Maritime chokepoint
Balabac Strait vessel activity
See daily traffic through one of the passages connecting the global freight network.
7.4136°117.1146°
Current activity
Daily traffic pulse
15Vessel passagesOct 18, 2026
+2Versus prior day13 prior-day passages
15report end-day vessels2026-10-18
1030-day averagevessels per day
30430-day total2026-09-19 to 2026-10-18
16peak day2026-09-19
30-day movement
Balabac Strait activity
+22 more vessels than the prior day
Average 10
Evidence3 records
Daily chokepoint observationsSource record
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30-day activity summaryFreightWeave synthesis
Calculated from 30 retained daily observations, 2026-09-19 through 2026-10-18.
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Current daily activitySource record
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| Date | capacity | capacity_cargo | capacity_container | capacity_dry_bulk | capacity_general_cargo | capacity_roro | capacity_tanker | n_cargo | n_container | n_dry_bulk | n_general_cargo | n_roro | n_tanker | n_total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | 468,171 | 369,298 | 0 | 369,298 | 0 | 0 | 98,872 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 2026-09-20 | 255,060 | 231,277 | 9,891 | 221,385 | 0 | 0 | 23,783 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026-09-21 | 103,629 | 65,981 | 0 | 65,981 | 0 | 0 | 37,648 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-09-22 | 248,866 | 236,826 | 11,523 | 225,302 | 0 | 0 | 12,040 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-09-23 | 186,003 | 143,262 | 6,031 | 134,427 | 2,802 | 0 | 42,741 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026-09-24 | 92,061 | 56,833 | 0 | 53,689 | 3,143 | 0 | 35,227 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026-09-25 | 417,802 | 417,802 | 2,522 | 415,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-09-26 | 182,677 | 175,648 | 3,513 | 161,549 | 10,585 | 0 | 7,029 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2026-09-27 | 218,267 | 180,381 | 0 | 180,381 | 0 | 0 | 37,886 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026-09-28 | 386,288 | 348,332 | 12,605 | 334,684 | 1,042 | 0 | 37,955 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-09-29 | 317,376 | 305,668 | 10,422 | 293,620 | 1,624 | 0 | 11,708 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026-09-30 | 130,069 | 119,469 | 3,392 | 116,077 | 0 | 0 | 10,599 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026-10-01 | 323,126 | 277,090 | 0 | 274,287 | 2,802 | 0 | 46,036 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026-10-02 | 495,263 | 443,229 | 46,195 | 389,810 | 7,223 | 0 | 52,034 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2026-10-03 | 374,537 | 280,149 | 0 | 278,827 | 1,321 | 0 | 94,388 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026-10-04 | 276,181 | 249,621 | 0 | 245,780 | 3,840 | 0 | 26,560 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026-10-05 | 193,085 | 124,697 | 0 | 124,697 | 0 | 0 | 68,388 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026-10-06 | 18,299 | 5,992 | 0 | 0 | 5,992 | 0 | 12,306 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026-10-07 | 154,545 | 154,545 | 0 | 154,545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-10-08 | 231,533 | 166,719 | 0 | 166,719 | 0 | 0 | 64,814 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026-10-09 | 146,606 | 135,552 | 0 | 135,552 | 0 | 0 | 11,054 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026-10-10 | 264,955 | 205,051 | 42,708 | 157,474 | 4,868 | 0 | 59,904 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026-10-11 | 367,144 | 349,596 | 0 | 349,174 | 421 | 0 | 17,548 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026-10-12 | 111,389 | 104,558 | 13,886 | 90,672 | 0 | 0 | 6,831 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026-10-13 | 374,271 | 121,261 | 0 | 121,261 | 0 | 0 | 253,010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026-10-14 | 189,671 | 180,935 | 0 | 173,504 | 7,431 | 0 | 8,735 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026-10-15 | 301,463 | 293,129 | 0 | 292,707 | 421 | 0 | 8,334 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026-10-16 | 272,939 | 245,914 | 1,866 | 244,047 | 0 | 0 | 27,024 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2026-10-17 | 330,278 | 330,278 | 13,645 | 316,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-10-18 | 259,331 | 259,331 | 6,431 | 241,202 | 11,696 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 |