Strait of Hormuz traffic on Friday 21 August 2026
On Friday 21 August 2026, 8 AIS-visible commercial ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz: 2 inbound (westbound, into the Gulf) and 6 outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), including 3 tankers. IMF PortWatch recorded 4 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 21 August 2026
Live traffic →- IMF PortWatch
- 4 transits
- 7-day average
- 3.7 a day
- Pre-crisis baseline
- 84.8 a day
- Data
- Reconstructed
Ships that crossed on 21 August 2026
| Time (UTC) | Ship | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| est. | OMICRON NIKOS225 m | → Outbound |
| est. | STAR NASIA228 m | → Outbound |
| est. | NV AQUAMARINEMR · 230 m | ← Inbound |
| est. | BANIANMR · 230 m | → Outbound |
| est. | SERRANO132 m | → Outbound |
| est. | ERECTERVLCC · 332 m | → Outbound |
| est. | H7 HSB6169 m | ← Inbound |
| est. | PENEL229 m | → Outbound |
Times are UTC, when each ship crossed our counting line. Select a ship's name for its crossing history.
Small craft: 7 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.