DataNileLoading…

Switch accounts

Post

Tanker transit calls fall to about 97% below the trailing 52-week average

Tanker transit calls are currently at 0.6 per day, down from the trailing 52-week mean of 19.7. This marks a small absolute bounce from the previous value of 1.4, which was about 57% lower.

Transit calls, tankers

Snapshot

Current 0.6/day·vs 52w avg -97%·4w trend -34%·Latest data update: Sep 20, 2026

Snapshot as posted · Weekly (ISO) · lines

About the data

Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Method
AIS-derived vessel transit data
Latest data update
Sep 20, 2026
Coverage
Jan 2019 – Oct 2026

Weekly average of daily transit calls

Source data may be revised by the IMF.

View the underlying dataset

About this data

PortWatch is an IMF platform that uses AIS vessel-tracking data to estimate maritime activity at ports and major chokepoints. It is strong institutional data, but derived from vessel movements rather than a customs record.