Enter daily observations from shipping reports to build a transit trend. Here's where to find data:
đ° Lloyd's List (Paywalled â Summaries Free)
- Weekly tanker market report includes Hormuz transit counts
- Search for "Hormuz" or "VLCC" at lloydslist.com
đ gCaptain.com (Free)
- Regular coverage of Hormuz chokepoint disruptions
- Check gcaptain.com â search "Hormuz" or "Strait" or "VLCC"
đš Bloomberg Shipping Terminal
- If you have access:
BMAP function for vessel positions
- Bloomberg tanker reports often cite Yanbu loading counts
đ°ī¸ VesselFinder.com (Free Manual Check)
- Go to vesselfinder.com
- Zoom to Strait of Hormuz: approximately
26.5°N, 56.3°E
- Filter by vessel type: Tanker > VLCC (200K+ DWT)
- Count laden VLCCs transiting outbound (southwest direction)
- Count VLCCs anchored in Gulf near the strait
đĄ Signal Ocean
- Professional AIS-based tanker tracking platform
- Provides transit counts and waiting vessel analytics
đĄ Tips
- Enter data at the same time daily for consistency
- Use "Notable Vessels" to track specific DHT/FRO/INSW ships
- Export JSON regularly as backup to your GitHub repo
- TD3C rate can be found on the Baltic Exchange or shipping news