chokepoint_info

Get general metadata and statistics for all maritime chokepoint locations from a given provider.

Parameters

• standard
• imf

theme: Literal['dark', 'light'] | None
Theme for the map. Only valid if openbb-charting is installed and chart parameter is set to true. Default is the 'chart_style' setting in user_settings.json, if available, otherwise 'dark'.

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Returns

results: MaritimeChokePointInfo

Serializable results.

provider: Optional[Literal['imf']]

Provider name.

warnings: Optional[list[Warning_]]

list of warnings.

chart: Optional[Chart]

Chart object.

extra: dict[str, Any]

Extra info.

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Data

• standard
• imf

chokepoint_code: str
Unique ID assigned to the chokepoint by the source.

chokepoint_code: str
Unique ID assigned to the chokepoint by the source.

name: str
Port name.

latitude: float
Latitude of the chokepoint location.

longitude: float
Longitude of the chokepoint location.

vessel_count_total: int
Yearly average number of all ships transiting through the chokepoint. Estimated using AIS data beginning 2019. The total is calculated over the sum of vessel_count_container, vessel_count_dry_bulk, vessel_count_general_cargo, vessel_count_roro and vessel_count_tanker.

vessel_count_tanker: int
Yearly average number of tankers transiting through the chokepoint. Estimated using AIS data beginning 2019.

vessel_count_container: int
Yearly average number of containers transiting through the chokepoint. Estimated using AIS data beginning 2019.

vessel_count_general_cargo: int
Yearly average number of general cargo ships transiting through the chokepoint. Estimated using AIS data beginning 2019.

vessel_count_dry_bulk: int
Yearly average number of dry bulk carriers transiting through the chokepoint. Estimated using AIS data beginning 2019.

vessel_count_roro: int
Yearly average number of Ro-Ro ships transiting through the chokepoint. Estimated using AIS data beginning 2019.

industry_top1: str | None
First dominant traded industries based on the volume of goods estimated to flow through the chokepoint.

industry_top2: str | None
Second dominant traded industries based on the volume of goods estimated to flow through the chokepoint.

industry_top3: str | None
Third dominant traded industries based on the volume of goods estimated to flow through the chokepoint.