−23.0%
Seaborne exports are down 23.0% and imports down 2.1% on a year earlier over the last 13 weeks. Main cargo: tanker; 348 Mt exported and 29 Mt imported by sea over the past year. Value chains: Iron ore → steel: mines 86 Mt of ore (3% of world), makes 68 Mt of crude steel. Latest port data 23 October 2026.
Seaborne trade, weekly
Tonnes moved through the economy's ports, last 4 weeks against the same 4 weeks a year earlier.
By cargo class
Share of tonnes over the past year and the latest 4 weeks y/y.
Main ports
Share of the economy's seaborne exports and imports, and what each port mainly handles.
| Port | Exports | Imports | Main industries |
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What it sells
Who it trades with
Value chains
Where this economy sits on the chains tracked from mine to finished goods.
Chokepoint exposure
Share of the economy's trade (value) with partners whose sea trade must pass the strait.
| Passage | Status now | Flow | Share of trade | Plus partial |
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By mode
Each lane against a year earlier in its own unit; lanes are never added together.