Live vessel tracking, oil price monitoring, dark ship detection, and naval force positions for the world's most critical maritime chokepoint.
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- 88+ vessels in real-time via AIS (Automatic Identification System)
- Dark ships — vessels with disabled transponders, estimated positions in the shipping lane
- Oil prices — Brent & WTI with historical charts (EIA + FRED data)
- Transit history — daily vessel counts through the strait (IMF PortWatch)
- US Navy carrier positions — 10 carriers tracked via GDELT/USNI intelligence
- 7-day maritime weather — wind warnings, gust forecasts (Open-Meteo)
- Breaking news — Google News RSS for Hormuz-related headlines
- Crisis analytics — economic impact estimates, bypass route capacity, escalation index
21 million barrels of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz daily — roughly 21% of global consumption. A blockade would trigger the largest energy crisis in history.
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- Frontend: Next.js 16 + React 19 + Tailwind CSS 4
- Map: Mapbox GL JS with custom GeoJSON layers
- Charts: Recharts
- Data Sources: AISStream, IMF PortWatch, EIA, FRED, Open-Meteo, GDELT, Google News RSS
git clone https://github.com/johnsmalls22-rgb/hormuz-tracker.git
cd hormuz-tracker
npm install
cp .env.example .env.local
# Add your API keys to .env.local
npm run devOpen http://localhost:3000.
| Service | Get Key | What It Provides |
|---|---|---|
| Mapbox | Free tier (50K loads/mo) | Map rendering |
| EIA | Free | Oil spot prices |
| FRED | Free | Historical oil data |
Weather, transit history, news, and carrier data require no API keys.
| Data | Source | Update Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Vessel positions | AISStream | Real-time (5s) |
| Transit counts | IMF PortWatch | Daily |
| Oil prices | EIA + FRED | Daily |
| Carrier positions | USNI News + GDELT | Hourly |
| Weather | Open-Meteo | Hourly |
| News | Google News RSS | 5 minutes |
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