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, 5:16 AM UTC

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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

Europe & Africa cargo positions

220 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution289 positions

HELLIAR

MMSI 235087119 · 2EPP5 · IMO 9119397

Moving · 15.1 kn

Destination · LERWICK

59.054° N · 2.487° WSeen Oct 29, 5:16 AM UTC

HANSEN SIEN 2

MMSI 211540760 · DB5180

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · HAMBURG

53.543° N · 9.977° ESeen Oct 29, 5:16 AM UTC

POMORZE

MMSI 311358000 · C6WU2 · IMO 9346823

Moving · 9.8 kn

Destination · GB SOU

37.553° N · 9.532° WSeen Oct 29, 5:16 AM UTC

MERWELAND

MMSI 244670533 · PE3660

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · SLIEDRECHT

51.823° N · 4.763° ESeen Oct 29, 5:16 AM UTC

NOOITGEDACHT

MMSI 244650575 · PD2613

Moving · 6.5 kn

51.906° N · 4.480° ESeen Oct 29, 5:16 AM UTC

GRANDE SAN PAOLO

MMSI 247091500 · IBNO · IMO 9253208

Motion unavailable

Destination · BRRIO>BEANR

51.279° N · 4.218° ESeen Oct 29, 5:16 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