Kharg Island: port activity now
Kharg 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 0.2 port calls a day, against the 0.1 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 0 t a day against 614 t before.
Kharg Island averaged under one port call a day in PortWatch data before the crisis, so a few ships swing the percentages widely.
Kharg Island port calls and exports since 2025
Compare all ports →Port calls per day at Kharg Island, January 2025 to 25 September 2026.
Source: IMF PortWatch (estimates from satellite AIS).
Estimated exports per day at Kharg 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 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| February 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| March 2025 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 t |
| April 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9 t |
| May 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 32 t |
| June 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 33 t |
| July 2025 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| August 2025 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 8 t |
| September 2025 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2,459 t |
| October 2025 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4,751 t |
| November 2025 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 t |
| December 2025 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 t |
| January 2026 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8 t |
| February 2026 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 t |
| March 2026 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 177 t |
| April 2026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3,451 t |
| May 2026 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| June 2026 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14k t |
| July 2026 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8 t |
| August 2026 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 t |
| September 2026 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 t |
What is happening at Kharg Island
Latest updates →Loading at Kharg Island's western terminal halted from 18 July to 12 August 2026, a 25-day shutdown (The National, citing Windward and TankerTrackers, 16 Aug 2026). PortWatch records very few calls here even in normal times (91 a year in its reference data), so its figures say little about actual loadings at Iran's main crude export terminal.
Iranian ports have been under a US naval blockade since 14 July 2026 (Wikipedia). US Central Command said 122 commercial vessels had been redirected as of 25 September (CENTCOM, 25 Sep 2026).
Kharg Island port facts
- Role
- Iran's main crude export terminal
- Country
- Iran
- Position
- Inside the Persian Gulf
- Coordinates
- 29.243° N, 50.335° E
- Share of the country's maritime exports
- 16%
- Share of the country's maritime imports
- under 1%
- Port calls a year
- 91 (75 by tankers)
Shares, top industries and annual port calls are IMF PortWatch reference figures for a normal year, not current data.
Live AIS near Kharg Island
Live map →We have no live AIS area for Kharg 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.
Kharg Island: the last 14 days of data
| Date | Port calls | Tanker calls | Exports (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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% |
| Bandar-e Pars (Assaluyeh)Iran | 0.7 | 9% |
| RuwaisUnited Arab Emirates | 0.4 | 10% |
| Das IslandUnited Arab Emirates | 1.1 | 88% |
| 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.