Port · Qatar
Ras Laffan.
World's largest LNG export terminal470 km from Hormuz, straight lineReference only
Every Qatari LNG cargo loads at Ras Laffan and every one of those cargoes must transit the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar has no pipeline alternative for gas; if the strait closes to LNG carriers, Ras Laffan's exports stop. This is the asymmetry that makes Hormuz a structurally larger LNG event than a crude event.
Live AIS
Ras Laffan sits outside our AIS collection window (22°–28°N, 54°–60°E). We don't surface live transit counts for ports we can't observe directly. The reference particulars below are sourced from public maritime references.
Particulars
- Country
- Qatar
- Coordinates
- 25.91°N · 51.59°E
- Port type
- Coastal Breakwater
- Max draft
- 15.2 m
- Max LOA
- Unlimited
- Repair yard
- No · None
- Distance from Hormuz (straight line)
- 470 km
Cite as
Straits, “Ras Laffan port reference”.
straits.live/ports/ras-laffan
Particulars sourced from World Port Source. Live counts where shown are AIS-derived from our AIS collection window.