Bab el-Mandeb
30 vessels/day
+50.00% day
Between Yemen and Djibouti — the Red Sea’s southern gate. Houthi attacks since 2023 have pushed container shipping to reroute around Africa.
Aug 2 · 30.00 vessels/day · −33.3% vs the window’s open
the numbers83
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| May 12 | 45.00 vessels/day | |
| May 13 | 38.00 vessels/day | −15.6% |
| May 14 | 38.00 vessels/day | 0.0% |
| May 15 | 24.00 vessels/day | −36.8% |
| May 16 | 38.00 vessels/day | +58.3% |
| May 17 | 32.00 vessels/day | −15.8% |
| May 18 | 45.00 vessels/day | +40.6% |
| May 19 | 45.00 vessels/day | 0.0% |
| May 20 | 37.00 vessels/day | −17.8% |
| May 21 | 34.00 vessels/day | −8.1% |
| May 22 | 38.00 vessels/day | +11.8% |
| May 23 | 42.00 vessels/day | +10.5% |
| May 24 | 46.00 vessels/day | +9.5% |
| May 25 | 37.00 vessels/day | −19.6% |
| May 26 | 26.00 vessels/day | −29.7% |
| May 27 | 40.00 vessels/day | +53.8% |
| May 28 | 40.00 vessels/day | 0.0% |
| May 29 | 30.00 vessels/day | −25.0% |
| May 30 | 32.00 vessels/day | +6.7% |
| May 31 | 33.00 vessels/day | +3.1% |
| Jun 1 | 41.00 vessels/day | +24.2% |
| Jun 2 | 37.00 vessels/day | −9.8% |
| Jun 3 | 30.00 vessels/day | −18.9% |
| Jun 4high | 47.00 vessels/day | +56.7% |
| Jun 5 | 28.00 vessels/day | −40.4% |
| Jun 6 | 40.00 vessels/day | +42.9% |
| Jun 7 | 37.00 vessels/day | −7.5% |
| Jun 8 | 31.00 vessels/day | −16.2% |
| Jun 9 | 38.00 vessels/day | +22.6% |
| Jun 10 | 32.00 vessels/day | −15.8% |
| Jun 11 | 40.00 vessels/day | +25.0% |
| Jun 12 | 41.00 vessels/day | +2.5% |
| Jun 13 | 37.00 vessels/day | −9.8% |
| Jun 14 | 33.00 vessels/day | −10.8% |
| Jun 15 | 35.00 vessels/day | +6.1% |
| Jun 16 | 25.00 vessels/day | −28.6% |
| Jun 17 | 42.00 vessels/day | +68.0% |
| Jun 18 | 40.00 vessels/day | −4.8% |
| Jun 19 | 39.00 vessels/day | −2.5% |
| Jun 20 | 39.00 vessels/day | 0.0% |
| Jun 21 | 37.00 vessels/day | −5.1% |
| Jun 22 | 29.00 vessels/day | −21.6% |
| Jun 23 | 30.00 vessels/day | +3.4% |
| Jun 24 | 36.00 vessels/day | +20.0% |
| Jun 25 | 46.00 vessels/day | +27.8% |
| Jun 26 | 36.00 vessels/day | −21.7% |
| Jun 27 | 32.00 vessels/day | −11.1% |
| Jun 28 | 37.00 vessels/day | +15.6% |
| Jun 29 | 35.00 vessels/day | −5.4% |
| Jun 30 | 37.00 vessels/day | +5.7% |
| Jul 1 | 31.00 vessels/day | −16.2% |
| Jul 2 | 39.00 vessels/day | +25.8% |
| Jul 3 | 31.00 vessels/day | −20.5% |
| Jul 4 | 31.00 vessels/day | 0.0% |
| Jul 5 | 34.00 vessels/day | +9.7% |
| Jul 6 | 28.00 vessels/day | −17.6% |
| Jul 7 | 27.00 vessels/day | −3.6% |
| Jul 8 | 31.00 vessels/day | +14.8% |
| Jul 9 | 28.00 vessels/day | −9.7% |
| Jul 10 | 27.00 vessels/day | −3.6% |
| Jul 11 | 44.00 vessels/day | +63.0% |
| Jul 12 | 41.00 vessels/day | −6.8% |
| Jul 13 | 44.00 vessels/day | +7.3% |
| Jul 14 | 45.00 vessels/day | +2.3% |
| Jul 15 | 40.00 vessels/day | −11.1% |
| Jul 16 | 33.00 vessels/day | −17.5% |
| Jul 17 | 46.00 vessels/day | +39.4% |
| Jul 18 | 40.00 vessels/day | −13.0% |
| Jul 19 | 33.00 vessels/day | −17.5% |
| Jul 20 | 35.00 vessels/day | +6.1% |
| Jul 21 | 25.00 vessels/day | −28.6% |
| Jul 22 | 31.00 vessels/day | +24.0% |
| Jul 23 | 34.00 vessels/day | +9.7% |
| Jul 24 | 30.00 vessels/day | −11.8% |
| Jul 25 | 22.00 vessels/day | −26.7% |
| Jul 26 | 22.00 vessels/day | 0.0% |
| Jul 27 | 30.00 vessels/day | +36.4% |
| Jul 28 | 33.00 vessels/day | +10.0% |
| Jul 29 | 31.00 vessels/day | −6.1% |
| Jul 30 | 37.00 vessels/day | +19.4% |
| Jul 31 | 27.00 vessels/day | −27.0% |
| Aug 1low | 20.00 vessels/day | −25.9% |
| Aug 2latest | 30.00 vessels/day | +50.0% |
Lately
Traffic fell as the Yemeni war widened onto the water: a projectile sank the Indian-flagged MSV Faize Noore Oliya on 4 August, escort requests for Saudi tankers rose 39% since February, and Houthi missiles hit Mokha and the Jazan refinery on 9 August. Crossings hit a low of 20 on 1 August, down from 47 on 4 June.