Strait of Hormuz Ship Traffic — November 2026

In November 2026, the monitor detected 1 vessel crossings of the Strait of Hormuz — 1 outbound toward the Gulf of Oman and 0 inbound toward the Persian Gulf. 0 of the outbound transits were crude, product or chemical tankers, together carrying an estimated 0.0 million barrels (deadweight × 95% load × 7.33 bbl/t — an AIS-derived lower bound; see methodology). The busiest day was 2026-11-01 with 1 crossings.

November 2026 in review

Averaged over the 1 days recorded so far, that is 1.0 detected crossings and 0.00 million barrels of oil a day — about 0% of the roughly 20 million barrels a day that moved through the strait before the 2026 war. Against October 2026's daily average, the detected crossing rate is down 96% and the oil rate is down 100%. Fire Fighting Vessel vessels made up the largest share of crossings (100%). 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