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There isn’t a single official “list of 100 ships with country names,” but reliable tracking data and maritime reports do show which countries these ships are linked to (by flag, ownership, or operation).
Here’s the clearest picture based on current data 👇
🌍 Countries linked to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz (since the war)
🛢️ Major countries involved
From verified tracking and reporting:
🇮🇷 Iran
🇨🇳 China
🇷🇺 Russia
🇬🇷 Greece
🇮🇳 India
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇸🇬 Singapore
👉 These are explicitly identified among ships that continued to pass despite the conflict. (Sky News)
🚢 “Flag of convenience” countries (very important)
A large share of ships are officially registered in:
🇵🇦 Panama
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
🇲🇹 Malta
🇧🇸 Bahamas
👉 These dominate global shipping registries, so many ships “belong” to them on paper—even if owned elsewhere. (LinkedIn)
⚓ Other countries seen in the traffic mix
From cargo, LNG, and container fleets:
🇶🇦 Qatar (LNG carriers)
🇯🇵 Japan
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇩🇪 Germany
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
👉 These appear in container shipping, LNG trade, and bulk cargo fleets waiting or attempting transit. (LinkedIn)
⚠️ Key reality: ships don’t have a single “country”
This is crucial:
A ship can be:
Owned in Greece
Registered in Panama
Carrying Saudi oil
Crewed by Indians
Insured in the UK
👉 So the “100 ships” are not tied to 100 countries—they reflect a globalized shipping system.
📉 What’s actually happening
Traffic collapsed from ~80–100 ships/day to just a handful (The Wall Street Journal)
Only small numbers of ships (sometimes <10 per day) are crossing
Many ships are:
Waiting outside
Turning off tracking (“dark ships”)
Negotiating safe passage
🧠 Bottom line
👉 The ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz represent a global mix, mainly:
Energy consumers: China, India, Japan
Shipping powers: Greece, Singapore
Oil exporters: UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Registry hubs: Panama, Liberia, Marshall Islands
There isn’t a fixed “100 ships = 100 countries” list—it's a multinational network dominated by a handful of shipping and registry nations.
If you want, I can show you a visual map or breakdown of ship types (oil, LNG, container) among those vessels—that’s even more revealing than nationality.
