Cape of Good Hope — Live Tanker Traffic
South Africa · 400 km wide · ~9 tankers/day avg
29
Vessels Currently in Zone
13.1
7-Day Avg/Day
92
7-Day Total
+37%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAFNIA JAGUAR | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Singapore | 0.0 kn | - | 2026-09-15 17:57 |
| ESSIEN | Crude Oil Tanker | Singapore | 0.5 kn | CAPE TOWN ANCH | 2026-09-15 17:55 |
| HIGH VOYAGER | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Liberia | 0.1 kn | - | 2026-09-15 17:50 |
| SEA POLARIS | Crude Oil Tanker | Malta | 8.5 kn | SINGAPORE | 2026-09-15 17:49 |
| GREAT EPSILON | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Singapore | 13.2 kn | DURBAN | 2026-09-15 17:31 |
| ATLAS T | Oil Products Tanker | Marshall Islands | 0.0 kn | PENGERANG | 2026-09-15 17:06 |
| CLEAN RIO GRANDE | LNG Tanker | Malta | 15.7 kn | - | 2026-09-15 17:05 |
| PARTHENON LNG | LNG Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.3 kn | PORTO DO ACU | 2026-09-15 16:28 |
| SOLO | Crude Oil Tanker | Malta | 13.8 kn | FUJAIRAH | 2026-09-15 16:25 |
| CORCOVADO LNG | LNG Tanker | Malta | 14.2 kn | SINGAPORE ANCH | 2026-09-15 16:24 |
| ATLANTIC QUEEN | Crude Oil Tanker | Liberia | 7.8 kn | SHIDAO | 2026-09-15 16:07 |
| MELODY HOPE | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.5 kn | SINGAPORE ANCH | 2026-09-15 15:33 |
| CHEMROAD POLARIS | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Panama | 9.4 kn | - | 2026-09-15 10:49 |
| BRIGHT PIONEER | Crude Oil Tanker | Panama | 13.2 kn | PARADIP | 2026-09-15 10:44 |
| GASLOG ITALY | LNG Tanker | Bermuda | 15.0 kn | BONNY | 2026-09-15 10:32 |
| LECH KACZYNSKI | LNG Tanker | France | 16.8 kn | CAMERON | 2026-09-15 09:01 |
| OCEAN BLUE | Crude Oil Tanker | Panama | 12.9 kn | CHINA | 2026-09-15 07:44 |
| CAROLINE | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Liberia | 11.8 kn | RAVENNA ANCH | 2026-09-15 03:44 |
| T JUNGFRAU | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | Marshall Islands | 11.3 kn | RIO DE JANEIRO | 2026-09-15 02:16 |
| SM SEAHAWK | LNG Tanker | Panama | 17.7 kn | SABINE PASS | 2026-09-14 23:36 |
| NEW ENERGY | Crude Oil Tanker | Hong Kong | 14.5 kn | CAOFEIDIAN | 2026-09-14 21:33 |
| NEW LIBERTY | Crude Oil Tanker | Panama | 11.8 kn | SUEZ CANAL | 2026-09-14 21:13 |
| VIRTUS ET LABOR | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.4 kn | - | 2026-09-14 20:49 |
| SEAWAYS EXCELSIOR | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 12.1 kn | LA PALOMA | 2026-09-14 16:42 |
| UNION PEACE | Crude Oil Tanker | Hong Kong | 12.0 kn | RIO DE JANEIRO | 2026-09-14 15:51 |
| MARIA A. ANGELICOUSS | Crude Oil Tanker | Greece | 12.6 kn | MUSAFFAH | 2026-09-13 20:51 |
| NEW TREASURE | Crude Oil Tanker | Hong Kong | 11.1 kn | SINGAPORE | 2026-09-13 16:38 |
| NAVIG8 PASSION | Crude Oil Tanker | Singapore | 10.4 kn | ROTTERDAM | 2026-09-11 19:26 |
| FRONT FLORES | Crude Oil Tanker | Marshall Islands | 10.8 kn | SANTOS | 2026-09-10 23:51 |
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