UAE fuel prices fall 24 fils in November as Fujairah stocks climb
Light distillates rose 49% week-on-week to 1.942 million barrels, the third consecutive weekly increase from October's record low.
Chokepoint conditions
Suez Canal: daily transits
46vessels a day
+12.2%
Brent crude, spot
123.1USD a barrel
-3.9%
Strait of Hormuz: daily transits
2vessels a day
+0.0%
Bab el-Mandeb: daily transits
36vessels a day
+71.4%
What the disruption is costing
Six subsea internet cables cross Hormuz; four Gulf states lack alternative routes
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Ministry of Climate Change and Environment confirms tanker spill reached northern emirates after days of reported odours.
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Dutch TTF benchmark reaches highest level since December 2022 as EU storage sits 12 percentage points below five-year average for late October.
The Chokepoint Board
Transits, closures, advisories, war risk premia and rerouting cost for Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and Suez. Same day, same shape, always numbers.
32
Rows tracked
3 September 2026
Verified as at
weekly
Cadence
13
Fields per row
| Chokepoint | Week ending | Recorded status | Transits per day | Transits in week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bab el-Mandeb | 2026-08-30 | restricted | 26.3 | 184 |
| Cape of Good Hope diversion | 2026-08-30 | open | 91.9 | 643 |
| Strait of Hormuz | 2026-08-30 | restricted | 4.3 | 30 |
| Suez Canal | 2026-08-30 | open | 43 | 301 |
| Bab el-Mandeb | 2026-08-23 | restricted | 29.4 | 206 |
| Cape of Good Hope diversion | 2026-08-23 | open | 91.6 | 641 |
| Strait of Hormuz | 2026-08-23 | restricted | 5 | 35 |
| Suez Canal | 2026-08-23 | open | 42 | 294 |
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The network
Nine sister titles, each with its own record.