Cape of Good Hope — Live Tanker Traffic
South Africa · 400 km wide · ~9 tankers/day avg
21
Vessels Currently in Zone
14.3
7-Day Avg/Day
100
7-Day Total
+178%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAIL BHUWAN | LNG Tanker | Cyprus | 14.9 kn | COVE POINT | 2026-08-06 03:23 |
| GASLOG WINCHESTER | LNG Tanker | Bermuda | 16.5 kn | - | 2026-08-06 01:55 |
| ORION HARMONY | LNG Tanker | Liberia | 14.7 kn | PLAQUEMINE | 2026-08-06 01:40 |
| AITOLOS | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.2 kn | - | 2026-08-06 00:50 |
| KWK REVELATION | Crude Oil Tanker | Singapore | 13.1 kn | SINGAPORE | 2026-08-05 16:31 |
| ESSIEN | Crude Oil Tanker | Singapore | 0.6 kn | - | 2026-08-05 16:20 |
| SILIA T | Crude Oil Tanker | Greece | 11.2 kn | PUERTO ROSALES | 2026-08-05 15:47 |
| NOVA ENERGY | LNG Tanker | Guyana | 14.3 kn | LOME ANCH | 2026-08-05 15:25 |
| LR1 CHARM | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 0.0 kn | CIWANDAN | 2026-08-05 14:08 |
| NAVE ALLEGRO | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 12.0 kn | YEOSU ANCH | 2026-08-05 14:01 |
| STOLT GLORY | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Liberia | 12.7 kn | - | 2026-08-05 12:41 |
| HAFNIA AXINITE | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Singapore | 13.2 kn | - | 2026-08-05 08:42 |
| DHT OSPREY | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 10.0 kn | SINGAPORE | 2026-08-05 08:11 |
| HABSHAN | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 13.7 kn | DALIAN | 2026-08-04 23:46 |
| CELSIUS GENEVA | LNG Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.6 kn | INCHEON | 2026-08-04 23:30 |
| TP AFFINITY | Crude Oil Tanker | Norway | 13.9 kn | PUERTO ROSALES | 2026-08-04 20:57 |
| PS HAMBURG | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Portugal (Madeira) | 13.2 kn | - | 2026-08-04 18:33 |
| MELATI 6 | Chemical Tanker | Hong Kong | 11.7 kn | - | 2026-08-03 23:40 |
| AVON | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Liberia | 12.7 kn | - | 2026-08-03 22:50 |
| FREDA | Crude Oil Tanker | Panama | 11.7 kn | - | 2026-08-02 08:28 |
| UMM GRAYBAH | LNG Tanker | Malta | 18.2 kn | PLAQUEMINE | 2026-08-02 07:43 |
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