Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa
- Day
- 1,086
- Severity
- 5 Critical
- Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, last 28 days
- 27.2 transits per day (-65%)
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).
| Date | transits per day |
|---|---|
| 2023-09-04 | 69.0 |
| 2023-09-11 | 76.4 |
| 2023-09-18 | 76.9 |
| 2023-09-25 | 74.6 |
| 2023-10-02 | 77.4 |
| 2023-10-09 | 79.0 |
| 2023-10-16 | 82.6 |
| 2023-10-23 | 74.4 |
| 2023-10-30 | 79.6 |
| 2023-11-06 | 74.3 |
| 2023-11-13 | 76.4 |
| 2023-11-20 | 80.9 |
| 2023-11-27 | 74.9 |
| 2023-12-04 | 74.6 |
| 2023-12-11 | 73.6 |
| 2023-12-18 | 56.1 |
| 2023-12-25 | 52.9 |
| 2024-01-01 | 45.1 |
| 2024-01-08 | 43.9 |
| 2024-01-15 | 37.1 |
| 2024-01-22 | 33.9 |
| 2024-01-29 | 32.6 |
| 2024-02-05 | 34.9 |
| 2024-02-12 | 35.4 |
| 2024-02-19 | 36.1 |
| 2024-02-26 | 35.1 |
| 2024-03-04 | 31.7 |
| 2024-03-11 | 33.0 |
| 2024-03-18 | 30.9 |
| 2024-03-25 | 34.0 |
| 2024-04-01 | 29.7 |
| 2024-04-08 | 33.4 |
| 2024-04-15 | 32.7 |
| 2024-04-22 | 33.9 |
| 2024-04-29 | 32.4 |
| 2024-05-06 | 32.1 |
| 2024-05-13 | 31.9 |
| 2024-05-20 | 32.3 |
| 2024-05-27 | 30.4 |
| 2024-06-03 | 33.3 |
| 2024-06-10 | 33.1 |
| 2024-06-17 | 31.9 |
| 2024-06-24 | 28.0 |
| 2024-07-01 | 29.1 |
| 2024-07-08 | 31.9 |
| 2024-07-15 | 29.1 |
| 2024-07-22 | 26.3 |
| 2024-07-29 | 30.3 |
| 2024-08-05 | 30.4 |
| 2024-08-12 | 31.0 |
| 2024-08-19 | 29.9 |
| 2024-08-26 | 32.3 |
| 2024-09-02 | 31.6 |
| 2024-09-09 | 29.9 |
| 2024-09-16 | 31.3 |
| 2024-09-23 | 30.6 |
| 2024-09-30 | 30.9 |
| 2024-10-07 | 33.1 |
| 2024-10-14 | 30.1 |
| 2024-10-21 | 29.9 |
| 2024-10-28 | 34.0 |
| 2024-11-04 | 34.6 |
| 2024-11-11 | 33.7 |
| 2024-11-18 | 31.3 |
| 2024-11-25 | 32.7 |
| 2024-12-02 | 29.4 |
| 2024-12-09 | 38.0 |
| 2024-12-16 | 27.9 |
| 2024-12-23 | 31.7 |
| 2024-12-30 | 32.6 |
| 2025-01-06 | 33.1 |
| 2025-01-13 | 32.3 |
| 2025-01-20 | 32.1 |
| 2025-01-27 | 33.1 |
| 2025-02-03 | 31.0 |
| 2025-02-10 | 31.6 |
| 2025-02-17 | 32.4 |
| 2025-02-24 | 31.9 |
| 2025-03-03 | 32.3 |
| 2025-03-10 | 33.4 |
| 2025-03-17 | 34.1 |
| 2025-03-24 | 31.1 |
| 2025-03-31 | 34.4 |
| 2025-04-07 | 33.9 |
| 2025-04-14 | 30.0 |
| 2025-04-21 | 34.1 |
| 2025-04-28 | 31.9 |
| 2025-05-05 | 32.1 |
| 2025-05-12 | 34.0 |
| 2025-05-19 | 34.6 |
| 2025-05-26 | 33.9 |
| 2025-06-02 | 35.3 |
| 2025-06-09 | 35.6 |
| 2025-06-16 | 26.1 |
| 2025-06-23 | 28.9 |
| 2025-06-30 | 32.0 |
| 2025-07-07 | 35.0 |
| 2025-07-14 | 27.6 |
| 2025-07-21 | 32.6 |
| 2025-07-28 | 31.6 |
| 2025-08-04 | 35.4 |
| 2025-08-11 | 35.3 |
| 2025-08-18 | 30.9 |
| 2025-08-25 | 37.7 |
| 2025-09-01 | 34.1 |
| 2025-09-08 | 35.6 |
| 2025-09-15 | 34.3 |
| 2025-09-22 | 33.3 |
| 2025-09-29 | 33.7 |
| 2025-10-06 | 34.0 |
| 2025-10-13 | 37.6 |
| 2025-10-20 | 37.4 |
| 2025-10-27 | 35.0 |
| 2025-11-03 | 40.1 |
| 2025-11-10 | 33.9 |
| 2025-11-17 | 40.7 |
| 2025-11-24 | 37.4 |
| 2025-12-01 | 36.9 |
| 2025-12-08 | 25.3 |
| 2025-12-15 | 32.4 |
| 2025-12-22 | 34.6 |
| 2025-12-29 | 33.3 |
| 2026-01-05 | 33.9 |
| 2026-01-12 | 33.1 |
| 2026-01-19 | 34.1 |
| 2026-01-26 | 35.0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 34.0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 35.3 |
| 2026-02-16 | 40.4 |
| 2026-02-23 | 36.6 |
| 2026-03-02 | 35.3 |
| 2026-03-09 | 30.3 |
| 2026-03-16 | 40.0 |
| 2026-03-23 | 35.7 |
| 2026-03-30 | 38.1 |
| 2026-04-06 | 36.1 |
| 2026-04-13 | 35.7 |
| 2026-04-20 | 39.6 |
| 2026-04-27 | 34.7 |
| 2026-05-04 | 34.0 |
| 2026-05-11 | 35.3 |
| 2026-05-18 | 41.1 |
| 2026-05-25 | 34.3 |
| 2026-06-01 | 37.6 |
| 2026-06-08 | 36.3 |
| 2026-06-15 | 37.1 |
| 2026-06-22 | 35.4 |
| 2026-06-29 | 34.4 |
| 2026-07-06 | 32.7 |
| 2026-07-13 | 40.6 |
| 2026-07-20 | 28.3 |
| 2026-07-27 | 30.7 |
| 2026-08-03 | 25.4 |
| 2026-08-10 | 29.4 |
| 2026-08-17 | 29.4 |
| 2026-08-24 | 26.3 |
| 2026-08-31 | 25.4 |
| 2026-09-07 | 27.3 |
| 2026-09-14 | 24.7 |
| 2026-09-21 | 27.1 |
| 2026-09-28 | 29.6 |
| 2026-10-05 | 28.3 |
| 2026-10-12 | 26.4 |
| 2026-10-19 | 28.9 |
| 2026-10-26 | 27.3 |
| 2026-11-02 | 26.3 |
This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea divert traffic around Africa on World Freight Monitor, day by day.