The world’s busiest ports by current vessel calls.

Compare the latest available vessel calls across major global ports using current maritime indicators.

Daily port activity: Oct 16, 2026
Cargo AIS: Oct 29, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC

Port activity snapshot

Global activity at a glance.

Latest complete publication · Oct 16, 2026

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Daily activityPort activitySource details
Cargo AISCurrent vessel positionsAIS source details

Ranked gateways2,065ports

Vessel calls4,678calls

Estimated imports33,910,484tonnes

Estimated exports29,603,158tonnes

Estimated flow mix63,513,642 tonnes

Imports 53.4%Exports 46.6%

Current cargo pulse

Americas cargo positions

44 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution380 positions

NORD SHANGHAI

MMSI 538012786 · V7B3322 · IMO 1129035

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USCRP>USBRO

25.952° N · 97.397° WSeen Oct 29, 5:01 PM UTC

INDIAN HARMONY

MMSI 636016069 · D5EG3 · IMO 9626651

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USTIW

47.624° N · 122.371° WSeen Oct 29, 5:01 PM UTC

SCARLETT ISABELLA

MMSI 367432220 · WDF2816 · IMO 9585077

Moving · 0.3 kn

Destination · BROAD SOUND

42.420° N · 70.802° WSeen Oct 29, 5:01 PM UTC

MSC SABRINA

MMSI 636026001 · A8CA7 · IMO 9979022

Moving · 9.2 kn

Destination · OAKLAND

33.941° N · 118.979° WSeen Oct 29, 5:01 PM UTC

BBG GUILIN

MMSI 636020486 · D5ZL4 · IMO 9922249

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · US LON

46.103° N · 122.950° WSeen Oct 29, 5:01 PM UTC

AQUASTAR

MMSI 538012658 · V7B3163 · IMO 9797682

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · CAVAN

49.295° N · 123.223° WSeen Oct 29, 5:01 PM UTC

Current chokepoint activity

The six busiest maritime chokepoints.

Latest available daily vessel counts for Oct 25, 2026.

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Rank	Chokepoint	Latest daily vessels	Change vs prior day	Activity date
01	Taiwan Strait Open in World	240	-84 -25.9%	Oct 25, 2026
02	Malacca Strait Open in World	212	-16 -7.0%	Oct 25, 2026
03	Bohai Strait Open in World	156	-7 -4.3%	Oct 25, 2026
04	Dover Strait Open in World	135	+42 +45.2%	Oct 25, 2026
05	Korea Strait Open in World	135	-43 -24.2%	Oct 25, 2026
06	Gibraltar Strait Open in World	103	-13 -11.2%	Oct 25, 2026