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, 10:01 PM 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

319 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution422 positions

STAITHES

MMSI 538012500 · V7B2946 · IMO 9682760

Moving · 3.7 kn

Destination · SEHAD

53.439° N · 3.021° WSeen Oct 28, 10:01 PM UTC

HAV ECOTRADER 2

MMSI 305209000 · V2IH9 · IMO 1140558

Moving · 6.9 kn

Destination · IEFOV

53.552° N · 4.942° ESeen Oct 28, 10:01 PM UTC

GSL SUSAN

MMSI 636019366 · D5UD9 · IMO 9349617

Moving · 17.7 kn

Destination · MTMLA

36.115° N · 3.853° WSeen Oct 28, 10:01 PM UTC

SOLIDE

MMSI 244850305 · PG3494

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · MANNHEIM

52.573° N · 5.876° ESeen Oct 28, 10:01 PM UTC

WILMA

MMSI 209917000 · 5BLS5 · IMO 9462744

Moving · 9.2 kn

Destination · GBBEL

54.315° N · 5.347° WSeen Oct 28, 10:01 PM UTC

VB CORAL

MMSI 205414000 · OROB · IMO 9314260

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · HARBOUR TOWAGE

51.161° N · 3.779° ESeen Oct 28, 10:01 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