Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman Ship Tracker
Live marine traffic across the entire Gulf region — from Kuwait and Ras Tanura through the Strait of Hormuz to Fujairah and the Arabian Sea approaches.
One map for the whole Gulf system
The Strait of Hormuz is the hinge of a much larger shipping system. This Persian Gulf tracker view covers the full sweep: the northern Gulf loading zones off Kuwait and Iraq, the Saudi terminals at Ras Tanura and Juaymah, Qatar's LNG complex at Ras Laffan, the UAE container hub at Jebel Ali, Iranian ports from Bandar Abbas to Kharg Island, and — beyond the strait — the Gulf of Oman anchorages at Fujairah and Khor Fakkan.
Arabian Gulf shipping patterns
Gulf marine traffic follows strong rhythms. Loaded tankers stream south-east along the deep channel; container ships shuttle between Jebel Ali, Hamad and upper-Gulf feeder ports; LNG carriers depart Ras Laffan on tight schedules; and offshore supply vessels weave between platforms. On the live map each pattern is visible at a glance, and the type filters isolate any segment — a dedicated Gulf tanker tracker one moment, a regional container view the next.
Gulf of Oman: the waiting room
East of the strait, the Gulf of Oman hosts one of the world's great anchorages. Fujairah is the second-largest bunkering hub on Earth, and on any day dozens of ships wait offshore for cargoes, orders or bunkers. The tracker's "ships waiting offshore" statistic counts this fleet — a useful congestion and demand signal for Middle East shipping.
Why regional tracking beats a single chokepoint view
Disruptions rarely start in the strait itself. A storm over the northern Gulf, a port closure at Basrah, or naval activity in the Gulf of Oman shows up in regional traffic first and in Hormuz transit counts hours later. Watching the whole basin gives analysts and operators that lead time. For the chokepoint itself, jump to the Strait of Hormuz live tracker; for security context, see current strait status.