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Strait of Hormuz traffic on Sunday 24 May 2026

On Sunday 24 May 2026, 8 AIS-visible commercial ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz: 3 inbound (westbound, into the Gulf) and 5 outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), including 3 tankers. IMF PortWatch recorded 5 transits that day.

Reconstructed day. The counts for this day come from an earlier tracking method, not from our live counter, so treat them as estimates. How we count.

Crossings on 24 May 2026

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8
commercial crossings
AIS-visible
3
inbound
westbound, into the Gulf
5
outbound
eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman
3
tankers
5 cargo ships
IMF PortWatch
5 transits
7-day average
4.0 a day
Pre-crisis baseline
84.8 a day
Data
Reconstructed

Ships that crossed on 24 May 2026

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
est. SHOJA290 m → Outbound General Cargo 🇮🇷 Iran3k tSOHAR
est. KAISER185 m ← Inbound General Cargo 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis28k tSA JUB
est. SALAKH 2182 m → Outbound Cargo 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe2k tKHASAB DUBAI
est. HEILAN JOURNEY189 m → Outbound Cargo 🇵🇦 Panama57k tCHINESE OWNER CREW
est. FUWAIRITPanamax/LR1 · 278 m → Outbound Tanker 🇧🇸 Bahamas74k tPORT QASIM PAKISTAN
est. KAIA179 m ← Inbound Cargo 🇧🇧 Barbados35k tUMM QASR
est. RAJANI GASSmall · 159 m → Outbound LPG Tanker 🇳🇮 Nicaragua23k tKFK OPL
est. OCEANJETSmall · 119 m ← Inbound Tanker 🇲🇬 Madagascar10k tHAMRIYAH

Times are UTC, when each ship crossed our counting line. Select a ship's name for its crossing history.

Small craft: 16 other crossings by vessels outside our commercial definition (such as tugs, fishing boats, dhows, passenger craft and cargo vessels under 80 m) were recorded that day. They are not included in the totals above. What counts as commercial.

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Live AIS data as of · 1,484 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.