Sharjah: port activity now
Sharjah 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 1.8 port calls a day, 48% of the 3.8 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 8,286 t a day against 6,678 t before.
Sharjah port calls and exports since 2025
Compare all ports →Port calls per day at Sharjah, January 2025 to 2 October 2026.
Source: IMF PortWatch (estimates from satellite AIS).
Estimated exports per day at Sharjah, 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 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 7,239 t |
| February 2025 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 11k t |
| March 2025 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 9,060 t |
| April 2025 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 9,843 t |
| May 2025 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 7,233 t |
| June 2025 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4,418 t |
| July 2025 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 8,004 t |
| August 2025 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 4,051 t |
| September 2025 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 4,761 t |
| October 2025 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 6,114 t |
| November 2025 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 5,506 t |
| December 2025 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 11k t |
| January 2026 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 4,601 t |
| February 2026 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 5,503 t |
| March 2026 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 11k t |
| April 2026 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 4,978 t |
| May 2026 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 6,044 t |
| June 2026 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 11k t |
| July 2026 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 6,217 t |
| August 2026 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 9,929 t |
| September 2026 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 8,403 t |
| October 2026 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 802 t |
Sharjah port facts
- Role
- Sharjah's Gulf-coast port
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Position
- Inside the Persian Gulf
- Coordinates
- 25.363° N, 55.376° E
- Share of the country's maritime exports
- 1%
- Share of the country's maritime imports
- 2%
- Top industries
- Mineral Products; Vegetable Products
- Port calls a year
- 1,364 (501 by tankers)
Shares, top industries and annual port calls are IMF PortWatch reference figures for a normal year, not current data.
Ships near Sharjah now: Sharjah / Ajman
Live map →Commercial ships in our Sharjah / Ajman area (Persian Gulf side) from live AIS. Waiting means stationary (under 1 knot) with a recent position.
Largest ships in the area now
| Ship |
|---|
| AMANI199 m |
| ALTAIR189 m |
| NEW FUTURE183 m |
| LISA183 m |
| VELOS TURQUOISE183 m |
| SHENG DA 8189 m |
| OCEAN ELECTRA182 m |
| STARWAY183 m |
| AL REEM183 m |
| SOURCE BLESSING243 m |
| ZHONG GU DA LIAN179 m |
| GFS JADE200 m |
| CHI QIANG CHENG XING167 m |
| LUCKY CHEM144 m |
| SEA BRIGHT127 m |
| ATA BEKET149 m |
| INTAN GLORY137 m |
| SHUN LONG 5689128 m |
| ADRIA122 m |
| NANCY153 m |
| DUBAI VENTURE121 m |
| ZAYA109 m |
| DUBAI ALLIANCE121 m |
| ZAINAB114 m |
| FNSA 11113 m |
| FARAHI2106 m |
| DUBAI ENTERPRISE99 m |
| GAZELLE98 m |
| KAWAKAWA99 m |
| B2 OCEAN97 m |
| SEA BRIDE92 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.
Sharjah: the last 14 days of data
| Date | Port calls | Tanker calls | Exports (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1,604 |
| 1 October 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 September 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3,817 |
| 29 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 711 |
| 28 September 2026 | 3 | 0 | 23,382 |
| 27 September 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1,150 |
| 26 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 11,415 |
| 25 September 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1,969 |
| 24 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 86,596 |
| 23 September 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1,969 |
| 22 September 2026 | 3 | 2 | 8,993 |
| 21 September 2026 | 2 | 0 | 14,854 |
| 20 September 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 September 2026 | 1 | 0 | 575 |
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 container ports inside the Gulf
All Gulf ports →| Port | Port calls/day, last 30 days | Share of normal |
|---|---|---|
| Jebel AliUnited Arab Emirates | 4.7 | 19% |
| Khalifa PortUnited Arab Emirates | 2.2 | 22% |
| Hamad PortQatar | 1.1 | 34% |
| DammamSaudi Arabia | 1.7 | 31% |
| Shahid Rajaee (Bandar Abbas)Iran | 0.7 | 27% |
| Mina SaqrUnited Arab Emirates | 2.6 | 57% |
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Live AIS data as of · 1,598 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.