Situation tracker

Strait of Hormuz — live status

A continuously updated picture of what is — and isn't — moving through the strait, compiled from AIS data, satellite imagery and public reporting.

Current passage status
Restricted

Transit permitted for a handful of nations under Iranian escort and toll. Most commercial carriers have suspended Gulf transits. Mine risk reported.

Updated

AIS-visible crossings

Commercial transits detected per day — last six days

View data table
AIS-visible commercial crossings per day
DateCrossings
Jun 111
Jun 127
Jun 136
Jun 146
Jun 158
Jun 165

Source: AIS aggregation, IndexBox / HSToday reporting (Jun 2026).

0+
tankers stuck inside the Gulf
0
tankers waiting off Kharg Island
0
IRGC fast craft (Jun 14 surge)
0Mbbl/d
est. covert crude still moving
Event log

Latest developments

  1. Jun 16 ·

    Covert US ship-to-ship transfers reported

    Reuters cites satellite imagery showing American forces moving crude inside the Gulf of Oman.

  2. Jun 15

    Oil eases as a US–Iran deal nears

    Tankers stage for a possible Friday transit window pending a signed agreement and demining.

  3. Jun 14

    ~106 IRGC fast-attack craft surge

    42 boats moved northeast and 64 northwest from Khasab South in under 150 minutes.

  4. Jun 13

    Kharg Island crude berths empty

    About 23 tankers wait offshore; weekly arrivals west of Hormuz at 3.4 Mbbl/d (Vortexa).

  5. Jun 11

    Near-total standstill

    Only a single AIS crossing recorded between June 11 and 12.

Dig into the full dataset

Oil-flow history, Brent prices and bypass-pipeline capacity — visualised.

Open statistics