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Cape of Good Hope — Live Tanker Traffic

South Africa · 400 km wide · ~9 tankers/day avg
21
Vessels Currently in Zone
17.4
7-Day Avg/Day
122
7-Day Total
+4%
vs Prev 7d
9
Est. Daily Avg
Cape of Good Hope — Tonnes (kt) per Day
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Vessels in Zone

VesselTypeFlagSpeedDestSeen
MT DUMBLEDOREOil Products TankerBahamas0.1 knPORT SAID ANCH2026-10-16 06:42
JAL PRERANAChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore10.6 knPARANAGUA2026-10-16 06:39
NORDIC TELLUSCrude Oil TankerCayman Islands1.7 knALGECIRAS2026-10-16 06:38
SEAWAYS EXCELSIORCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands11.6 knLA PALOMA2026-10-16 06:37
UMM GRAYBAHLNG TankerMalta15.8 knTAIPEI2026-10-16 06:37
HAFNIA JAGUARChemical/Oil Products TankerSingapore11.7 knEAST LONDON2026-10-16 06:26
ASP AVANACrude Oil TankerPanama11.6 knCORK2026-10-16 06:20
PAN AMERICASLNG TankerHong Kong17.2 knINGLESIDE2026-10-16 06:14
MP MR TANKER 3Oil Products TankerIndia0.0 knSINGAPORE2026-10-16 06:09
ADVANTAGE VICTORYCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands12.1 knSIDI KERIR2026-10-16 06:06
ADVANTAGE PORTOFINOCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands12.7 knCORPUS CHRISTI2026-10-16 06:05
HECTOR NChemical/Oil Products TankerPanama11.0 kn-2026-10-16 05:40
EXPLORERCrude Oil TankerLiberia4.6 knCAPE TOWN2026-10-16 05:39
ESSIENCrude Oil TankerSingapore0.1 knCAPE TOWN ANCH2026-10-16 05:38
JAG PARTHChemical/Oil Products TankerMarshall Islands0.0 knPENGERANG2026-10-16 05:33
GAIL URJALNG TankerMarshall Islands18.0 knCOVE POINT2026-10-16 05:29
AS SUWAYQCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands13.1 knCORPUS CHRISTI ANCH2026-10-16 04:11
APACHECrude Oil TankerGreece11.3 knSINGAPORE2026-10-16 03:46
PASCAGOULA VOYAGERCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands14.6 knARMUELLES ANCH2026-10-16 03:07
AL ORAIQLNG TankerMarshall Islands14.2 knSABINE PASS2026-10-16 02:43
NORDIC GALAXYCrude Oil TankerMarshall Islands12.8 knSHENZHEN2026-10-15 21:06

About Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope route connects Atlantic and Indian Ocean shipping around southern Africa. It is the main long-distance alternative for tankers avoiding the Suez Canal and Red Sea corridor.

Unlike a narrow strait or canal, the Cape is an open-ocean chokepoint. TankerMap confirms a passage only when AIS positions show the same vessel on both the western and eastern approaches within the configured crossing window, reducing the chance that local coastal traffic is counted as a full Cape transit.

The live zone and daily series show crude, product, and LNG tanker activity around the Cape and make changes in Africa-rerouted traffic visible alongside the other TankerMap chokepoints.

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