Houthi embargo on Saudi shipping and attacks at Bab el-Mandeb

Day
56
Severity
3 Significant
Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, last 28 days
27.1 transits per day (-25%)
Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb StraitTransits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, 2026-05-11 (11 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-05 to 47 transits per day on 2026-06-04, with a mean of 32.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 31 transits per day. The shaded band marks the event so far, 2026-07-20 to 2026-09-13.010203040502026-05-112026-07-132026-09-13
Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, 2026-05-11 (11 May 2026) to 2026-09-13 (13 September 2026): values ranged from 14 transits per day on 2026-08-05 to 47 transits per day on 2026-06-04, with a mean of 32.6 transits per day. The latest value, for 2026-09-13, was 31 transits per day. The shaded band marks the event so far, 2026-07-20 to 2026-09-13.

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).

Transits, all vessel types, Bab el-Mandeb Strait (transits per day).
Datetransits per day
2026-05-1130
2026-05-1245
2026-05-1338
2026-05-1438
2026-05-1524
2026-05-1638
2026-05-1734
2026-05-1845
2026-05-1945
2026-05-2037
2026-05-2135
2026-05-2238
2026-05-2342
2026-05-2446
2026-05-2537
2026-05-2626
2026-05-2740
2026-05-2842
2026-05-2930
2026-05-3032
2026-05-3133
2026-06-0141
2026-06-0238
2026-06-0331
2026-06-0447
2026-06-0528
2026-06-0641
2026-06-0737
2026-06-0831
2026-06-0938
2026-06-1032
2026-06-1141
2026-06-1241
2026-06-1338
2026-06-1433
2026-06-1535
2026-06-1625
2026-06-1742
2026-06-1841
2026-06-1941
2026-06-2039
2026-06-2137
2026-06-2230
2026-06-2330
2026-06-2437
2026-06-2546
2026-06-2636
2026-06-2732
2026-06-2837
2026-06-2936
2026-06-3038
2026-07-0132
2026-07-0239
2026-07-0331
2026-07-0431
2026-07-0534
2026-07-0629
2026-07-0727
2026-07-0832
2026-07-0929
2026-07-1027
2026-07-1144
2026-07-1241
2026-07-1346
2026-07-1446
2026-07-1540
2026-07-1633
2026-07-1746
2026-07-1840
2026-07-1933
2026-07-2035
2026-07-2126
2026-07-2231
2026-07-2334
2026-07-2430
2026-07-2522
2026-07-2620
2026-07-2732
2026-07-2833
2026-07-2934
2026-07-3038
2026-07-3128
2026-08-0120
2026-08-0230
2026-08-0317
2026-08-0427
2026-08-0514
2026-08-0631
2026-08-0730
2026-08-0825
2026-08-0934
2026-08-1029
2026-08-1125
2026-08-1225
2026-08-1320
2026-08-1431
2026-08-1540
2026-08-1636
2026-08-1729
2026-08-1832
2026-08-1933
2026-08-2029
2026-08-2121
2026-08-2233
2026-08-2329
2026-08-2436
2026-08-2525
2026-08-2626
2026-08-2721
2026-08-2827
2026-08-2920
2026-08-3029
2026-08-3124
2026-09-0119
2026-09-0238
2026-09-0324
2026-09-0432
2026-09-0518
2026-09-0623
2026-09-0734
2026-09-0822
2026-09-0935
2026-09-1027
2026-09-1122
2026-09-1220
2026-09-1331

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.

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