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, 12:46 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

Europe & Africa cargo positions

239 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution400 positions

POLARIS

MMSI 305004000 · V2HP2 · IMO 8716100

Moving · 6.4 kn

Destination · CYFMG

51.015° N · 1.361° ESeen Oct 29, 12:46 AM UTC

DEO VOLENTE

MMSI 244850969 · PB5235

Stopped · 0.0 kn

50.922° N · 4.697° ESeen Oct 29, 12:46 AM UTC

MARIETJE MARSILLA

MMSI 246754000 · PCIE · IMO 9458248

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · PLGDN

54.457° N · 18.682° ESeen Oct 29, 12:46 AM UTC

SEAFORD

MMSI 205576190 · OT5761

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · ZEEBRUGGE

51.880° N · 4.423° ESeen Oct 29, 12:46 AM UTC

LYDIA

MMSI 244670127 · PD5765

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · HOOGKERK

53.184° N · 5.556° ESeen Oct 29, 12:46 AM UTC

UMSCHLAG

MMSI 211465740 · DC3993

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · NA

53.058° N · 8.878° ESeen Oct 29, 12:46 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