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The world’s busiest ports by current vessel calls.

Compare the latest available vessel calls across major global ports using current maritime indicators.

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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%

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Asia-Pacific cargo positions

32 current cargo positions

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REIWA MARU

MMSI 431014191 · JD4714 · IMO 9896206

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · JP HHE OFF

40.549° N · 141.533° E

FRIENDLY ISLANDS

MMSI 636015708 · D5CI6 · IMO 9615042

Moving · 11.6 kn

Destination · AUTHE

35.554° S · 117.071° E

APL BOSTON

MMSI 566950000 · 9V9917 · IMO 9597496

Moving · 7.9 kn

Destination · AUADL

38.327° S · 144.529° E

SUMIFUKU MARU NO.18

MMSI 431006066 · JD3812 · IMO 9748198

Moving · 12.9 kn

Destination · >JP WAK

33.568° N · 136.019° E

SJ CORAL

MMSI 432732000 · 7JGK · IMO 9303912

Moving · 0.6 kn

Destination · AU NTL

33.085° S · 152.069° E

CLIMATE PLEDGE

MMSI 210505000 · 5BBV6 · IMO 9932749

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · AU GLT

23.829° S · 151.461° E

Current chokepoint activity

The six busiest maritime chokepoints.

Latest available daily vessel counts for Oct 18, 2026.

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RankChokepointLatest daily vesselsChange vs prior dayActivity date
01Taiwan StraitOpen in World 230+26 +12.7%Oct 18, 2026
02Malacca StraitOpen in World 227+22 +10.7%Oct 18, 2026
03Korea StraitOpen in World 174-19 -9.8%Oct 18, 2026
04Dover StraitOpen in World 173-18 -9.4%Oct 18, 2026
05Gibraltar StraitOpen in World 142+31 +27.9%Oct 18, 2026
06Bohai StraitOpen in World 135+20 +17.4%Oct 18, 2026
Evidence1 record
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Ranked byvessel calls
Showing 1–8 of 8 matches
RankPortCallsEstimated importsEstimated exportsChange vs Oct 9, 2026
01DurbanSouth Africa · ZADUR
Open in World
942,204 t149,234 t+50.0%
02Richards BaySouth Africa · ZARCB
Open in World
5234 t270,721 t+25.0%
03East LondonSouth Africa · ZAELS
Open in World
231,935 t509 t+2
04Saldanha BaySouth Africa · ZASDB
Open in World
21,778 t98,023 t+100.0%
05NgquraSouth Africa
Open in World
10 t54,746 t-50.0%
06Port ElizabethSouth Africa · ZAPLZ
Open in World
11,276 t3,395 t-50.0%
07Cape TownSouth Africa · ZACPT
Open in World
00 t0 t-100.0%
08Mossel BaySouth Africa · ZAMZY
Open in World
00 t0 t0%
  1. 01
    DurbanSouth Africa · ZADUR
    Open in World
    Calls9
    Imports42,204 t
    Exports149,234 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026+50.0%
  2. 02
    Richards BaySouth Africa · ZARCB
    Open in World
    Calls5
    Imports234 t
    Exports270,721 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026+25.0%
  3. 03
    East LondonSouth Africa · ZAELS
    Open in World
    Calls2
    Imports31,935 t
    Exports509 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026+2
  4. 04
    Saldanha BaySouth Africa · ZASDB
    Open in World
    Calls2
    Imports1,778 t
    Exports98,023 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026+100.0%
  5. 05
    NgquraSouth Africa
    Open in World
    Calls1
    Imports0 t
    Exports54,746 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026-50.0%
  6. 06
    Port ElizabethSouth Africa · ZAPLZ
    Open in World
    Calls1
    Imports1,276 t
    Exports3,395 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026-50.0%
  7. 07
    Cape TownSouth Africa · ZACPT
    Open in World
    Calls0
    Imports0 t
    Exports0 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 2026-100.0%
  8. 08
    Mossel BaySouth Africa · ZAMZY
    Open in World
    Calls0
    Imports0 t
    Exports0 t
    Change vs Oct 9, 20260%
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