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, 5:46 AM 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

40 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution417 positions

POAVOSA WISDOM III

MMSI 538012818 · V7B3369 · IMO 9580314

Moving · 10.6 kn

Destination · US VAN

48.146° N · 123.338° WSeen Oct 29, 5:46 AM UTC

NORD SHANGHAI

MMSI 538012786 · V7B3322 · IMO 1129035

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USCRP>USBRO

25.952° N · 97.397° WSeen Oct 29, 5:46 AM UTC

HOS ROSEBUD

MMSI 368269610 · WDN3222 · IMO 9645619

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · CHESAPEAKE BAY

36.920° N · 76.182° WSeen Oct 29, 5:46 AM UTC

ARCTIC SEAL

MMSI 367310500 · WDH5747

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · BELLINGHAM

48.750° N · 122.489° WSeen Oct 29, 5:46 AM UTC

CAPETAN VASSILIS II

MMSI 311000715 · C6DL9 · IMO 9580118

Moving · 1.6 kn

Destination · AR SLO

32.670° S · 60.725° WSeen Oct 29, 5:46 AM UTC

MATSON LANAI

MMSI 538007628 · V7VR3 · IMO 9334143

Moving · 15.7 kn

Destination · US- TIW

47.787° N · 122.451° WSeen Oct 29, 5:46 AM 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