Bab-el-Mandeb containers
3 ships/day
+50.00% day
A count of container ships passing the strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, the southern gate to the Red Sea and the Suez route. When it empties, Asia–Europe boxes go the long way round Africa, adding weeks and cost.
Aug 30 · 3.00 ships/day · −25.0% vs the window’s open
the numbers54
| when | value | change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | 4.00 ships/day | |
| Jul 9 | 5.00 ships/day | +25.0% |
| Jul 10 | 3.00 ships/day | −40.0% |
| Jul 11 | 6.00 ships/day | +100.0% |
| Jul 12 | 7.00 ships/day | +16.7% |
| Jul 13 | 5.00 ships/day | −28.6% |
| Jul 14 | 9.00 ships/day | +80.0% |
| Jul 15 | 5.00 ships/day | −44.4% |
| Jul 16 | 2.00 ships/day | −60.0% |
| Jul 17 | 4.00 ships/day | +100.0% |
| Jul 18 | 6.00 ships/day | +50.0% |
| Jul 19 | 3.00 ships/day | −50.0% |
| Jul 20 | 6.00 ships/day | +100.0% |
| Jul 21 | 4.00 ships/day | −33.3% |
| Jul 22 | 9.00 ships/day | +125.0% |
| Jul 23 | 4.00 ships/day | −55.6% |
| Jul 24 | 6.00 ships/day | +50.0% |
| Jul 25 | 5.00 ships/day | −16.7% |
| Jul 26 | 4.00 ships/day | −20.0% |
| Jul 27 | 4.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Jul 28low | 1.00 ships/day | −75.0% |
| Jul 29 | 9.00 ships/day | +800.0% |
| Jul 30 | 7.00 ships/day | −22.2% |
| Jul 31 | 7.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Aug 1 | 1.00 ships/day | −85.7% |
| Aug 2 | 7.00 ships/day | +600.0% |
| Aug 3 | 3.00 ships/day | −57.1% |
| Aug 4 | 5.00 ships/day | +66.7% |
| Aug 5 | 1.00 ships/day | −80.0% |
| Aug 6 | 2.00 ships/day | +100.0% |
| Aug 7 | 5.00 ships/day | +150.0% |
| Aug 8 | 2.00 ships/day | −60.0% |
| Aug 9high | 10.00 ships/day | +400.0% |
| Aug 10 | 4.00 ships/day | −60.0% |
| Aug 11 | 6.00 ships/day | +50.0% |
| Aug 12 | 4.00 ships/day | −33.3% |
| Aug 13 | 2.00 ships/day | −50.0% |
| Aug 14 | 5.00 ships/day | +150.0% |
| Aug 15 | 9.00 ships/day | +80.0% |
| Aug 16 | 4.00 ships/day | −55.6% |
| Aug 17 | 6.00 ships/day | +50.0% |
| Aug 18 | 5.00 ships/day | −16.7% |
| Aug 19 | 6.00 ships/day | +20.0% |
| Aug 20 | 4.00 ships/day | −33.3% |
| Aug 21 | 3.00 ships/day | −25.0% |
| Aug 22 | 5.00 ships/day | +66.7% |
| Aug 23 | 7.00 ships/day | +40.0% |
| Aug 24 | 4.00 ships/day | −42.9% |
| Aug 25 | 6.00 ships/day | +50.0% |
| Aug 26 | 4.00 ships/day | −33.3% |
| Aug 27 | 5.00 ships/day | +25.0% |
| Aug 28 | 5.00 ships/day | 0.0% |
| Aug 29 | 2.00 ships/day | −60.0% |
| Aug 30latest | 3.00 ships/day | +50.0% |
Lately
Fighting has moved to the strait's own shore: Houthi forces advanced on Mokha, killing 81 in a day, while Yemen's army fought for the hills above Taiz, where over 120 died from Thursday. A Houthi missile also hit a Saudi supertanker at Yanbu, extending the threat to Red Sea shipping.