In the first quarter of this year, maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, through which most of it passes of ships operating on east-west routes transiting through the Region, it has been of 20.762 ships, with an increment of +5.5% on the first three months of 2022. In the first quarter of 2023 the most Numerous types of ships, that of container carriers, has totaled 5,680 transits, an increase of +9.0%. Down by -2,7% the traffic of the tanker ships which is piled to 4.775 unit. Bulk carriers were 3,970 (+6.2%). The very large crude carrier has attested to 2.218 unit (+6.6%). In bending of -2,5% the ships for general goods with 1.566 units. Liquefied natural gas vessels grew sharply with 1,134 units (+24.9%). The ro-ro ships have been 596 (+1.0%).