Recent Houthi attacks and a July 20 Saudi shipping blockade have suppressed Bab el-Mandeb transits amid elevated regional risks tied to broader Middle East tensions. Daily commodity vessel crossings averaged 31–40 in early-to-mid August, with sharp day-to-day swings following strikes on tankers and the August 11 attack on the Tihamah that killed multiple seafarers. Carriers continue rerouting tonnage around the Cape, limiting Red Sea entries, while select VLCC and Aframax movements persist on non-sanctioned routes. These dynamics create tight contestation between sub-160 and 180–199 weekly totals, with any further incidents or brief lulls in threats likely to shift the distribution before the August 17–23 window resolves.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · AktualisiertWie viele Schiffe durchfahren die Bab el-Mandeb-Straße in der Woche vom 17. August?
<160 34%
180-199 30%
200+ 19%
160-179 14%
<160
34%
160-179
14%
180-199
30%
200+
19%
<160 34%
180-199 30%
200+ 19%
160-179 14%
<160
34%
160-179
14%
180-199
30%
200+
19%
Transit calls include container, dry bulk, roll-on/roll-off, general cargo, and tanker ships. Ships not reported by IMF Portwatch will not be considered.
This market will resolve as soon as all relevant data has been published. If the relevant data is not published within 14 calendar days of the specified date, this market will resolve based on the most recent data published up to that point.
In case of obvious data integrity issues (i.e., erroneous data), the market may remain open until the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the date on which such data is first released to allow for corrections. Data integrity issues refer only to clerical or other similar errors in the underlying data, and do not include cases where IMF Portwatch differs from alternative sources.
Only revisions to previously published data points made before all relevant data has been published will be considered.
The resolution source for this market will be IMF PortWatch, specifically the “Arrivals of Ships” data published for the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at https://portwatch.imf.org/pages/6b1814d64903461b98144a6cc25eb79c.
Markt eröffnet: Aug 14, 2026, 5:29 PM ET
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Transit calls include container, dry bulk, roll-on/roll-off, general cargo, and tanker ships. Ships not reported by IMF Portwatch will not be considered.
This market will resolve as soon as all relevant data has been published. If the relevant data is not published within 14 calendar days of the specified date, this market will resolve based on the most recent data published up to that point.
In case of obvious data integrity issues (i.e., erroneous data), the market may remain open until the end of the third calendar day (ET) after the date on which such data is first released to allow for corrections. Data integrity issues refer only to clerical or other similar errors in the underlying data, and do not include cases where IMF Portwatch differs from alternative sources.
Only revisions to previously published data points made before all relevant data has been published will be considered.
The resolution source for this market will be IMF PortWatch, specifically the “Arrivals of Ships” data published for the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at https://portwatch.imf.org/pages/6b1814d64903461b98144a6cc25eb79c.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Recent Houthi attacks and a July 20 Saudi shipping blockade have suppressed Bab el-Mandeb transits amid elevated regional risks tied to broader Middle East tensions. Daily commodity vessel crossings averaged 31–40 in early-to-mid August, with sharp day-to-day swings following strikes on tankers and the August 11 attack on the Tihamah that killed multiple seafarers. Carriers continue rerouting tonnage around the Cape, limiting Red Sea entries, while select VLCC and Aframax movements persist on non-sanctioned routes. These dynamics create tight contestation between sub-160 and 180–199 weekly totals, with any further incidents or brief lulls in threats likely to shift the distribution before the August 17–23 window resolves.
Experimentelle KI-generierte Zusammenfassung mit Polymarket-Daten. Dies ist keine Handelsberatung und spielt keine Rolle bei der Auflösung dieses Marktes. · Aktualisiert

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