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Cape of Good Hope

State of play

Not a strait but the default detour: the route traffic takes when Suez or Hormuz become unattractive.

Last reviewed

Indicators

Transits, latest day82vessels · 13 Sep 2026
vs 30-day average-8.26%changebaseline 89/day
vs 12-month average-9.51%changebaseline 91/day

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 16 Sep 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

Cape of Good Hope — daily transits against the five-year range

7-day rolling mean. The shaded band is the daily minimum and maximum over the previous five years, smoothed on the same window.

  • Cape of Good Hope
  • 5-year range
050100150transits/day82.312 Aug 2526 Sep 2510 Nov 2525 Dec 258 Feb 2625 Mar 269 May 2623 Jun 267 Aug 26
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DateCape of Good Hope (transits/day)
2025-08-12120.0
2025-08-13127.0
2025-08-1493.0
2025-08-15111.0
2025-08-16103.0
2025-08-17102.0
2025-08-18105.0
2025-08-19114.0
2025-08-20102.0
2025-08-2194.0
2025-08-2282.0
2025-08-2348.0
2025-08-2487.0
2025-08-25127.0
2025-08-26144.0
2025-08-27115.0
2025-08-28104.0
2025-08-2996.0
2025-08-3085.0
2025-08-3169.0
2025-09-0195.0
2025-09-0282.0
2025-09-03104.0
2025-09-0482.0
2025-09-05106.0
2025-09-0696.0
2025-09-0779.0
2025-09-0882.0
2025-09-09100.0
2025-09-10114.0
2025-09-1190.0
2025-09-1294.0
2025-09-1392.0
2025-09-14101.0
2025-09-1566.0
2025-09-1661.0
2025-09-1787.0
2025-09-1899.0
2025-09-19144.0
2025-09-20109.0
2025-09-21107.0
2025-09-2297.0
2025-09-23100.0
2025-09-2486.0
2025-09-25107.0
2025-09-2674.0
2025-09-2787.0
2025-09-2885.0
2025-09-29100.0
2025-09-30107.0
2025-10-01118.0
2025-10-0288.0
2025-10-0384.0
2025-10-04124.0
2025-10-0587.0
2025-10-0663.0
2025-10-0787.0
2025-10-08121.0
2025-10-09124.0
2025-10-10110.0
2025-10-1194.0
2025-10-12106.0
2025-10-13102.0
2025-10-1482.0
2025-10-1572.0
2025-10-1672.0
2025-10-17100.0
2025-10-18107.0
2025-10-1975.0
2025-10-2089.0
2025-10-2183.0
2025-10-2293.0
2025-10-23121.0
2025-10-2491.0
2025-10-2594.0
2025-10-2689.0
2025-10-2777.0
2025-10-28104.0
2025-10-2986.0
2025-10-3092.0
2025-10-3181.0
2025-11-0191.0
2025-11-0282.0
2025-11-0382.0
2025-11-04104.0
2025-11-0586.0
2025-11-0671.0
2025-11-0785.0
2025-11-0886.0
2025-11-0981.0
2025-11-10106.0
2025-11-1195.0
2025-11-1275.0
2025-11-1376.0
2025-11-1464.0
2025-11-1575.0
2025-11-1679.0
2025-11-1783.0
2025-11-1894.0
2025-11-1997.0
2025-11-2083.0
2025-11-2195.0
2025-11-2281.0
2025-11-2399.0
2025-11-2487.0
2025-11-2589.0
2025-11-2677.0
2025-11-27104.0
2025-11-28110.0
2025-11-2993.0
2025-11-3085.0
2025-12-0183.0
2025-12-0283.0
2025-12-0384.0
2025-12-0490.0
2025-12-0589.0
2025-12-0681.0
2025-12-0784.0
2025-12-0876.0
2025-12-0974.0
2025-12-10103.0
2025-12-1187.0
2025-12-1289.0
2025-12-1387.0
2025-12-1491.0
2025-12-15102.0
2025-12-1676.0
2025-12-1783.0
2025-12-1871.0
2025-12-1974.0
2025-12-2082.0
2025-12-2164.0
2025-12-2291.0
2025-12-2389.0
2025-12-2478.0
2025-12-2577.0
2025-12-2699.0
2025-12-2778.0
2025-12-2881.0
2025-12-2984.0
2025-12-30108.0
2025-12-3189.0
2026-01-0180.0
2026-01-0289.0
2026-01-0377.0
2026-01-0480.0
2026-01-0599.0
2026-01-0673.0
2026-01-0754.0
2026-01-08100.0
2026-01-0998.0
2026-01-1090.0
2026-01-1193.0
2026-01-1299.0
2026-01-1389.0
2026-01-1484.0
2026-01-1597.0
2026-01-1685.0
2026-01-1788.0
2026-01-1885.0
2026-01-1976.0
2026-01-2094.0
2026-01-2192.0
2026-01-2293.0
2026-01-2383.0
2026-01-2474.0
2026-01-2590.0
2026-01-26108.0
2026-01-2798.0
2026-01-2887.0
2026-01-2994.0
2026-01-30101.0
2026-01-3169.0
2026-02-0175.0
2026-02-0268.0
2026-02-0381.0
2026-02-0496.0
2026-02-0578.0
2026-02-0680.0
2026-02-0767.0
2026-02-0880.0
2026-02-0985.0
2026-02-1098.0
2026-02-1184.0
2026-02-1283.0
2026-02-1378.0
2026-02-1482.0
2026-02-1592.0
2026-02-16104.0
2026-02-1782.0
2026-02-1876.0
2026-02-19103.0
2026-02-2098.0
2026-02-2194.0
2026-02-22114.0
2026-02-23104.0
2026-02-24101.0
2026-02-2570.0
2026-02-2687.0
2026-02-27110.0
2026-02-2867.0
2026-03-0179.0
2026-03-0277.0
2026-03-03105.0
2026-03-04117.0
2026-03-05116.0
2026-03-0679.0
2026-03-0773.0
2026-03-0882.0
2026-03-09105.0
2026-03-1093.0
2026-03-1199.0
2026-03-1283.0
2026-03-1391.0
2026-03-1484.0
2026-03-1592.0
2026-03-1683.0
2026-03-1798.0
2026-03-18107.0
2026-03-1990.0
2026-03-2089.0
2026-03-2191.0
2026-03-2286.0
2026-03-2385.0
2026-03-2487.0
2026-03-2592.0
2026-03-26103.0
2026-03-2786.0
2026-03-2887.0
2026-03-2991.0
2026-03-3080.0
2026-03-3199.0
2026-04-0185.0
2026-04-0289.0
2026-04-03102.0
2026-04-04114.0
2026-04-0566.0
2026-04-0664.0
2026-04-0776.0
2026-04-08116.0
2026-04-09105.0
2026-04-10102.0
2026-04-1193.0
2026-04-1296.0
2026-04-13104.0
2026-04-14106.0
2026-04-1590.0
2026-04-1695.0
2026-04-1796.0
2026-04-1891.0
2026-04-1986.0
2026-04-2066.0
2026-04-2182.0
2026-04-2275.0
2026-04-23121.0
2026-04-24132.0
2026-04-25130.0
2026-04-2682.0
2026-04-2767.0
2026-04-2870.0
2026-04-2975.0
2026-04-30108.0
2026-05-0186.0
2026-05-02123.0
2026-05-03107.0
2026-05-0488.0
2026-05-0584.0
2026-05-0667.0
2026-05-0795.0
2026-05-0895.0
2026-05-09126.0
2026-05-1065.0
2026-05-1135.0
2026-05-1255.0
2026-05-13100.0
2026-05-14119.0
2026-05-15161.0
2026-05-16150.0
2026-05-17101.0
2026-05-1895.0
2026-05-1973.0
2026-05-20112.0
2026-05-21110.0
2026-05-22105.0
2026-05-2380.0
2026-05-24109.0
2026-05-2597.0
2026-05-2682.0
2026-05-2778.0
2026-05-2898.0
2026-05-2988.0
2026-05-30121.0
2026-05-31100.0
2026-06-01109.0
2026-06-0286.0
2026-06-0378.0
2026-06-0469.0
2026-06-05103.0
2026-06-0696.0
2026-06-07100.0
2026-06-08102.0
2026-06-0988.0
2026-06-10105.0
2026-06-1181.0
2026-06-1276.0
2026-06-1379.0
2026-06-14107.0
2026-06-1596.0
2026-06-1697.0
2026-06-1783.0
2026-06-1894.0
2026-06-1995.0
2026-06-2098.0
2026-06-21106.0
2026-06-22110.0
2026-06-2390.0
2026-06-2478.0
2026-06-2591.0
2026-06-2691.0
2026-06-27105.0
2026-06-2880.0
2026-06-2988.0
2026-06-30103.0
2026-07-01100.0
2026-07-0297.0
2026-07-03101.0
2026-07-0469.0
2026-07-05115.0
2026-07-0699.0
2026-07-0797.0
2026-07-0876.0
2026-07-0985.0
2026-07-1088.0
2026-07-1191.0
2026-07-1297.0
2026-07-13103.0
2026-07-14103.0
2026-07-1587.0
2026-07-1695.0
2026-07-1789.0
2026-07-1884.0
2026-07-1990.0
2026-07-2081.0
2026-07-2193.0
2026-07-22101.0
2026-07-2393.0
2026-07-2481.0
2026-07-2591.0
2026-07-26101.0
2026-07-2768.0
2026-07-2869.0
2026-07-2972.0
2026-07-3099.0
2026-07-31123.0
2026-08-0183.0
2026-08-0297.0
2026-08-0383.0
2026-08-0489.0
2026-08-05103.0
2026-08-0685.0
2026-08-0783.0
2026-08-0885.0
2026-08-0983.0
2026-08-1083.0
2026-08-11102.0
2026-08-1269.0
2026-08-1386.0
2026-08-1481.0
2026-08-15123.0
2026-08-1699.0
2026-08-1783.0
2026-08-1879.0
2026-08-19105.0
2026-08-2099.0
2026-08-2195.0
2026-08-2296.0
2026-08-2384.0
2026-08-24101.0
2026-08-2586.0
2026-08-2683.0
2026-08-2798.0
2026-08-2898.0
2026-08-2989.0
2026-08-3088.0
2026-08-3182.0
2026-09-01100.0
2026-09-0290.0
2026-09-0377.0
2026-09-0458.0
2026-09-0563.0
2026-09-0680.0
2026-09-07120.0
2026-09-0887.0
2026-09-0998.0
2026-09-1096.0
2026-09-1182.0
2026-09-1269.0
2026-09-1382.0

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 16 Sep 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

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