Taiwan Strait
238 vessels/day
-7.75% day
Between mainland China and Taiwan — roughly 40% of the world’s container traffic passes through, and the flashpoint of any US–China confrontation.
Aug 2 · 238.0 vessels/day · −14.4% vs the window’s open
the numbers83
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| May 12 | 278.0 vessels/day | |
| May 13 | 217.0 vessels/day | −21.9% |
| May 14 | 241.0 vessels/day | +11.1% |
| May 15 | 246.0 vessels/day | +2.1% |
| May 16 | 238.0 vessels/day | −3.3% |
| May 17 | 284.0 vessels/day | +19.3% |
| May 18 | 283.0 vessels/day | −0.4% |
| May 19 | 237.0 vessels/day | −16.3% |
| May 20 | 253.0 vessels/day | +6.8% |
| May 21 | 225.0 vessels/day | −11.1% |
| May 22 | 234.0 vessels/day | +4.0% |
| May 23 | 217.0 vessels/day | −7.3% |
| May 24 | 235.0 vessels/day | +8.3% |
| May 25 | 215.0 vessels/day | −8.5% |
| May 26 | 252.0 vessels/day | +17.2% |
| May 27 | 229.0 vessels/day | −9.1% |
| May 28 | 245.0 vessels/day | +7.0% |
| May 29 | 250.0 vessels/day | +2.0% |
| May 30 | 259.0 vessels/day | +3.6% |
| May 31 | 306.0 vessels/day | +18.1% |
| Jun 1 | 319.0 vessels/day | +4.2% |
| Jun 2 | 273.0 vessels/day | −14.4% |
| Jun 3 | 255.0 vessels/day | −6.6% |
| Jun 4 | 272.0 vessels/day | +6.7% |
| Jun 5 | 263.0 vessels/day | −3.3% |
| Jun 6 | 267.0 vessels/day | +1.5% |
| Jun 7 | 237.0 vessels/day | −11.2% |
| Jun 8 | 222.0 vessels/day | −6.3% |
| Jun 9 | 266.0 vessels/day | +19.8% |
| Jun 10 | 255.0 vessels/day | −4.1% |
| Jun 11 | 244.0 vessels/day | −4.3% |
| Jun 12 | 240.0 vessels/day | −1.6% |
| Jun 13 | 243.0 vessels/day | +1.3% |
| Jun 14 | 233.0 vessels/day | −4.1% |
| Jun 15 | 232.0 vessels/day | −0.4% |
| Jun 16 | 246.0 vessels/day | +6.0% |
| Jun 17 | 248.0 vessels/day | +0.8% |
| Jun 18 | 270.0 vessels/day | +8.9% |
| Jun 19 | 231.0 vessels/day | −14.4% |
| Jun 20 | 237.0 vessels/day | +2.6% |
| Jun 21 | 248.0 vessels/day | +4.6% |
| Jun 22 | 258.0 vessels/day | +4.0% |
| Jun 23 | 325.0 vessels/day | +26.0% |
| Jun 24 | 313.0 vessels/day | −3.7% |
| Jun 25 | 244.0 vessels/day | −22.0% |
| Jun 26 | 274.0 vessels/day | +12.3% |
| Jun 27 | 257.0 vessels/day | −6.2% |
| Jun 28 | 247.0 vessels/day | −3.9% |
| Jun 29 | 264.0 vessels/day | +6.9% |
| Jun 30 | 259.0 vessels/day | −1.9% |
| Jul 1 | 241.0 vessels/day | −6.9% |
| Jul 2 | 234.0 vessels/day | −2.9% |
| Jul 3 | 258.0 vessels/day | +10.3% |
| Jul 4 | 230.0 vessels/day | −10.9% |
| Jul 5 | 250.0 vessels/day | +8.7% |
| Jul 6 | 242.0 vessels/day | −3.2% |
| Jul 7 | 271.0 vessels/day | +12.0% |
| Jul 8 | 277.0 vessels/day | +2.2% |
| Jul 9 | 176.0 vessels/day | −36.5% |
| Jul 10low | 28.0 vessels/day | −84.1% |
| Jul 11 | 59.0 vessels/day | +110.7% |
| Jul 12high | 401.0 vessels/day | +579.7% |
| Jul 13 | 221.0 vessels/day | −44.9% |
| Jul 14 | 281.0 vessels/day | +27.1% |
| Jul 15 | 286.0 vessels/day | +1.8% |
| Jul 16 | 252.0 vessels/day | −11.9% |
| Jul 17 | 220.0 vessels/day | −12.7% |
| Jul 18 | 238.0 vessels/day | +8.2% |
| Jul 19 | 234.0 vessels/day | −1.7% |
| Jul 20 | 251.0 vessels/day | +7.3% |
| Jul 21 | 249.0 vessels/day | −0.8% |
| Jul 22 | 269.0 vessels/day | +8.0% |
| Jul 23 | 261.0 vessels/day | −3.0% |
| Jul 24 | 200.0 vessels/day | −23.4% |
| Jul 25 | 121.0 vessels/day | −39.5% |
| Jul 26 | 226.0 vessels/day | +86.8% |
| Jul 27 | 289.0 vessels/day | +27.9% |
| Jul 28 | 239.0 vessels/day | −17.3% |
| Jul 29 | 231.0 vessels/day | −3.3% |
| Jul 30 | 228.0 vessels/day | −1.3% |
| Jul 31 | 230.0 vessels/day | +0.9% |
| Aug 1 | 258.0 vessels/day | +12.2% |
| Aug 2latest | 238.0 vessels/day | −7.8% |
Lately
China closed major ports a full day before Typhoon Dolphin's expected landfall, and over a million people were evacuated on the east coast before the storm struck. Traffic through the strait fell to 28 vessels on 10 July, against a 401-vessel high two days later. Chinese coast guard ships also drifted off Orchid Island, east of Taiwan, in late July.