Live chokepoint status
Which shipping chokepoints are open today?
All 6 chokepoints Eagle Intelligence tracks are currently open to shipping. The live war-risk posture for each — derived continuously from dozens of maritime sources — is shown below. Tap any chokepoint for the full live answer.
- Is the Strait of Hormuz open? →SEVEREOpen · severe war-risk conditions · 35 signals / 5 high-severity in 24h
- Is the Suez Canal open? →MONITORINGOpen · operating normally · 7 signals / 0 high-severity in 24h
- Is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait open? →ELEVATEDOpen · elevated risk signals · 15 signals / 3 high-severity in 24h
- Is the Panama Canal open? →MONITORINGOpen · operating normally · 2 signals / 0 high-severity in 24h
- Is the Strait of Malacca open? →MONITORINGOpen · operating normally · 0 signals / 0 high-severity in 24h
- Is the Bosphorus / Turkish Straits open? →ELEVATEDOpen · elevated risk signals · 4 signals / 2 high-severity in 24h
Last updated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:31:07 UTC · Source: Eagle Intelligence live war-risk monitor.
Navigation aid prepared by Eagle Intelligence. Always verify transit guidance with UKMTO, MSCHOA, and your flag state before sailing. Not operational or legal advice.