Strait of Hormuz live traffic
Persian Gulf ↔ Gulf of Oman
Significant disruption
2 transits on 25 October · 7-day average 3.3 per day
IMF PortWatch counts ships that complete a transit, from satellite AIS. Latest published day: 25 October 2026 (3 days behind today); the series is updated weekly. Next release expected around 3 November. Methodology
Daily transits since 2019 · IMF PortWatch
Bars: transits per UTC day. Line: 7-day average. Numbered markers: events from the timeline below.
Vessel types last 30 days · IMF PortWatch
On 25 Oct: Tankers 1 · Container ships 0 · Dry bulk 0 · General cargo 1 · Ro-ro 0
Timeline what moved the numbers
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8 Sep 2026US strikes five Iranian tankers near Kharg Island and in the Gulf of OmanRetaliation for attempted missile strikes on a US Navy warship.
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17 Apr 2026Iran declares the strait “fully open”Traffic briefly picks up before falling back.
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Latest news via Google News
- 28 Oct 2026, 05:44 UTC Iran Threatens Legal Action Against Sinokor Merchant Marine Over Hormuz Crude Dominance 조선일보
- 28 Oct 2026, 04:07 UTC Iran warns Korean shipping company of legal action over Strait of Hormuz violations Korea JoongAng Daily
- 27 Oct 2026, 17:26 UTC Oil tanker on fire after hitting mines in Hormuz: Iran Army Mehr News Agency
- 27 Oct 2026, 17:15 UTC ‘Neither War nor Peace’: Khamenei Demands Iran’s Terms Be Met as Tanker Burns near Hormuz Palestine Chronicle
- 27 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC Qatar urges Iran to 'show goodwill', stop threats and reopen Hormuz Euronews.com
- 27 Oct 2026, 15:25 UTC Oil Tanker Catches Fire After Hitting Naval Mine Near Strait of Hormuz Caspian Post
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:35 UTC Iran Says Oil Tanker Hit Naval Mines in Strait of Hormuz Kurdistan24
- 27 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC Iran claims that a tanker caught fire after colliding with mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Demócrata
Collected automatically from news media by keyword filters and not verified by StraitTraffic. Dated events that explain the numbers are in the timeline.
Vessels right now and our own transit count
Positions received in the last 30 minutes from shore-based AIS receivers, and transits counted by StraitTraffic from those signals. Independent of the official statistics above.
Shore receivers reach only part of this area, so the map shows only some of the vessels and StraitTraffic does not count transits here. Use the official statistics above for traffic levels.
About Strait of Hormuz traffic
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Roughly a fifth of the world's oil and a large share of LNG exports pass through it, which makes the strait the most watched maritime chokepoint on earth. This page shows the official daily count of ships passing through, compares it with the normal level and marks closures, blockades and attacks on a timeline.
How transits are counted
IMF PortWatch counts a transit when satellite AIS shows a vessel passing through the strait between Qeshm Island and the Musandam Peninsula; the series is published weekly and goes back to 2019. Tankers are counted separately from container ships, dry bulk carriers, general cargo and ro-ro vessels, so you can see whether crude and product exports are moving. Shore-based AIS receivers do not reach the strait, so there is no live map, and vessels that switch their transponders off are not counted.