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, 11:31 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

31 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution336 positions

VICTORY STAR

MMSI 477940300 · VRVY4 · IMO 9283162

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · KR INC

37.439° N · 126.611° ESeen Oct 28, 11:31 PM UTC

VICTORIAN RELIANCE2

MMSI 503795000 · VMDH · IMO 9812470

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · AU MEL

37.840° S · 144.906° ESeen Oct 28, 11:31 PM UTC

NORD HAPPINESS

MMSI 538012599 · V7B3086 · IMO 1127386

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · SEATRIAL

34.111° N · 132.971° ESeen Oct 28, 11:31 PM UTC

JIAN HANG 287

MMSI 413906635

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · XIANGGANG

22.297° N · 114.232° ESeen Oct 28, 11:31 PM UTC

SHIGARAKI

MMSI 311001570 · C6HU4 · IMO 9826471

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · AU GLT

23.765° S · 151.514° ESeen Oct 28, 11:30 PM UTC

BASIC STAR

MMSI 636024100 · 5LQZ4 · IMO 9985605

Moving · 11.5 kn

Destination · AUNTL

32.766° S · 152.396° ESeen Oct 28, 11:30 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