In the first six months of 2026, ship traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore recorded an increase of +3.7% on the same period last year, having passed through a total of 51,593 ships. Among the main types of ships, there is a decrease in results only transits of ships for liquefied natural gas (1.906, -7,8%). Very large transits almost stable crude carriers (4,963, -0.7%) and container ships (13,325 ships, +0,7%). Other tankers grew (11,513, +6.9%), bulk carriers (10,600, +4.8%), general cargo ships (4,712, +8.0%), passenger ships (1,690, +19.4%) and ro-ro ships (1,393, +14,3%).

In the second quarter of 2026 alone, a total of 25,450 ships, with a decrease of -0.5% on the same period of the last year. Only VLCCs (-9.5%) and ships decreased LNG (-10.4%).