Hormuz chokepoint pack — 2026-09-27

Period 2026-09-27. EIA corridors plus PortWatch actuals. Not Comtrade. Not a tank countdown.

Map — EIA corridors and bypasses

Hormuz — EIA corridors & bypass routes

AbqaiqYanbuAin SukhnaSidi KerirHabshanFujairahKirkukCeyhanEilatAshkelonBakuGorehJaskBasraAqabaBaniyasNahdahDuqmQaisumahSaidaEastern ProvinceTaweelahSaih Nihayda

Source: EIA World Oil Transit Chokepoints (Vortexa). 20.9 MMb/d petroleum liquids through Hormuz (1H2025). Bypass: Petroline + UAE ADCOP ≈ 4.7 MMb/d combined nameplate.

PortWatch transits

Hormuz tanker transits

IMF PortWatch daily transits through the Strait of Hormuz. This is commercial traffic, not warships. Naval “underway” reporting belongs in Case Monitor search — AIS will not give a reliable navy picture.

Latest tanker count

1

25 Oct 2026

All vessels that day

2

PortWatch n_total

Tankers, last 14 days

10

14 days in the rollup

Date Tankers All vessels
25 Oct 2026 1 2
24 Oct 2026 1 2
23 Oct 2026 1 5
22 Oct 2026 1 4
21 Oct 2026 0 3
20 Oct 2026 1 3
19 Oct 2026 1 4
18 Oct 2026 2 4
17 Oct 2026 0 0
16 Oct 2026 1 7
15 Oct 2026 1 2
14 Oct 2026 0 3
13 Oct 2026 0 7
12 Oct 2026 0 3
11 Oct 2026 1 2
10 Oct 2026 0 4
9 Oct 2026 0 3
8 Oct 2026 0 4
7 Oct 2026 1 6
6 Oct 2026 1 2
5 Oct 2026 1 8

Source: fact_hormuz_vessel_transits (IMF PortWatch). AIS corridor snapshots are not on disk. Case Monitor (active) is the search layer for missions and warships.