Strait of Hormuz Ship Tracker & Vessel Finder
Find any ship in the Strait of Hormuz — search by name, IMO, MMSI, call sign, flag or destination and follow its live position on the marine map.
A vessel finder built for the world's busiest oil chokepoint
This ship tracker works like a marine radar for the Strait of Hormuz: every AIS-broadcasting vessel appears as a live marker you can search, filter and follow. Unlike global vessel finders that spread attention across every ocean, this tracker is tuned to one of the most strategically watched shipping corridors on Earth — the approaches between the Persian Gulf, the strait itself and the Gulf of Oman.
Search ship positions six ways
The vessel search accepts a ship name (e.g. a tanker you read about in the news), an IMO number (the permanent seven-digit hull identity), an MMSI (the nine-digit radio identity used in AIS), a call sign, a declared destination port such as Ras Tanura or Jebel Ali, or a flag state such as Panama, Liberia or the Marshall Islands. Results show each match's type, speed and destination — click one and the map centres on the vessel with its full details panel open.
What the ship details panel shows
For every tracked vessel you get name, ship type, flag, MMSI, IMO, call sign, course, speed, heading, destination, estimated arrival time, last position timestamp, coordinates, draught, length, beam and cargo type. Movement trails visualise the ship's route through the strait's inbound and outbound lanes.
Ship radar vs. AIS tracking — what's the difference?
Traditional radar detects objects by radio reflection and needs line-of-sight hardware. What tracking sites call "ship radar" is actually AIS vessel tracking: ships voluntarily broadcast their identity and GPS position, and receiver networks assemble those broadcasts into a live picture. AIS reaches far beyond any single radar horizon, which is why a browser-based vessel monitoring map can show the whole strait at once.
Vessel monitoring for professionals and enthusiasts
Fleet operators use Hormuz vessel monitoring to confirm transit timings; charterers verify a ship's declared destination; researchers count movements through the traffic separation scheme; and ship spotters simply enjoy watching some of the world's largest vessels — 330-metre VLCCs and Q-Max LNG carriers — thread a 21-mile-wide needle between Iran and Oman.