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 28, 2026, 6:46 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

25 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution353 positions

HL ESPERANCE

MMSI 371173000 · 3FMS3 · IMO 9597745

Moving · 12.4 kn

Destination · KRKAN

49.010° N · 123.335° WSeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

BSG BAHAMAS

MMSI 636093031 · 5LCC6 · IMO 9439498

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USPEF

26.073° N · 80.118° WSeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

MINOAN MARATHON

MMSI 636025279 · 5LWQ7 · IMO 9611943

Moving · 1.3 kn

Destination · USVAN

45.630° N · 122.696° WSeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

HERBERT C JACKSON

MMSI 366904930 · WL3972 · IMO 5148417

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USRRJ>USDRE

45.985° N · 83.880° WSeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

COSCOSHIPPING ORCHID

MMSI 477286200 · VRSK7 · IMO 9785770

Moving · 14.7 kn

Destination · US ORF

36.972° N · 76.103° WSeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

PEACE SAPPHIRE

MMSI 538012211 · V7A4111 · IMO 1114731

Moving · 9.9 kn

Destination · CAVAN

48.724° N · 123.141° WSeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

Current chokepoint activity

The six busiest maritime chokepoints.

Latest available daily vessel counts for Oct 18, 2026.

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Rank	Chokepoint	Latest daily vessels	Change vs prior day	Activity date
01	Taiwan Strait Open in World	230	+26 +12.7%	Oct 18, 2026
02	Malacca Strait Open in World	227	+22 +10.7%	Oct 18, 2026
03	Korea Strait Open in World	174	-19 -9.8%	Oct 18, 2026
04	Dover Strait Open in World	173	-18 -9.4%	Oct 18, 2026
05	Gibraltar Strait Open in World	142	+31 +27.9%	Oct 18, 2026
06	Bohai Strait Open in World	135	+20 +17.4%	Oct 18, 2026