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 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

Asia-Pacific cargo positions

43 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution379 positions

CARPATHIAN SPIRE

MMSI 311000243 · C6BE8 · IMO 9700287

Moving · 10.4 kn

Destination · NZTRG

26.801° S · 153.178° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 PM UTC

VITA MELODY

MMSI 636025415 · 5LXI5 · IMO 9764075

Moving · 11.6 kn

Destination · PHMVS

1.769° S · 105.132° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 PM UTC

ML PUFFIN

MMSI 636019326 · D5TZ8 · IMO 9849069

Moving · 11.8 kn

Destination · IDSUB

6.098° S · 111.133° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 PM UTC

SHOEI MARU NO.58

MMSI 431501632 · JL6654 · IMO 9221736

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · >JP TYO/AF

35.615° N · 139.788° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 PM UTC

X-PRESS AQUARIUS

MMSI 563202400 · 9V8714 · IMO 9936991

Moving · 9.8 kn

Destination · IDSUB

6.189° S · 112.061° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 PM UTC

MV LENA

MMSI 533170153 · 9WOK7 · IMO 9548469

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · MY BKI

6.042° N · 116.085° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 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