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Daily transits through maritime chokepoints

Source: R/data_doc_df_geopolitics.R
df_geopolitics_chokepoints_daily.Rd

Daily number of ships passing six maritime chokepoints, by ship type, from IMF PortWatch. The counts are estimates from AIS ship positions. Credit: "Sources: UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org)".

Usage

df_geopolitics_chokepoints_daily

Format

A tibble with 10 columns and 12660 rows (every chokepoint every day from 1 January 2021 to 11 October 2026)

date

Date

chokepoint

PortWatch identifier: "chokepoint1" Suez Canal, "chokepoint2" Panama Canal, "chokepoint4" Bab el-Mandeb Strait, "chokepoint5" Malacca Strait, "chokepoint6" Strait of Hormuz, "chokepoint7" Cape of Good Hope

name

Chokepoint name

n_total

All ships

n_tanker,n_container,n_dry_bulk,n_general_cargo,n_roro

Ships by type: tankers, container ships, dry bulk carriers, general cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off ships

n_cargo

Cargo ships (all types except tankers)

Source

IMF PortWatch https://portwatch.imf.org/, IMF terms of use