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, 2:31 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

Asia-Pacific cargo positions

37 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution320 positions

CHALLENGER II

MMSI 477995125 · VRS4488

Stopped · 0.0 kn

22.313° N · 114.197° ESeen Oct 29, 2:31 AM UTC

DILOS WARRIOR

MMSI 241504000 · SVCO5 · IMO 9633094

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · GLADSTONE AUSTRALIA

23.793° S · 151.184° ESeen Oct 29, 2:31 AM UTC

IFAMA MAS

MMSI 525119190 · YDIW2 · IMO 9164251

Moving · 13.8 kn

Destination · ID SUB

6.328° S · 111.223° ESeen Oct 29, 2:31 AM UTC

NIKKO

MMSI 431501753 · JL6708 · IMO 8980579

Moving · 15.0 kn

Destination · >JP SAG

33.664° N · 136.343° ESeen Oct 29, 2:31 AM UTC

MERCURY

MMSI 273430250 · UBUR3 · IMO 9262170

Moving · 3.1 kn

Destination · RUKOR

46.399° N · 142.710° ESeen Oct 29, 2:31 AM UTC

DAI22KINEIMARU

MMSI 431011221 · JD4370 · IMO 9838412

Moving · 10.9 kn

Destination · >JP OIP [OOZAI] OFF

34.158° N · 132.946° ESeen Oct 29, 2:31 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