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The world's sea lanes, watched through the dark.

Maritime incidents, chokepoint transits and AIS integrity, read from open sources.

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Bab el-Mandeb · W34 · to 23 Aug

weekly transit calls · IMF PortWatch

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Suez Canal · W34 · to 23 Aug

weekly transit calls · IMF PortWatch

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Cape of Good Hope · W34 · to 23 Aug

weekly transit calls · IMF PortWatch

This week's brief

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31 August 2026
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Strait of Hormuz runs at 6% of normal

35 weekly transit calls against a ~618 baseline; the Cape still carries 2.18× Suez's traffic.

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Livecurated incidents per month · 2026Incident databaseGeocoded and typed maritime incidents from public reporting, on a clustered map with filters and monthly trends.LiveBab el-MandebSuezGood HopeStrait monitorWeekly transits and speeds across eleven chokepoints, plus the Suez-versus-Cape rerouting index.Liveanomalies by zone · W36 · to 6 SeptAIS integrity watchJamming clusters, impossible jumps and dark gaps, aggregated by zone.LiveWar risk zones atlasHow listed areas moved, circular by circular, over time.LiveMaritime risk lexiconOne hundred terms of shipping and marine insurance, defined precisely.