In the second quarter of 2026, the Bosphorus Strait is was crossed by a total of 10,082 ships, with a increase of +0.5% over the same period last year. Among the Main categories of vessels, in the period April-June 2026 the Strait was crossed by 3,537 ships for goods Generali (-6.3%), 1,924 bulk carriers (+16.6%), 1,690 ships of the category of other tankers (+5.5%), 1,085 container ships (+4.7%) and 448 chemical tankers (-36.2%).

In the first six months of 2026, total ship traffic 19,277 ships, down -0.5% on the first half last year. The largest number of ships transited is was the state of general cargo units with 6,814 vehicles naval (-5.8%) followed by bulk carriers with 3,757 units (+8.0%), other tankers with 3,201 units (+7.0%), container ships with 2,069 units (+4.0%) and chemical tankers with 899 units (-33.4%).