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This month, we are featuring Jakes (ZS1TP) from South Africa, a ShipXplorer and AirNav Radar feeder who has been contributing AIS data to ShipXplorer since May 16, 2026. Jakes operates both an AIS station for tracking vessels and an ADS-B station for tracking aircraft, using a Raspberry Pi 3B, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Reports that 18 million barrels of oil crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday suggest traffic may be approaching pre-war levels. Before the conflict, roughly 20 million barrels per day passed through the strategic waterway.