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Strait of Hormuz — tracking attention

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IRANOMANUAEPERSIAN GULFGULF OF OMANStrait of Hormuz

How much of MarineRadar's audience is looking at the Strait of Hormuz, day by day. This is a measure of attention — typed searches and place opens on MarineRadar — and it is updated roughly every six hours.

Most recent complete day7330 Jul · 0–100 index
Where that sits in 30 days69thpercentile of this window
Window peak18 Julthe window's highest day
Quietest to busiest1.82×6 Jul18 Jul
30-day median 71Window peak · 18 Jul2 Jul8 Jul14 Jul20 Jul26 Jul30 Jul

Daily relative interest, 2 Jul30 Jul (UTC). Each day is scored 0–100 against the busiest day in this window, which is fixed at 100. The day still in progress (31 Jul) is excluded — a part-finished day always reads low and would look like a collapse.

Hormuz in the news

Our maritime news coverage of the strait, newest first.

Qatar Sends First LNG Tanker Through Hormuz in Nearly Three Weeksmarine-news

Qatar Sends First LNG Tanker Through Hormuz in Nearly Three Weeks

2026-07-29: Qatar’s LNG tanker Al Areesh transited the Strait of Hormuz overnight July 29, the first QatarEnergy carrier to exit the strait in nearly three

31 Jul 2026
US Strikes Kill Three on Qeshm Island as IRGC Fires on Hormuz Tankersmarine-news

US Strikes Kill Three on Qeshm Island as IRGC Fires on Hormuz Tankers

2026-07-30 US airstrikes on Qeshm Island kill three; IRGC fires on tankers in Strait of Hormuz

30 Jul 2026
Oman Brings Iran and Gulf States to Table Over Strait of Hormuzmarine-news

Oman Brings Iran and Gulf States to Table Over Strait of Hormuz

2026-07-28: Oman presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz through voluntary transit fees modeled on the Strait of

29 Jul 2026
Iran Guards Fire Warning Shots and Turn Back Six Ships in the Strait of Hormuzmarine-news

Iran Guards Fire Warning Shots and Turn Back Six Ships in the Strait of Hormuz

2026-07-27: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy intercepted six merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz after they attempted to transit through routes not approved

28 Jul 2026
Oil Tanker Explodes in Strait of Hormuz After Striking a Naval Minemarine-news

Oil Tanker Explodes in Strait of Hormuz After Striking a Naval Mine

2026-07-26: An oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine. Iran’s state-linked Tasnim and Mehr news agencies said the vessel had

27 Jul 2026
DP World Signs 50-Year Deal to Build Fujairah Terminals Outside Hormuzmarine-news

DP World Signs 50-Year Deal to Build Fujairah Terminals Outside Hormuz

2026-07-22: DP World signs preliminary 50-year concession with Fujairah Ports Authority to build two deepwater terminals, Al Rugaylat container terminal (2.5M

25 Jul 2026
Greek-Owned Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz, Halted in Iranian Watersmarine-news

Greek-Owned Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz, Halted in Iranian Waters

2026-07-20: Greek-owned tanker Kavomaleas (Dynacom) struck by Iranian missile in Strait of Hormuz, fire on board, crew abandoned ship. Vessel appears in

23 Jul 2026
Trump Vows to Destroy Iranian Infrastructure for Every Hormuz Ship Attackmarine-news

Trump Vows to Destroy Iranian Infrastructure for Every Hormuz Ship Attack

2026-07-22: US President Trump announced that for every Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the US will destroy one Iranian bridge or power

22 Jul 2026
Dynacom Tanker Kavomaleas Abandoned After Hormuz Attackmarine-news

Dynacom Tanker Kavomaleas Abandoned After Hormuz Attack

2026-07-20: Malta-flagged product tanker Kavomaleas, operated by Dynacom Tankers Management (Greece), struck by two projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz; fire

22 Jul 2026

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