Chokepoint
Bab el-Mandeb
Bab el-Mandeb is the strait between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Every ship using the Suez Canal route also transits Bab el-Mandeb, so attacks or instability here push traffic onto the far longer Cape of Good Hope route.
Current status
Bab el-Mandeb disruption pulse
The traffic-light badge is a disruption score, not an operational closure declaration. Transit metrics appear only when the current vessel snapshot has coverage.
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ConnectsRed Sea ↔ Gulf of Aden
Position12.5°N, 43.3°E
Energy shock modelYes
Major trade routes through Bab el-Mandeb
- China → Europe (Suez) · 47M+ TEU/year · Container
- China → US East Coast (Suez) · 12M+ TEU/year · Container
- Persian Gulf → Europe (Oil) · 6.5M+ bpd · Energy
- Qatar LNG → Europe · 77M+ tonnes/year · Energy
- Singapore → Mediterranean · 10M+ TEU/year · Container
- India → Europe · 6M+ TEU/year · Container
Related
Source: src/config/chokepoint-registry.ts and src/config/trade-routes.ts. Methodology: how chokepoint disruption is scored.