Khor Fakkan: port activity now
Khor Fakkan lies outside the Strait of Hormuz, so ships can reach it without crossing the strait. In the last 30 days of IMF PortWatch data it handled 1.7 port calls a day, against the 1.0 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 670 t a day against 4,585 t before.
Khor Fakkan port calls and exports since 2025
Compare all ports →Port calls per day at Khor Fakkan, January 2025 to 6 November 2026.
Source: IMF PortWatch (estimates from satellite AIS).
Estimated exports per day at Khor Fakkan, 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 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3,825 t |
| February 2025 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 5,137 t |
| March 2025 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4,241 t |
| April 2025 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 7,438 t |
| May 2025 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7,350 t |
| June 2025 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 5,604 t |
| July 2025 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 5,081 t |
| August 2025 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3,735 t |
| September 2025 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2,113 t |
| October 2025 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2,645 t |
| November 2025 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2,966 t |
| December 2025 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 4,925 t |
| January 2026 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4,921 t |
| February 2026 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3,784 t |
| March 2026 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 594 t |
| April 2026 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 560 t |
| May 2026 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1,205 t |
| June 2026 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1,594 t |
| July 2026 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1,719 t |
| August 2026 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 467 t |
| September 2026 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1,144 t |
| October 2026 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 660 t |
| November 2026 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 849 t |
Khor Fakkan port facts
- Role
- UAE container port outside the strait
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Position
- Outside the Strait of Hormuz
- Coordinates
- 25.354° N, 56.369° E
- Share of the country's maritime exports
- under 1%
- Share of the country's maritime imports
- under 1%
- Top industries
- Machinery & Electrical Equipment; Vegetable Products
- Port calls a year
- 293 (178 by tankers)
Shares, top industries and annual port calls are IMF PortWatch reference figures for a normal year, not current data.
Ships near Khor Fakkan now: Khor Fakkan
Live map →Commercial ships in our Khor Fakkan area (Gulf of Oman side) from live AIS. Waiting means stationary (under 1 knot) with a recent position.
Largest ships in the area now
| Ship |
|---|
| VALLON276 m |
| LILIANA274 m |
| PERSEUS STAR249 m |
| GCL NARMADA253 m |
| AMNSI MAXIMUS229 m |
| GLOBAL RICHES224 m |
| GUAN YUAN JU XING225 m |
| CAMILLA228 m |
| BZ CHONGFU278 m |
| AVATR238 m |
| LETO199 m |
| MAERSK GAIRLOCH292 m |
| AL NAHDA190 m |
| PATMOS JOHN189 m |
| GAS ELIOT227 m |
| FU HAI 16189 m |
| RIVA GLORY189 m |
| OCEAN WEALTH189 m |
| CTI HELEN189 m |
| GREAT WENTAO187 m |
| FORT179 m |
| HUI DA 9180 m |
| MANTA URSULA180 m |
| ZHUO YUE YUAN YANG184 m |
| JENS MAERSK216 m |
| SUNNY HONG181 m |
| MANALI174 m |
| HARMONY179 m |
| GOLDEN ES176 m |
| FORWARD166 m |
| FORTUNE GAS173 m |
| HUDA159 m |
| OCEAN CROWN159 m |
| XIN RUN CHEN 6159 m |
| SITA153 m |
| CEPHEUS LEADER199 m |
| ZHENG HE 3144 m |
| TJ ZARAR143 m |
| BAOYING GLORY139 m |
| MING QIANG XING130 m |
Up to 40 commercial ships, largest first. Declared destinations are typed in by crews and can be wrong or used as messages. All waiting ships.
Khor Fakkan: the last 14 days of data
| Date | Port calls | Tanker calls | Exports (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1,775 |
| 5 November 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2,652 |
| 4 November 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 November 2026 | 1 | 0 | 668 |
| 2 November 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 November 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 October 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 October 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2,652 |
| 29 October 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 October 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 October 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 October 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 October 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 October 2026 | 2 | 0 | 5,305 |
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 ports outside the strait
All Gulf ports →| Port | Port calls/day, last 30 days | Share of normal |
|---|---|---|
| FujairahUnited Arab Emirates | 8.3 | 81% |
| SoharOman | 4.1 | 62% |
| DuqmOman | 2.0 | 209% |
| Yanbu (King Fahd Port)Saudi Arabia | 0.1 | 3% |
| ChabaharIran | 0.2 | 89% |
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Live AIS data as of · 1,428 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.