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Chokepoint conditions
Bab el-Mandeb31+40.9%Suez Canal43+4.9%Brent crude126.55+0.6%Strait of Hormuz2-50.0%
The Chokepoint Board
LatestSeven crew missing after tanker strikes near Sulina canalLatestGemini relaunch to Khor Fakkan adds capacity amid port congestionLatestCMA CGM sustains Suez Canal return as large vessel transits surgeLatestDubai inflation eases to 5.03% in September as fuel costs remain elevatedLatestTanker struck 51 nautical miles north of Qatar reports casualtiesLatestDP World commits $90 million to expand Luanda terminal capacity to 1.2 million TEULatestIraq ships 2 million barrels via Hormuz on first VLCC run in decadesLatestSupertankers avoid Gulf transfer hub as freight costs surgeDataThe Chokepoint Board, updated weekly
Desk

Sanctions and Risk Desk

Designations, restrictions and counterparty exposure

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Designation Digest
Published
1 piece
Since
5 September 2026

Desks are editorial units of MENA Trade Monitor. No individual is named; the desk is the byline.

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The rows this desk maintains

The Chokepoint Board
ChokepointWeek endingRecorded statusTransits per dayTransits in week
Bab el-Mandeb2026-08-30restricted26.3184
Cape of Good Hope diversion2026-08-30open91.9643
Strait of Hormuz2026-08-30restricted4.330
Suez Canal2026-08-30open43301
Bab el-Mandeb2026-08-23restricted29.4206
Cape of Good Hope diversion2026-08-23open91.6641
Strait of Hormuz2026-08-23restricted535
Suez Canal2026-08-23open42294

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