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Strait of Hormuz traffic on Saturday 5 September 2026

On Saturday 5 September 2026, 2 AIS-visible commercial ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz: both outbound (eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman), including 1 tanker. IMF PortWatch recorded 2 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 5 September 2026

Live traffic →
2
commercial crossings
AIS-visible
0
inbound
westbound, into the Gulf
2
outbound
eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman
1
tanker
1 cargo ship
IMF PortWatch
2 transits
7-day average
3.3 a day
Pre-crisis baseline
84.8 a day
Data
Reconstructed

Ships that crossed on 5 September 2026

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
est. LUCIA121 m → Outbound Cargo 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis7k tKARACHII
est. MERCANMR · 183 m → Outbound Oil Products Tanker 🇵🇦 Panama50k tFUJAIRAH

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

Small craft: 5 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 · 1,488 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.