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, 8:46 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

Asia-Pacific cargo positions

42 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution403 positions

HARRIER

MMSI 309972000 · C6WS6 · IMO 9460057

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · HKHKG

22.338° N · 114.124° ESeen Oct 28, 8:46 PM UTC

TAIYO

MMSI 431006179 · JD3794

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · JP IMB KURASHIKI

34.062° N · 133.021° ESeen Oct 28, 8:46 PM UTC

BAHTERA DAMAI

MMSI 525601443 · YDEY3 · IMO 1020899

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · SEMARANG

6.945° S · 110.418° ESeen Oct 28, 8:46 PM UTC

GUIDANCE

MMSI 503000221 · VMQE · IMO 9661170

Moving · 4.3 kn

Destination · SEA

33.570° S · 151.325° ESeen Oct 28, 8:46 PM UTC

KM HAPPY STAR 1

MMSI 525197000 · YBOX · IMO 9128312

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · SURABAYA

7.200° S · 112.725° ESeen Oct 28, 8:46 PM UTC

OOCL POLAND

MMSI 477182200 · VRLJ2 · IMO 9622588

Moving · 11.1 kn

Destination · CN YTN

22.307° N · 114.094° ESeen Oct 28, 8:46 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