Kharg Island → Qingdao Shipping Route: Risk Profile

Why this lane scores Elevated — the 11 signals

ArcNautical's voyage engine composites eleven independent intelligence signals along the actual sea route, then weights each by how much it is driving risk on this corridor right now. Bar width = current severity of that signal; the percentage = its share of the composite score.

JWC Listed Areas 14% of score

Route transits 2 JWC listed area(s): Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean (HRA), Persian / Arabian Gulf severity 72/100 · 2 signals

Piracy Incidents 14% of score

5 piracy incident(s) within 100nm of route severity 64/100 · 5 signals

Conflict Events 12% of score

5 conflict events within 200nm: 2 armed conflict(s), 3 military incident(s) severity 70/100 · 5 signals

Marine Weather 11% of score

Light to moderate seas: 0.0m waves, 31kt winds | Seasonal: Arabian Sea monsoon/cyclone season (1.6x baseline risk, June) severity 46/100 · 8 signals

Chokepoint Disruption 9% of score

Route transits 3 chokepoint(s): Malacca Strait (disrupted, 60), Strait of Hormuz (elevated, 30), Taiwan Strait (normal) severity 60/100 · 2 signals

Sanctions Exposure 8% of score

Transit through IR (OFAC, EU, UNSC) severity 100/100 · 1 signal

Country Risk 8% of score

Route near 7 elevated-risk country/countries: IR, CN, OM, IN, PK, LK, ID severity 24/100 · 7 signals

Dark Activity 7% of score

18 dark activity event(s) within 80nm: 11 high, 7 medium severity 100/100 · 18 signals

Natural Disasters 7% of score

1 disaster event(s) within 200nm: 1 earthquake severity 5/100 · 1 signal

Navigational Warnings 6% of score

No active navigational warnings near route severity 0/100

AIS Disruptions 4% of score

No AIS disruptions near route severity 0/100

War-risk & piracy zones on this route

Listed-area intersections come from the Joint War Committee (JWC) hull-war zones, tested against the route geometry — not a country list. These are the areas underwriters load war-risk premium for.

PIRACY (HRA) Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean (HRA) 15% of route inside the listed area
WAR RISK Persian / Arabian Gulf 5% of route inside the listed area

5 recent piracy / armed-robbery incidents logged within 100 nm of the route (most recent: armed robbery near the Strait of Malacca).

Sanctions exposure on the corridor

This route runs 2% of its distance through sanctioned waters. A leg inside a sanctioned EEZ is where AIS-gap, dark-STS and shadow-fleet activity concentrate — the geography compliance teams have to be able to defend.

Route transits 1 sanctioned EEZ(s): Iran [OFAC, UNSC] (2%). 10 other EEZ(s): Andaman and Nicobar (14%), Indonesia (13%), Vietnam (9%), Taiwan (8%), China (8%), Sri Lanka (7%), Oman (5%), Malaysia (2%), Abu musa, Greater and Lesser Tunb (1%), Singapore (1%)

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FAQ

Is the Kharg Island to Qingdao shipping route high risk?

ArcNautical scores it 55/100 — Elevated risk. The largest drivers are JWC Listed Areas, Piracy Incidents, Conflict Events. The route crosses Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean (HRA) and Persian / Arabian Gulf, and runs 2% of its distance through sanctioned waters.

Which chokepoints does the Kharg Island–Qingdao route cross?

Malacca Strait, Singapore Strait, Taiwan Strait. Total distance 6,174 nautical miles, roughly 18 days at 14 knots.

Does the Kharg Island to Qingdao route pass through sanctioned waters?