Reference · Persian Gulf
The ports that matter.
A focused list of eight ports across Iran, the UAE, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia that frame the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Each entry pairs port engineering data (max draft, LOA, repair facilities) with the role the port plays during a closure. Ports inside our AIS collection window also carry live transit and stranded counts.
Bandar Abbas
Iran63 km
Iran's primary commercial port
Live AIS
Khor Fakkan
United Arab Emirates136 km
Container transhipment · Indian Ocean side
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Fujairah
United Arab Emirates160 km
ADCOP terminus · Indian Ocean side
Live AIS
Jask
Iran182 km
Goreh-Jask pipeline terminus
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Jebel Ali
United Arab Emirates210 km
Largest container port in MENA
Live AIS
Sohar
Oman232 km
Indian Ocean alt berthing
Live AIS
Ras Laffan
Qatar470 km
World's largest LNG export terminal
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Yanbu
Saudi Arabia1847 km
Petroline terminus · Red Sea
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