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Strait of Hormuz traffic on Thursday 29 October 2026

On Thursday 29 October 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 5 tankers.

Crossings on 29 October 2026

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8
commercial crossings
AIS-visible
3
inbound
westbound, into the Gulf
5
outbound
eastbound, to the Gulf of Oman
5
tankers
3 cargo ships
IMF PortWatch
Not published yet
7-day average
6.6 a day
Pre-crisis baseline
84.8 a day
Data
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IMF PortWatch has not published a figure for this day yet; its data arrives several days late (latest: 25 October 2026).

Ships that crossed on 29 October 2026

Time (UTC)ShipDirectionTypeFlagDeadweightDeclared destination
BANIANMR · 230 m ← Inbound Chemical Tanker 🇳🇮 Nicaragua50k tAESHJ
NAUTILUS IPanamax/LR1 · 225 m ← Inbound Chemical Tanker 🇳🇮 Nicaragua57k tSHJH
PAYA LEBAR294 m → Outbound Container Ship 🇰🇲 Comoros56k tINIXY
LUCIA121 m → Outbound Container Ship 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis7k tKARACHI
MIRAANMR · 182 m → Outbound Oil/Chemical Tanker 🇨🇼 Curaçao37k tSHINAS OMAN
BLAZEMR · 183 m → Outbound Oil Products Tanker 🇵🇼 Palau46k tSHINAS,OMAN
STAR KAMILA228 m → Outbound Bulk Carrier 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands83k tSHINAS,OMAN
ALRAYAVLCC · 333 m ← Inbound Crude Oil Tanker 🇳🇴 Norway300k tFOR ORDER

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

Small craft: 10 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 · 1,483 vessels visible in the region. Counts are AIS-visible only and miss ships running dark. How we count.