NAUTICAL SIM

Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Toll Workbench

Scenarios & Presets

Vessel Class Profile

Daily Charter Hire Rate$65,000/day
Bunker Consumption55 tpd @ $620/t

Littoral Toll Matrix

Iran Northern TSS Tariff$0.75 / DWT
Oman Musandam Tariff$0.40 / DWT
Coalition / Escort Tariff$50,000 / transit

Cape Diversion Alternatives

Extra Cape Sailing Days+14 days
Bunker Fuel Price$620 / ton
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC) Northern TSS Zone: $0.75/DWT ARABIAN PENINSULA Musandam (Oman) Tariff: $0.40/DWT TOLL GATE 1 (HORMUZ TSS) VLCC TRANSIT DIVERSION THRESHOLD $1,387,400 Cape Reroute Cost Transit preferred (Savings: $992,400)
Optimal Voyage Strategy
Transit Hormuz (Toll is $992,400 cheaper than Cape diversion)
Total Hormuz Passage Toll
$395,000
Passage Cost Per Barrel
$0.1975 / bbl
Based on 2.00M bbl VLCC standard cargo
Cape Diversion Added Voyage Cost
$1,387,400
14 days extra bunker + charter hire
Iran Annual Rent Extraction
$4.65 Bn / yr
Assuming 20.66k VLCC-equivalent transits
Global Freight Rate Inflation
+6.20%
Direct benchmark voyage premium impact
Toll Breakdown & Rent Extraction
Iran Northern TSS Toll: $225,000
Oman Musandam Toll: $120,000
Security Escort / Coalition Fee: $50,000
Total Chokepoint Transit Cost: $395,000
Diversion Tipping Point
Cape Additional Charter Hire: $910,000
Cape Additional Bunker Fuel: $477,400
Diversion Tipping Toll Threshold: $1,387,400
Current Toll Buffer (Below Tipping): $992,400

Alternative Pipeline Arbitrage

Saudi Petroline Tariff$1.85 / bbl
Max Capacity: 5.0 mbpd (Avail: 2.5 mbpd)
Current maritime toll ($0.1975/bbl) remains vastly cheaper than pipeline transshipment ($1.85/bbl), leaving full rent-extraction headroom for littoral states.
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