Cape of Good Hope — Live Tanker Traffic
South Africa · 400 km wide · ~9 tankers/day avg
29
Vessels Currently in Zone
10.6
7-Day Avg/Day
74
7-Day Total
-19%
vs Prev 7d
9
Est. Daily Avg
Cape of Good Hope — Tonnes (kt) per Day
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Estimate from tanker DWT; LNG excluded; not measured cargo flow.
Live Map
Open on MapVessels in Zone
| Vessel | Type | Flag | Speed | Dest | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WISTERIA | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Marshall Islands | 0.3 kn | CHANGTU ISLAND | 2026-09-20 13:06 |
| HAFNIA ANDESINE | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.3 kn | CAPE TOWN | 2026-09-20 13:02 |
| ESSIEN | Crude Oil Tanker | Singapore | 0.4 kn | CAPE TOWN ANCH | 2026-09-20 13:02 |
| ATLAS T | Oil Products Tanker | Marshall Islands | 0.0 kn | PENGERANG | 2026-09-20 13:00 |
| BENTLEY I | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Panama | 2.3 kn | - | 2026-09-20 12:57 |
| HELLAS PALIROS | Crude Oil Tanker | Greece | 12.5 kn | IN SIK | 2026-09-20 12:51 |
| ARISTARCHOS | LNG Tanker | Greece | 15.2 kn | SINGAPORE ANCH | 2026-09-20 10:32 |
| ALMI SKY | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 12.5 kn | MUMBAI | 2026-09-20 10:06 |
| OLYMPIC LAUREL | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 14.0 kn | ULSAN | 2026-09-20 09:00 |
| LAKE MORSKIE OKO | LNG Tanker | Bahamas | 14.1 kn | - | 2026-09-20 07:33 |
| DELTA BLUE | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 13.6 kn | NEMRUT ANCH | 2026-09-20 07:32 |
| ANFIELD DP | Crude Oil Tanker | Greece | 14.8 kn | SINGAPORE | 2026-09-20 03:15 |
| HAKATAJIMA SUNSHINE | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Panama | 12.2 kn | - | 2026-09-19 23:40 |
| RAFFLES SHOGUN | Oil Products Tanker | Marshall Islands | 10.9 kn | MERAK ANCH | 2026-09-19 22:24 |
| HE PING HAI | Crude Oil Tanker | China | 10.3 kn | CHIBA | 2026-09-19 19:55 |
| OLYMPIC LION | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.0 kn | GOLA | 2026-09-19 17:34 |
| PHOENIX JAMNAGAR | Crude Oil Tanker | Singapore | 12.3 kn | CORPUS CHRISTI ANCH | 2026-09-19 17:33 |
| AUSTRALIS | Crude Oil Tanker | Hong Kong | 14.7 kn | ANGRA DOS REIS | 2026-09-19 16:26 |
| MOL AZURE | LNG Tanker | Marshall Islands | 15.6 kn | ALTAMIRA | 2026-09-19 14:54 |
| ARCHANGEL GABRIEL | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 11.0 kn | FREEPORT | 2026-09-19 14:30 |
| AMARTHEA | Crude Oil Tanker | Malta | 13.8 kn | SINGAPORE | 2026-09-19 11:11 |
| AMORE MIO I | LNG Tanker | Marshall Islands | 18.7 kn | SAKAI | 2026-09-19 11:08 |
| AL NIGYAN | LNG Tanker | France | 15.4 kn | ULSAN | 2026-09-19 10:28 |
| COSLUCKY LAKE | Crude Oil Tanker | Hong Kong | 11.2 kn | SIDI KERIR | 2026-09-19 08:01 |
| SEAWAYS ENDEAVOR | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 14.2 kn | SINGAPORE ANCH | 2026-09-19 07:33 |
| CORALLO I | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Malta | 12.7 kn | - | 2026-09-19 06:24 |
| SWAN LAKE | Crude Oil Tanker | Panama | 9.2 kn | SUAPE | 2026-09-17 20:10 |
| CHEM RAMBLAS | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Liberia | 10.8 kn | ROTTERDAM | 2026-09-17 20:03 |
| GREAT EPSILON | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Singapore | 13.0 kn | DURBAN | 2026-09-15 22:16 |
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.
Other straits: Strait of Hormuz · Suez Canal · Strait of Malacca · bab-el-mandeb · Strait of Gibraltar · Panama Canal · Bosphorus Strait · Danish Straits