Strait of Hormuz Ship Traffic — June 2026
In June 2026, the monitor detected 631 vessel crossings of the Strait of Hormuz — 335 outbound toward the Gulf of Oman and 296 inbound toward the Persian Gulf. 97 of the outbound transits were crude, product or chemical tankers, together carrying an estimated 82.4 million barrels (deadweight × 95% load × 7.33 bbl/t — an AIS-derived lower bound; see methodology). The busiest day was 2026-06-25 with 65 crossings.
June 2026 in review
Averaged over the 30 days, that is 21.0 detected crossings and 2.75 million barrels of oil a day — about 14% of the roughly 20 million barrels a day that moved through the strait before the 2026 war. Compared with May 2026, detected crossings were up 84% and estimated oil outflow was up 139%. Bulk Carrier vessels made up the largest share of crossings (18%), followed by Crude Oil Tanker at 13%. The largest tanker to leave the Gulf was VL PRIME (319,547 DWT) on 2026-06-24. For the wider arc, read the six-month shipping timeline; for what replaced the missing barrels, see Supply & Demand and Oil Storage.
Crossings by vessel type
| Vessel type | Crossings |
|---|---|
| Bulk Carrier | 115 |
| Crude Oil Tanker | 79 |
| General Cargo | 77 |
| Oil/Chemical Tanker | 64 |
| Cargo | 54 |
| Container Ship | 51 |
| Oil Products Tanker | 24 |
| Landing Craft | 23 |
| LPG Tanker | 20 |
| LNG Tanker | 19 |
Largest tankers to exit the Gulf in June 2026
| Vessel | Class | DWT | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VL PRIME | Crude Oil Tanker | 319,547 | 2026-06-24 |
| ALMI HYDRA | Crude Oil Tanker | 319,357 | 2026-06-25 |
| VL BREEZE | Crude Oil Tanker | 319,202 | 2026-06-24 |
| DUBAI ENERGY | Crude Oil Tanker | 319,063 | 2026-06-23 |
| TOGO PROSPERITY | Crude Oil Tanker | 318,325 | 2026-06-26 |