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, 2:01 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 distribution362 positions

RT HON PAUL J MARTIN

MMSI 316001635 · VGFJ · IMO 7324405

Moving · 2.0 kn

Destination · COTE STE CATHERINE

45.329° N · 73.910° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

HAPPY DYNAMIC

MMSI 246662000 · PBXJ · IMO 9551973

Moving · 0.3 kn

Destination · USPHL

39.542° N · 75.550° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

SEASTAR TROJAN

MMSI 236710000 · ZDQS7 · IMO 9406116

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USBOS

42.345° N · 71.023° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

IONA ISLAND

MMSI 563302200 · 9VHR7 · IMO 9641780

Moving · 9.1 kn

Destination · SANTOS

23.980° S · 46.289° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

OBAHAN C

MMSI 374721000 · 3EWU7 · IMO 9748253

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · AR SLO

32.658° S · 60.735° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

STARNAV AQUARIUS

MMSI 710019020 · PPLL · IMO 9696802

Moving · 7.5 kn

Destination · RIO DE JANEIRO

22.872° S · 43.155° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 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