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Strait of Hormuz transits

Total number of commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz per day (inbound and outbound). Counting methods differ across sources; each value is stored with its source.

2

ships/day · daily · 25 Oct

1D
+0.0%
30D
−33.3%
1Y
—

Last 12 months · markers link to event pages

-51026415601/0318/0404/0622/0707/0925/109 September 2026 — US and Iran strike tankers in the largest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began113 September 2026 — Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia struck off Oman, two crew members missing214 September 2026 — Ship-tracking data at Hormuz contradict the US Energy Secretary's claim of 10 million barrels a day in flows317 September 2026 — European gas storage enters winter 68.5% full as TTF traded in a 77-79 euro band on 17 September422 September 2026 — Brent falls from 104.82 dollars on 17 September to 100.05 dollars on 22 September as Hormuz transit data conflict522 September 2026 — Iran puts an offer to reopen Hormuz within 7 days on the table; the same day a parliamentary committee approves fines of 20% of cargo for violators622 September 2026 — Trump meets 12 regional countries including Türkiye at the UN, US and Iranian delegations talk for 3 hours; Tehran sets 3 conditions on Hormuz723 September 2026 — Bulk carrier Cape Dao hit by two projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, 1 Indian seafarer killed; IMO counts 83 attacks and 23 deaths since the conflict began823 September 2026 — Iran raises its conditions for reopening Hormuz to 7; according to Kpler, only 3 commodity vessels transited the strait on 22 September924 September 2026 — 10 commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 23 September, 9 of them inbound to the Gulf; preliminary data for 22 September revised from 3 to 7 ships1024 September 2026 — Tracked Hormuz transits fell to 9 on 24 September, 8 of them outbound; 23 September revised from 10 to 14, while The National gave 13 for the same day1126 September 2026 — Trump says 29 ships left Hormuz overnight; independent tracking data show single-digit transits, barrel estimates range from 3.7 to 16.4 million1228 September 2026 — More than half of Hormuz transits now happen with transponders off1329 September 2026 — Tankers are hit in Hormuz, yet transits still rise to 17144 October 2026 — Hormuz tanker attacks turn almost daily, yet transits still rise155 October 2026 — Estimates of oil flowing through Hormuz diverge by up to fivefold167 October 2026 — Tanker struck off Qatar as attacks move deeper into the Gulf177 October 2026 — Iran threatens to close Hormuz routes along Oman's coast188 October 2026 — Hormuz transits fall to a two-month low1913 October 2026 — Gulf crude exports top September despite mounting Hormuz attacks2014 October 2026 — Container ship GFS Pride sinks after being struck in Hormuz2116 October 2026 — Two tankers hit off Jubail as attacks reach the northern Gulf2219 October 2026 — IRGC announces a third mine claim with no independent confirmation2319 October 2026 — Iran widens its Hormuz blacklist to 122 vessels2419 October 2026 — Kpler sees Gulf exports at 8.5 million barrels as Washington claims recovery2520 October 2026 — Iran says it has opened dedicated Hormuz lanes for Iraqi oil2621 October 2026 — Kuwaiti tanker hit in Hormuz as October attacks double2722 October 2026 — Hormuz attacks concentrate on the US-protected southern route2824 October 2026 — Iran's own news agency denies its Hormuz-for-blockade offer29
  1. 109/09 · US and Iran strike tankers in the largest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began
  2. 213/09 · Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia struck off Oman, two crew members missing
  3. 314/09 · Ship-tracking data at Hormuz contradict the US Energy Secretary's claim of 10 million barrels a day in flows
  4. 417/09 · European gas storage enters winter 68.5% full as TTF traded in a 77-79 euro band on 17 September
  5. 522/09 · Brent falls from 104.82 dollars on 17 September to 100.05 dollars on 22 September as Hormuz transit data conflict
  6. 622/09 · Iran puts an offer to reopen Hormuz within 7 days on the table; the same day a parliamentary committee approves fines of 20% of cargo for violators
  7. 722/09 · Trump meets 12 regional countries including Türkiye at the UN, US and Iranian delegations talk for 3 hours; Tehran sets 3 conditions on Hormuz
  8. 823/09 · Bulk carrier Cape Dao hit by two projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, 1 Indian seafarer killed; IMO counts 83 attacks and 23 deaths since the conflict began
  9. 923/09 · Iran raises its conditions for reopening Hormuz to 7; according to Kpler, only 3 commodity vessels transited the strait on 22 September
  10. 1024/09 · 10 commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 23 September, 9 of them inbound to the Gulf; preliminary data for 22 September revised from 3 to 7 ships
  11. 1124/09 · Tracked Hormuz transits fell to 9 on 24 September, 8 of them outbound; 23 September revised from 10 to 14, while The National gave 13 for the same day
  12. 1226/09 · Trump says 29 ships left Hormuz overnight; independent tracking data show single-digit transits, barrel estimates range from 3.7 to 16.4 million
  13. 1328/09 · More than half of Hormuz transits now happen with transponders off
  14. 1429/09 · Tankers are hit in Hormuz, yet transits still rise to 17
  15. 1504/10 · Hormuz tanker attacks turn almost daily, yet transits still rise
  16. 1605/10 · Estimates of oil flowing through Hormuz diverge by up to fivefold
  17. 1707/10 · Tanker struck off Qatar as attacks move deeper into the Gulf
  18. 1807/10 · Iran threatens to close Hormuz routes along Oman's coast
  19. 1908/10 · Hormuz transits fall to a two-month low
  20. 2013/10 · Gulf crude exports top September despite mounting Hormuz attacks
  21. 2114/10 · Container ship GFS Pride sinks after being struck in Hormuz
  22. 2216/10 · Two tankers hit off Jubail as attacks reach the northern Gulf
  23. 2319/10 · IRGC announces a third mine claim with no independent confirmation
  24. 2419/10 · Iran widens its Hormuz blacklist to 122 vessels
  25. 2519/10 · Kpler sees Gulf exports at 8.5 million barrels as Washington claims recovery
  26. 2620/10 · Iran says it has opened dedicated Hormuz lanes for Iraqi oil
  27. 2721/10 · Kuwaiti tanker hit in Hormuz as October attacks double
  28. 2822/10 · Hormuz attacks concentrate on the US-protected southern route
  29. 2924/10 · Iran's own news agency denies its Hormuz-for-blockade offer

Why it matters

Transit counts move ahead of price: insurance and freight premia rise on the day transits begin to fall.

Threshold · < 30

The threshold is the level at which buyers begin drawing down inventories.

Threshold breached · warning zone < 40

Last 30 observations
DateValuevs previous observation
25 October 202620
24 October 20262−3
23 October 20265+1
22 October 20264+1
21 October 202630
20 October 20263−1
19 October 202640
18 October 20264+4
17 October 20260−7
16 October 20267+5
15 October 20262−1
14 October 20263−4
13 October 20267+4
12 October 20263+1
11 October 20262−2
10 October 20264+1
9 October 20263−1
8 October 20264−2
7 October 20266+4
6 October 20262−6
5 October 20268+4
4 October 20264+2
3 October 20262−2
2 October 20264+4
1 October 20260−4
30 September 20264+3
29 September 20261−3
28 September 20264+3
27 September 20261−3
26 September 20264—