NAVIGATIONAL STATUS

STRAIT OF HORMUZ

OPEN

Commercial transit lanes remain navigable in both directions. No closure notices are in effect.

Last verified20:29:14 UTC

Assessment confidence HIGH

Active advisories02 REGIONAL

VESSELS TRACKED NOW186

Satellite 112Terrestrial AIS 74

IN TRANSIT 43 ↑ 8.1% vs. prior 6h

WAITING / ANCHORED 68 − 2.4% vs. prior 6h

SIGNAL COVERAGE 97.8% ● NOMINAL all feeds

NEXT ARRIVALS 17 within 3 hours

LIVE OPERATING PICTURE

Vessel positions & transit lanes

Tanker Cargo Other Satellite AIS

20:29:14 UTC · POSITION FEED

24-HOUR TRAFFIC

Transit volume

118%of prewar baseline

Last 24 hours92 transits

Prewar avg.78 / day

Variance+14 vessels

Traffic is above baseline
Volume has exceeded the 90-day prewar average for 19 consecutive hours.

ACTIVE ADVISORIES

Operational notices

NAVIGATION18:42 UTC

Heightened VHF monitoring

Masters are advised to maintain continuous watch on channels 16 and 13 through the TSS.

TRAFFIC16:05 UTC

Westbound density elevated

Peak congestion is forecast near the separation zone between 21:00–23:30 UTC.

TRAFFIC ANALYTICS

Daily transits

Current daily avg.89.4↑ 16.7%

Peak day10426 Sep

Low day7109 Sep

Daily transitsPrewar baselineSource: StraitWatch vessel track analysis

PASSAGE CONDITIONS

Current environment

Updated 20:28 UTC

FAVORABLENo material weather constraints

WindNW 11 knGusts 16 kn

Wave height0.8 mPeriod 5 sec

Visibility14 nmClear

Sea temperature31°CStable

Tidal current1.2 knEastbound

Air pressure1006 hPa−1 hPa / 3h

Next 12 hours

21:0011 kn

00:009 kn

03:007 kn

06:008 kn

VESSEL MOVEMENTS

Priority tracks

Vessel	Type	Movement	Speed	Destination	Last signal	Status
DHT AppaloosaIMO 9904716	Crude oil tanker	↗ Eastbound	13.2 kn	Singapore	18 sec ago	Underway
Nissos KerosIMO 9856074	LNG tanker	↗ Eastbound	12.8 kn	Dahej	24 sec ago	Underway
Front DiscoveryIMO 9303900	Container ship	↙ Westbound	15.4 kn	Jebel Ali	41 sec ago	Priority
Seaways EnterpriseIMO 9933585	Product tanker	↗ Eastbound	11.9 kn	Fujairah	52 sec ago	Underway
Nordic StarIMO 9748679	Bulk carrier	↙ Westbound	10.6 kn	Ras Tanura	1 min ago	Watch
Al ZourIMO 9757060	VLCC tanker	↙ Westbound	12.1 kn	Ras Tanura	1 min ago	Priority
P. FujairahIMO 9241358	Product tanker	↗ Eastbound	11.7 kn	Fujairah	1 min ago	Underway
Jebel DhannaIMO 9006198	Crude oil tanker	↙ Westbound	10.9 kn	Jebel Ali	2 min ago	Underway
DHT OryxIMO 9216858	Crude oil tanker	↗ Eastbound	13.5 kn	Colombo	2 min ago	Watch
Front SingaporeIMO 9180114	LNG tanker	↙ Westbound	12.4 kn	Ras Laffan	3 min ago	Underway
Nissos SifnosIMO 9884045	Product tanker	↗ Eastbound	11.2 kn	Mundra	3 min ago	Underway
RuwaisIMO 9448839	Crude oil tanker	↙ Westbound	9.8 kn	Kuwait	4 min ago	Watch

LIVE DATA NETWORK

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