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Strait of Hormuz traffic on Friday 28 August 2026

On Friday 28 August 2026, 8 AIS-visible commercial ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz: 7 inbound (westbound, into the Gulf) and 1 outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), including 2 tankers. IMF PortWatch recorded 7 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 28 August 2026

Live traffic โ†’
8
commercial crossings
AIS-visible
7
inbound
westbound, into the Gulf
1
outbound
eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman
2
tankers
6 cargo ships
IMF PortWatch
7 transits
7-day average
6.3 a day
Pre-crisis baseline
84.8 a day
Data
Reconstructed

Ships that crossed on 28 August 2026

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
est. NEW LOTUS181 m โ† Inbound Bulk Carrier ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ Panama43k tCN LSN
est. FU CHANG189 m โ† Inbound Cargo ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Bahamas53k tUMM QASR
est. AEOLIAN ARROW229 m โ† Inbound Cargo ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal82k tBIK FOODSTUFF
est. HUDA159 m โ† Inbound Cargo ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ Saint Kitts and Nevis25k tBAB
est. BINARY STARMR ยท 184 m โ† Inbound Oil Products Tanker ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Nicaragua38k tSIHNAS
est. ALIZAMR ยท 182 m โ† Inbound Tanker ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ผ Curaรงao47k tKZA
est. SHOJA290 m โ† Inbound General Cargo ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran3k tSOHAR
est. VLC 198 m โ†’ Outbound General Cargo ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Comoros5k tSOHAR OMAN

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

Small craft: 6 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 ยท 1,474 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.