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Strait of Malacca

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The shortest sea route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and the primary energy artery to Northeast Asia.

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Transits, latest day231vessels · 8 Nov 2026
vs 30-day average+4.33%changebaseline 221/day
vs 12-month average+2.01%changebaseline 226/day

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 15 Nov 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

Strait of Malacca — 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.

  • Strait of Malacca
  • 5-year range
0100200300transits/day232.511 Oct 2524 Nov 257 Jan 2620 Feb 265 Apr 2619 May 262 Jul 2615 Aug 2628 Sep 26
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DateStrait of Malacca (transits/day)
2025-10-11280.0
2025-10-12233.0
2025-10-13235.0
2025-10-14257.0
2025-10-15249.0
2025-10-16272.0
2025-10-17236.0
2025-10-18212.0
2025-10-19254.0
2025-10-20262.0
2025-10-21233.0
2025-10-22238.0
2025-10-23215.0
2025-10-24237.0
2025-10-25210.0
2025-10-26265.0
2025-10-27243.0
2025-10-28240.0
2025-10-29244.0
2025-10-30257.0
2025-10-31221.0
2025-11-01228.0
2025-11-02236.0
2025-11-03236.0
2025-11-04257.0
2025-11-05236.0
2025-11-06260.0
2025-11-07238.0
2025-11-08233.0
2025-11-09232.0
2025-11-10242.0
2025-11-11298.0
2025-11-12228.0
2025-11-13237.0
2025-11-14264.0
2025-11-15216.0
2025-11-16242.0
2025-11-17214.0
2025-11-18225.0
2025-11-19254.0
2025-11-20249.0
2025-11-21240.0
2025-11-22255.0
2025-11-23242.0
2025-11-24218.0
2025-11-25226.0
2025-11-26227.0
2025-11-27228.0
2025-11-28216.0
2025-11-29239.0
2025-11-30216.0
2025-12-01215.0
2025-12-02239.0
2025-12-03234.0
2025-12-04264.0
2025-12-05286.0
2025-12-06224.0
2025-12-07228.0
2025-12-08242.0
2025-12-09239.0
2025-12-10248.0
2025-12-11241.0
2025-12-12249.0
2025-12-13241.0
2025-12-14251.0
2025-12-15232.0
2025-12-16262.0
2025-12-17225.0
2025-12-18256.0
2025-12-19241.0
2025-12-20224.0
2025-12-21235.0
2025-12-22213.0
2025-12-23202.0
2025-12-24278.0
2025-12-25254.0
2025-12-26270.0
2025-12-27247.0
2025-12-28233.0
2025-12-29223.0
2025-12-30262.0
2025-12-31238.0
2026-01-01243.0
2026-01-02229.0
2026-01-03237.0
2026-01-04260.0
2026-01-05250.0
2026-01-06271.0
2026-01-07251.0
2026-01-08219.0
2026-01-09229.0
2026-01-10224.0
2026-01-11251.0
2026-01-12255.0
2026-01-13266.0
2026-01-14233.0
2026-01-15237.0
2026-01-16255.0
2026-01-17247.0
2026-01-18227.0
2026-01-19244.0
2026-01-20243.0
2026-01-21251.0
2026-01-22275.0
2026-01-23262.0
2026-01-24242.0
2026-01-25226.0
2026-01-26243.0
2026-01-27233.0
2026-01-28233.0
2026-01-29256.0
2026-01-30228.0
2026-01-31240.0
2026-02-01279.0
2026-02-02255.0
2026-02-03231.0
2026-02-04240.0
2026-02-05257.0
2026-02-06212.0
2026-02-07263.0
2026-02-08240.0
2026-02-09240.0
2026-02-10263.0
2026-02-11221.0
2026-02-12234.0
2026-02-13232.0
2026-02-14237.0
2026-02-15222.0
2026-02-16221.0
2026-02-17229.0
2026-02-18227.0
2026-02-19232.0
2026-02-20226.0
2026-02-21239.0
2026-02-22237.0
2026-02-23248.0
2026-02-24241.0
2026-02-25239.0
2026-02-26247.0
2026-02-27237.0
2026-02-28228.0
2026-03-01241.0
2026-03-02240.0
2026-03-03228.0
2026-03-04244.0
2026-03-05226.0
2026-03-06239.0
2026-03-07236.0
2026-03-08243.0
2026-03-09222.0
2026-03-10226.0
2026-03-11227.0
2026-03-12216.0
2026-03-13227.0
2026-03-14224.0
2026-03-15224.0
2026-03-16197.0
2026-03-17216.0
2026-03-18216.0
2026-03-19229.0
2026-03-20225.0
2026-03-21192.0
2026-03-22208.0
2026-03-23188.0
2026-03-24224.0
2026-03-25207.0
2026-03-26207.0
2026-03-27217.0
2026-03-28188.0
2026-03-29208.0
2026-03-30222.0
2026-03-31229.0
2026-04-01193.0
2026-04-02204.0
2026-04-03230.0
2026-04-04233.0
2026-04-05217.0
2026-04-06217.0
2026-04-07228.0
2026-04-08201.0
2026-04-09232.0
2026-04-10233.0
2026-04-11236.0
2026-04-12213.0
2026-04-13249.0
2026-04-14221.0
2026-04-15234.0
2026-04-16243.0
2026-04-17208.0
2026-04-18208.0
2026-04-19214.0
2026-04-20224.0
2026-04-21212.0
2026-04-22205.0
2026-04-23238.0
2026-04-24214.0
2026-04-25219.0
2026-04-26229.0
2026-04-27231.0
2026-04-28202.0
2026-04-29232.0
2026-04-30218.0
2026-05-01216.0
2026-05-02214.0
2026-05-03216.0
2026-05-04247.0
2026-05-05220.0
2026-05-06225.0
2026-05-07223.0
2026-05-08225.0
2026-05-09222.0
2026-05-10230.0
2026-05-11198.0
2026-05-12233.0
2026-05-13220.0
2026-05-14234.0
2026-05-15217.0
2026-05-16204.0
2026-05-17221.0
2026-05-18200.0
2026-05-19206.0
2026-05-20208.0
2026-05-21219.0
2026-05-22228.0
2026-05-23197.0
2026-05-24231.0
2026-05-25217.0
2026-05-26247.0
2026-05-27216.0
2026-05-28208.0
2026-05-29204.0
2026-05-30198.0
2026-05-31207.0
2026-06-01207.0
2026-06-02198.0
2026-06-03217.0
2026-06-04213.0
2026-06-05192.0
2026-06-06222.0
2026-06-07196.0
2026-06-08223.0
2026-06-09241.0
2026-06-10224.0
2026-06-11220.0
2026-06-12213.0
2026-06-13230.0
2026-06-14225.0
2026-06-15227.0
2026-06-16233.0
2026-06-17207.0
2026-06-18212.0
2026-06-19196.0
2026-06-20226.0
2026-06-21236.0
2026-06-22264.0
2026-06-23235.0
2026-06-24218.0
2026-06-25242.0
2026-06-26234.0
2026-06-27234.0
2026-06-28217.0
2026-06-29191.0
2026-06-30248.0
2026-07-01237.0
2026-07-02210.0
2026-07-03241.0
2026-07-04241.0
2026-07-05236.0
2026-07-06238.0
2026-07-07235.0
2026-07-08249.0
2026-07-09233.0
2026-07-10185.0
2026-07-11221.0
2026-07-12234.0
2026-07-13223.0
2026-07-14225.0
2026-07-15222.0
2026-07-16237.0
2026-07-17242.0
2026-07-18192.0
2026-07-19170.0
2026-07-20215.0
2026-07-21202.0
2026-07-22238.0
2026-07-23241.0
2026-07-24251.0
2026-07-25207.0
2026-07-26236.0
2026-07-27254.0
2026-07-28223.0
2026-07-29217.0
2026-07-30216.0
2026-07-31202.0
2026-08-01216.0
2026-08-02247.0
2026-08-03189.0
2026-08-04215.0
2026-08-05212.0
2026-08-06240.0
2026-08-07220.0
2026-08-08240.0
2026-08-09206.0
2026-08-10223.0
2026-08-11229.0
2026-08-12241.0
2026-08-13222.0
2026-08-14212.0
2026-08-15195.0
2026-08-16178.0
2026-08-17187.0
2026-08-18196.0
2026-08-19203.0
2026-08-20203.0
2026-08-21232.0
2026-08-22213.0
2026-08-23192.0
2026-08-24209.0
2026-08-25195.0
2026-08-26202.0
2026-08-27191.0
2026-08-28202.0
2026-08-29206.0
2026-08-30219.0
2026-08-31223.0
2026-09-01209.0
2026-09-02204.0
2026-09-03237.0
2026-09-04183.0
2026-09-05190.0
2026-09-06196.0
2026-09-07244.0
2026-09-08240.0
2026-09-09212.0
2026-09-10195.0
2026-09-11235.0
2026-09-12230.0
2026-09-13215.0
2026-09-14224.0
2026-09-15234.0
2026-09-16208.0
2026-09-17239.0
2026-09-18256.0
2026-09-19217.0
2026-09-20230.0
2026-09-21220.0
2026-09-22220.0
2026-09-23211.0
2026-09-24240.0
2026-09-25211.0
2026-09-26222.0
2026-09-27201.0
2026-09-28208.0
2026-09-29241.0
2026-09-30208.0
2026-10-01240.0
2026-10-02233.0
2026-10-03245.0
2026-10-04209.0
2026-10-05217.0
2026-10-06251.0
2026-10-07239.0
2026-10-08232.0
2026-10-09237.0
2026-10-10232.0
2026-10-11223.0
2026-10-12214.0
2026-10-13220.0
2026-10-14211.0
2026-10-15208.0
2026-10-16221.0
2026-10-17205.0
2026-10-18227.0
2026-10-19208.0
2026-10-20232.0
2026-10-21228.0
2026-10-22238.0
2026-10-23250.0
2026-10-24228.0
2026-10-25212.0
2026-10-26199.0
2026-10-27236.0
2026-10-28207.0
2026-10-29196.0
2026-10-30186.0
2026-10-31201.0
2026-11-01194.0
2026-11-02244.0
2026-11-03239.0
2026-11-04238.0
2026-11-05218.0
2026-11-06238.0
2026-11-07243.0
2026-11-08231.0

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 15 Nov 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

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