Chokepoint
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is the roughly 14-km-wide gateway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Every cargo moving between the Mediterranean and the wider ocean — including Suez-bound Europe–Asia traffic — passes through it.
Current status
Strait of Gibraltar 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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ConnectsAtlantic ↔ Mediterranean
Position35.9°N, 5.6°W
Major trade routes through Strait of Gibraltar
- Persian Gulf → Europe (Oil) · 6.5M+ bpd · Energy
- Singapore → Mediterranean · 10M+ TEU/year · Container
- India → Europe · 6M+ TEU/year · Container
- Asia → Europe (Cape Route) · 5M+ TEU/year · Container
Related
Source: src/config/chokepoint-registry.ts and src/config/trade-routes.ts. Methodology: how chokepoint disruption is scored.