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 subscription window also carry live transit and stranded counts.
Bandar Abbas
Iran73 km
Iran's primary commercial port
Live AIS
Khor Fakkan
United Arab Emirates127 km
Container transhipment · Indian Ocean side
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Fujairah
United Arab Emirates149 km
ADCOP terminus · Indian Ocean side
Live AIS
Jebel Ali
United Arab Emirates169 km
Largest container port in MENA
Live AIS
Jask
Iran218 km
Goreh-Jask pipeline terminus
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Sohar
Oman225 km
Indian Ocean alt berthing
Live AIS
Ras Laffan
Qatar472 km
World's largest LNG export terminal
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Yanbu
Saudi Arabia1820 km
Petroline terminus · Red Sea
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