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 4.1 port calls a day, 62% of the 6.6 a day it averaged in the year before the crisis, and exported an estimated 61k 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 6 November 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 | 73k 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 | 1.7 | 69k t |
| October 2026 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 54k t |
| November 2026 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 90k 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 |
|---|
| SAHAM MAX360 m |
| PLATA SOUTH333 m |
| MIRACLE HOPE332 m |
| NEW WISDOM333 m |
| GULF LOYALTY333 m |
| XIN SHEN YANG332 m |
| TSURUGIDAKE339 m |
| MARAN MARS336 m |
| OCEAN LOYALTY330 m |
| V. GLORY332 m |
| OCEAN LILY329 m |
| FPMC C NOBLE330 m |
| NEW RESOURCE330 m |
| PATROCLUS274 m |
| MINERVA VERA274 m |
| MAERSK ENSHI366 m |
| NOZO229 m |
| ZHENG KAI228 m |
| KING CHAIN228 m |
| INTERSTELLAR228 m |
| NORTHERNLIGHT228 m |
| YONG TAI228 m |
| CHAI228 m |
| BAR284 m |
| KIRAN ISTANBUL199 m |
| SEAHABIT200 m |
| ALIAKMON213 m |
| XIN HAI TONG 35147 m |
| HAANA225 m |
| HONG DA XIN 768199 m |
| ELENI T260 m |
| ZHEN HUA 33227 m |
| NJ PLUTO189 m |
| STAR ADVANCE182 m |
| TAILOGY183 m |
| CELE182 m |
| MERCURY LUCKY189 m |
| LUCKY WEALTH186 m |
| GAS CONCORD180 m |
| LUCKY 7183 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2026 | 4 | 1 | 101,319 |
| 5 November 2026 | 8 | 2 | 142,838 |
| 4 November 2026 | 2 | 0 | 15,402 |
| 3 November 2026 | 7 | 3 | 137,962 |
| 2 November 2026 | 5 | 1 | 58,127 |
| 1 November 2026 | 3 | 1 | 85,552 |
| 31 October 2026 | 7 | 1 | 101,984 |
| 30 October 2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 October 2026 | 3 | 1 | 23,129 |
| 28 October 2026 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 October 2026 | 6 | 3 | 33,746 |
| 26 October 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1,879 |
| 25 October 2026 | 3 | 2 | 45,189 |
| 24 October 2026 | 2 | 2 | 98,915 |
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% |
| Khor FakkanUnited Arab Emirates | 1.7 | 170% |
| 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.