of 1.5 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 2 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).

Torres Strait, transits, tankers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-121
2026-07-133
2026-07-141
2026-07-152
2026-07-161
2026-07-173
2026-07-183
2026-07-190
2026-07-202
2026-07-211
2026-07-221
2026-07-232
2026-07-243
2026-07-254
2026-07-261
2026-07-271
2026-07-281
2026-07-290
2026-07-303
2026-07-313
2026-08-012
2026-08-022
2026-08-031
2026-08-041
2026-08-051
2026-08-061
2026-08-072
2026-08-081
2026-08-090
2026-08-101
2026-08-112
2026-08-121
2026-08-131
2026-08-141
2026-08-154
2026-08-163
2026-08-171
2026-08-181
2026-08-191
2026-08-202
2026-08-211
2026-08-222
2026-08-233
2026-08-242
2026-08-251
2026-08-261
2026-08-270
2026-08-281
2026-08-291
2026-08-300
2026-08-310
2026-09-011
2026-09-022
2026-09-031
2026-09-041
2026-09-050
2026-09-062
2026-09-071
2026-09-081
2026-09-094
2026-09-101
2026-09-114
2026-09-121
2026-09-132
2026-09-143
2026-09-151
2026-09-161
2026-09-171
2026-09-182
2026-09-190
2026-09-202
2026-09-211
2026-09-222
2026-09-233
2026-09-243
2026-09-251
2026-09-262
2026-09-271
2026-09-281
2026-09-292
2026-09-302
2026-10-010
2026-10-022
2026-10-030
2026-10-041
2026-10-050
2026-10-063
2026-10-070
2026-10-080
2026-10-092
2026-10-101
2026-10-111
2026-10-124
2026-10-131
2026-10-143
2026-10-150
2026-10-161
2026-10-172
2026-10-181
2026-10-190
2026-10-200
2026-10-214
2026-10-222
2026-10-231
2026-10-241
2026-10-251
2026-10-262
2026-10-271
2026-10-283
2026-10-292
2026-10-300
2026-10-313
2026-11-010
2026-11-022
2026-11-032
2026-11-041
2026-11-050
2026-11-060
2026-11-073
2026-11-082

Transits, dry bulk carriers

Torres Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 daysTorres Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-07-16 to 10 transits per day on 2026-09-04, with a mean of 4.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 5 transits per day.02468102026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Torres Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 1 transits per day on 2026-07-16 to 10 transits per day on 2026-09-04, with a mean of 4.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 5 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).

Torres Strait, transits, dry bulk carriers, last 120 days (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-07-124
2026-07-135
2026-07-145
2026-07-159
2026-07-161
2026-07-173
2026-07-183
2026-07-193
2026-07-204
2026-07-213
2026-07-224
2026-07-236
2026-07-245
2026-07-256
2026-07-266
2026-07-274
2026-07-284
2026-07-293
2026-07-302
2026-07-313
2026-08-014
2026-08-027
2026-08-035
2026-08-046
2026-08-053
2026-08-062
2026-08-077
2026-08-082
2026-08-095
2026-08-106
2026-08-113
2026-08-125
2026-08-137
2026-08-144
2026-08-157
2026-08-163
2026-08-173
2026-08-183
2026-08-193
2026-08-207
2026-08-211
2026-08-222
2026-08-234
2026-08-243
2026-08-254
2026-08-267
2026-08-277
2026-08-285
2026-08-292
2026-08-303
2026-08-312
2026-09-014
2026-09-024
2026-09-034
2026-09-0410
2026-09-054
2026-09-065
2026-09-075
2026-09-084
2026-09-093
2026-09-106
2026-09-114
2026-09-126
2026-09-134
2026-09-145
2026-09-154
2026-09-169
2026-09-172
2026-09-185
2026-09-193
2026-09-203
2026-09-213
2026-09-225
2026-09-233
2026-09-244
2026-09-257
2026-09-268
2026-09-275
2026-09-287
2026-09-299
2026-09-304
2026-10-015
2026-10-026
2026-10-031
2026-10-044
2026-10-055
2026-10-067
2026-10-074
2026-10-089
2026-10-091
2026-10-106
2026-10-112
2026-10-125
2026-10-137
2026-10-147
2026-10-155
2026-10-162
2026-10-178
2026-10-181
2026-10-194
2026-10-206
2026-10-211
2026-10-226
2026-10-234
2026-10-241
2026-10-256
2026-10-265
2026-10-275
2026-10-287
2026-10-293
2026-10-305
2026-10-318
2026-11-016
2026-11-025
2026-11-035
2026-11-043
2026-11-051
2026-11-068
2026-11-074
2026-11-085

Transit trade volume

Torres Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 daysTorres Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 746 metric tons per day on 2026-08-29 to 545,278 metric tons per day on 2026-07-24, with a mean of 176,828.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 249,195 metric tons per day.0200,000400,000600,0002026-07-122026-09-102026-11-08
Torres Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days, 2026-07-12 (12 July 2026) to 2026-11-08 (8 November 2026): values ranged from 746 metric tons per day on 2026-08-29 to 545,278 metric tons per day on 2026-07-24, with a mean of 176,828.0 metric tons per day. The latest value, for 2026-11-08, was 249,195 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).

Torres Strait, transit trade volume, last 120 days (metric tons per day).
Datemetric tons per day
2026-07-12156,079
2026-07-13386,026
2026-07-14164,258
2026-07-15459,957
2026-07-1684,266
2026-07-17296,028
2026-07-1871,958
2026-07-1990,130
2026-07-20177,517
2026-07-21138,322
2026-07-22169,621
2026-07-2392,938
2026-07-24545,278
2026-07-25201,647
2026-07-2648,635
2026-07-27228,592
2026-07-28321,130
2026-07-2997,382
2026-07-30532,364
2026-07-31114,920
2026-08-01111,554
2026-08-02232,835
2026-08-0391,642
2026-08-04147,987
2026-08-05197,567
2026-08-0654,482
2026-08-07231,642
2026-08-0856,584
2026-08-09167,572
2026-08-1040,235
2026-08-11154,313
2026-08-1290,969
2026-08-1380,123
2026-08-14159,048
2026-08-15488,903
2026-08-16139,522
2026-08-17119,609
2026-08-18170,536
2026-08-1977,678
2026-08-20189,052
2026-08-2187,282
2026-08-22142,692
2026-08-23320,217
2026-08-24183,441
2026-08-25241,785
2026-08-26123,690
2026-08-27183,780
2026-08-28217,999
2026-08-29746
2026-08-30113,208
2026-08-31181,588
2026-09-01123,944
2026-09-02114,427
2026-09-0394,758
2026-09-04182,603
2026-09-05151,794
2026-09-06276,663
2026-09-07209,034
2026-09-08132,151
2026-09-09243,995
2026-09-10192,340
2026-09-11195,204
2026-09-12247,063
2026-09-1344,175
2026-09-14202,578
2026-09-15139,828
2026-09-16300,181
2026-09-17119,334
2026-09-18519,964
2026-09-1982,762
2026-09-2045,841
2026-09-2171,602
2026-09-22327,568
2026-09-23125,768
2026-09-24195,285
2026-09-25172,957
2026-09-26150,968
2026-09-27169,982
2026-09-28309,696
2026-09-29304,259
2026-09-30149,682
2026-10-01217,733
2026-10-02485,251
2026-10-0340,145
2026-10-0493,688
2026-10-0566,178
2026-10-06228,488
2026-10-0769,576
2026-10-08231,929
2026-10-0980,686
2026-10-10155,892
2026-10-11231,148
2026-10-12107,162
2026-10-13243,850
2026-10-14368,627
2026-10-1570,456
2026-10-16173,614
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