Das Island: port activity now
Das Island lies inside the Persian Gulf, so every ship that calls there has to cross the Strait of Hormuz. In the last 30 days of IMF PortWatch data it handled 1.1 port calls a day, 88% of the 1.3 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 36 t a day against 12k t before.
Das Island port calls and exports since 2025
Compare all ports →Port calls per day at Das Island, January 2025 to 25 September 2026.
Source: IMF PortWatch (estimates from satellite AIS).
Estimated exports per day at Das Island, thousand metric tonnes.
Source: IMF PortWatch (cargo estimates from satellite AIS, not customs data).
Monthly averages behind the charts
| Month | Port calls/day | Tanker calls/day | Exports/day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 13k t |
| February 2025 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11k t |
| March 2025 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 11k t |
| April 2025 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 14k t |
| May 2025 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 7,683 t |
| June 2025 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 7,569 t |
| July 2025 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 37k t |
| August 2025 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 31k t |
| September 2025 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12k t |
| October 2025 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7,042 t |
| November 2025 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 50 t |
| December 2025 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45 t |
| January 2026 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5,943 t |
| February 2026 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12k t |
| March 2026 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9,499 t |
| April 2026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| May 2026 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| June 2026 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11k t |
| July 2026 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 35 t |
| August 2026 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 43 t |
| September 2026 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 35 t |
Das Island port facts
- Role
- UAE offshore crude and LNG terminal
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Position
- Inside the Persian Gulf
- Coordinates
- 25.146° N, 52.875° E
- Share of the country's maritime exports
- 2%
- Share of the country's maritime imports
- under 1%
- Port calls a year
- 335 (162 by tankers)
Shares, top industries and annual port calls are IMF PortWatch reference figures for a normal year, not current data.
Live AIS near Das Island
Live map →We have no live AIS area for Das Island, so this page shows IMF PortWatch data only. Our live ship counts cover the strait and the ports around it; see the live map and where ships are waiting.
Das Island: the last 14 days of data
| Date | Port calls | Tanker calls | Exports (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| 23 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| 22 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| 19 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| 17 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| 14 September 2026 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
| 13 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IMF PortWatch estimates from satellite AIS, newest first. PortWatch revises recent days, and ships with AIS switched off are not counted. About the port data · Methodology.
Other oil and gas terminals inside the Gulf
All Gulf ports →| Port | Port calls/day, last 30 days | Share of normal |
|---|---|---|
| Ras TanuraSaudi Arabia | 0.9 | 58% |
| JuaymahSaudi Arabia | 0.1 | 3% |
| JubailSaudi Arabia | 1.7 | 26% |
| Ras LaffanQatar | 1.4 | 29% |
| Mesaieed (Umm Said)Qatar | 1.0 | 47% |
| Mina al AhmadiKuwait | 0.0 | 0% |
| Umm QasrIraq | 3.6 | 42% |
| Kharg IslandIran | 0.2 | 215% |
| Bandar-e Pars (Assaluyeh)Iran | 0.7 | 9% |
| RuwaisUnited Arab Emirates | 0.4 | 10% |
| SitrahBahrain | 1.7 | 39% |
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Live AIS data as of · 1,452 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.