Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Total transit calls are about 86% below the trailing 52-week average

Total transit calls currently average 5.3 per day, down from the trailing 52-week mean of 37.9. This marks a small absolute bounce from 3.1 in the previous period, but remains far below the average.

Observation period: 2026-W37

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, total

Cargo transit calls fall to about 87% below their trailing 52-week average

Cargo transit calls are currently at 2.4, down from the trailing 52-week mean of 19. This marks a decline of about 87% from the average, and is also down 36% from the preceding four-week period.

Observation period: 2026-W35

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, cargo

Cargo transit calls rebound but remain about 70% below normal

Cargo transit calls increased to 7.7, up 381% from the previous week. However, this level is still about 70% below the 52-week average of 25.8.

Observation period: 2026-W25

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, cargo

Tanker transit calls are about 99% below their trailing 52-week average

Current tanker transit calls stand at 0.6, compared to a prior 52-week mean of 47.6. This marks a decline of about 99% from the average.

Observation period: 2026-W10

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, tankers

Tanker share of total transit calls falls to 23%

Tanker share of total transit calls is about 33 percentage points below its trailing-year average of 56%. This is about 59% below the trailing-year average.

Observation period: 2026-W10

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Tanker transit calls drop to a record-low 25.7 per day

Tanker transit calls fell to a record-low of 25.7 per day as of this period. This is about 47% below the trailing 52-week average of 48.7 and down 17% from the previous week's average of 31.1.

Observation period: 2025-W51

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, tankers

Cargo transit calls set a new record at 49.9 daily calls

Cargo transit calls set a new record at 49.9 per day as of this period, the highest recorded to that point. This represents a 41% increase from the previous average of 35.4 daily calls.

Observation period: 2025-W14

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, cargo

Cargo transit calls set a new record at 45.6 daily calls

Cargo transit calls reached a record 45.6 per day as of this period, the highest recorded to that point. This represents a 5.8% increase from the previous average of 43.1 daily calls.

Observation period: 2024-W12

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, cargo

Cargo transit calls reach a record 42 daily calls

Cargo transit calls reached a record 42 per day as of this period. This marks an increase of 20% from the previous average of 34.9 daily calls, and is about 25% above the trailing 52-week average of 33.7.

Observation period: 2022-W31

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, cargo

Tanker transit calls reach a record 58.4 daily calls

Tanker transit calls reached a record 58.4 per day as of this period, the highest recorded to that point. This marks an increase of 24% from the previous average of 47 daily calls.

Observation period: 2022-W04

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, tankers

Cargo transit calls are about 50% above their trailing 52-week average

Current cargo transit calls stand at 41.3, compared to the prior 52-week mean of 27.6. This marks an increase of 13.7, reflecting a 50% rise from the average.

Observation period: 2020-W39

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, cargo

Tanker transit calls reach a record 56.7 per day

Tanker transit calls set a new record at 56.7 per day as of this period, the highest recorded to that point. This marks an increase of 2.3% from the previous average of 55.4 daily calls.

Observation period: 2020-W32

Data Space: Strait of Hormuz — Shipping

Source: Transit calls, tankers