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, 1:16 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

45 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution373 positions

ANDHIKA SHAKILLA

MMSI 525106006 · YDTR3 · IMO 9300532

Moving · 10.5 kn

Destination · SURALAYA

5.596° S · 110.442° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

BASIC STAR

MMSI 636024100 · 5LQZ4 · IMO 9985605

Moving · 12.4 kn

Destination · AUNTL

32.923° S · 152.016° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

MAERSK BRANI

MMSI 564399000 · 9V8208 · IMO 9409352

Moving · 3.0 kn

Destination · AU SYD>AU MEL

33.971° S · 151.213° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

MSC DURBAN IV

MMSI 636015181 · A8IM4 · IMO 9294824

Moving · 12.1 kn

Destination · AUSYD>>>AUMEL

38.371° S · 144.550° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

SM JAGUAR

MMSI 440174000 · D7FE · IMO 9459527

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · AUGLT

23.730° S · 151.499° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

AIKOUMARU

MMSI 431602309 · JD2173

Moving · 0.1 kn

33.733° N · 136.017° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 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