Sohar: port activity now
Sohar 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 5.4 port calls a day, 82% of the 6.6 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 73k t a day against 90k t before.
Sohar port calls and exports since 2025
Compare all ports →Port calls per day at Sohar, January 2025 to 25 September 2026.
Source: IMF PortWatch (estimates from satellite AIS).
Estimated exports per day at Sohar, 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 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 73k t |
| February 2025 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 97k t |
| March 2025 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 97k t |
| April 2025 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 71k t |
| May 2025 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 105k t |
| June 2025 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 93k t |
| July 2025 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 93k t |
| August 2025 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 99k t |
| September 2025 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 102k t |
| October 2025 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 79k t |
| November 2025 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 87k t |
| December 2025 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 74k t |
| January 2026 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 86k t |
| February 2026 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 102k t |
| March 2026 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 35k t |
| April 2026 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 47k t |
| May 2026 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 73k t |
| June 2026 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 58k t |
| July 2026 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 54k t |
| August 2026 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 49k t |
| September 2026 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 76k t |
Sohar port facts
- Role
- Omani industrial port on the Gulf of Oman
- Country
- Oman
- Position
- Outside the Strait of Hormuz
- Coordinates
- 24.512° N, 56.613° E
- Share of the country's maritime exports
- 41%
- Share of the country's maritime imports
- 40%
- Top industries
- Mineral Products; Chemical & Allied Industries
- Port calls a year
- 1,967 (624 by tankers)
Shares, top industries and annual port calls are IMF PortWatch reference figures for a normal year, not current data.
Ships near Sohar now: Sohar
Live map →Commercial ships in our Sohar 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 |
|---|
| DESH VIRAAT333 m |
| RYUOHSAN339 m |
| KAZUSA333 m |
| HAKKAISAN332 m |
| XIN SHEN YANG332 m |
| NEW ERA332 m |
| KIKU333 m |
| NUSHEN333 m |
| MINERVA KALYPSO274 m |
| LIRICA274 m |
| IASONAS250 m |
| DUNE248 m |
| LYRIC MAGNOLIA250 m |
| HUA LIN WAN244 m |
| ALEXIA243 m |
| KNOSSOS243 m |
| ANTONIE OLDENDORFF235 m |
| NOZO229 m |
| SEAJOURNEY228 m |
| AL THAKHIRA283 m |
| LUSAIL283 m |
| EJNAN283 m |
| KING CHAIN228 m |
| YU XIAO 3224 m |
| GARDENIA225 m |
| STEFANIA K199 m |
| LUCKY PROSPERITY190 m |
| FOREVER WIN189 m |
| VAN INFINITY189 m |
| ERTEA189 m |
| MONARCH226 m |
| DESTINY189 m |
| AL SALAM230 m |
| KSL HENGYANG190 m |
| KSL XINYANG190 m |
| HAI NAM 82189 m |
| ACERS183 m |
| BRIGHT189 m |
| ZHEN HUA 33227 m |
| NJ PLUTO189 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.
Sohar: the last 14 days of data
| Date | Port calls | Tanker calls | Exports (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2026 | 4 | 1 | 26,841 |
| 24 September 2026 | 8 | 2 | 155,837 |
| 23 September 2026 | 1 | 1 | 8,392 |
| 22 September 2026 | 4 | 2 | 62,792 |
| 21 September 2026 | 6 | 1 | 139,447 |
| 20 September 2026 | 4 | 0 | 3,703 |
| 19 September 2026 | 4 | 1 | 50,587 |
| 18 September 2026 | 5 | 1 | 42,008 |
| 17 September 2026 | 6 | 0 | 89,528 |
| 16 September 2026 | 8 | 3 | 95,899 |
| 15 September 2026 | 4 | 2 | 68,503 |
| 14 September 2026 | 6 | 1 | 62,651 |
| 13 September 2026 | 7 | 4 | 170,767 |
| 12 September 2026 | 8 | 3 | 121,856 |
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 | 6.8 | 66% |
| Khor FakkanUnited Arab Emirates | 1.8 | 181% |
| DuqmOman | 1.7 | 178% |
| Yanbu (King Fahd Port)Saudi Arabia | 0.2 | 5% |
| ChabaharIran | 0.2 | 89% |
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Live AIS data as of · 1,427 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.