Ras Laffan: port activity now
Ras Laffan 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 1.4 port calls a day, 29% of the 4.8 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 37k t a day against 170k t before.
Ras Laffan port calls and exports since 2025
Compare all ports →Port calls per day at Ras Laffan, January 2025 to 25 September 2026.
Source: IMF PortWatch (estimates from satellite AIS).
Estimated exports per day at Ras Laffan, 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 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 138k t |
| February 2025 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 150k t |
| March 2025 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 204k t |
| April 2025 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 130k t |
| May 2025 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 154k t |
| June 2025 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 169k t |
| July 2025 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 192k t |
| August 2025 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 225k t |
| September 2025 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 210k t |
| October 2025 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 181k t |
| November 2025 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 145k t |
| December 2025 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 105k t |
| January 2026 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 156k t |
| February 2026 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 166k t |
| March 2026 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 26k t |
| April 2026 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 17k t |
| May 2026 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 29k t |
| June 2026 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 38k t |
| July 2026 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 35k t |
| August 2026 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 34k t |
| September 2026 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 41k t |
What is happening at Ras Laffan
Latest updates →Ras Laffan is Qatar's LNG export hub, and about a fifth of global LNG trade normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz (EIA). On 28 September 2026 QatarEnergy extended force majeure: through November for buyers in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and to early December for Italy's Edison (The National, 28 Sep 2026). Qatar exported 18 LNG cargoes in the first six months of the war, against 509 a year earlier (Euronews, 29 Sep 2026).
Ras Laffan port facts
- Role
- Qatar's LNG export hub
- Country
- Qatar
- Position
- Inside the Persian Gulf
- Coordinates
- 25.909° N, 51.590° E
- Share of the country's maritime exports
- 80%
- Share of the country's maritime imports
- under 1%
- Top industries
- Mineral Products; Chemical & Allied Industries
- Port calls a year
- 1,790 (1,634 by tankers)
Shares, top industries and annual port calls are IMF PortWatch reference figures for a normal year, not current data.
Live AIS near Ras Laffan
Live map →We have no live AIS area for Ras Laffan, 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.
Ras Laffan: the last 14 days of data
| Date | Port calls | Tanker calls | Exports (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 202 |
| 23 September 2026 | 1 | 1 | 37,914 |
| 22 September 2026 | 2 | 2 | 159,608 |
| 21 September 2026 | 1 | 1 | 40,605 |
| 20 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 805 |
| 19 September 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4,039 |
| 18 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 |
| 16 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 202 |
| 15 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 September 2026 | 3 | 2 | 69,471 |
| 13 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 September 2026 | 1 | 1 | 8,446 |
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% |
| 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% |
| Das IslandUnited Arab Emirates | 1.1 | 88% |
| SitrahBahrain | 1.7 | 39% |
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Live AIS data as of · 1,446 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.