Port of Fujairah

🇦🇪 UAE

Persian Gulf · Tanker Terminal

UN/LOCODE
AEFJR
Country
🇦🇪 UAE
Port Type
Tanker Terminal
Ocean Region
Persian Gulf
Latitude
25.1200° N
Longitude
56.3500° E

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Joint War Committee listing

Listed area

Fujairah is inside a Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026):

A call here normally needs prior notice to war underwriters and may carry an additional premium; how the listing applies is agreed contract by contract.

Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.

Regional Risk Context — Persian Gulf

Vessels calling at Fujairah in UAE operate in the most strategically contested maritime chokepoint in the world. Roughly one-third of seaborne oil transits the Strait of Hormuz adjacent to the port, and the Joint War Committee maintains listed-area designations covering this waterway. Iran's IRGCN has a documented history of detaining foreign-flagged tankers here, and drone and missile strikes on commercial shipping have become a recurring feature since 2019. Beyond kinetic threats, extreme heat, sandstorms, and a congested traffic separation scheme add operational complexity. Sanctions screening for any vessel with Iranian-trade exposure is mandatory — ArcNautical cross-references ownership chains against OFAC, UN, and EU lists before a voyage is committed.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Fujairah to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Port State Control Context

UAE is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Fujairah is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

Vessel Mix

No port calls were observed at Fujairah between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026. This reflects the reach of the terrestrial AIS network behind this page — coverage is densest in Northwest Europe and thins elsewhere — and is not a statement about traffic at Fujairah. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.

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