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, 7:16 PM 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

327 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution386 positions

ESTUARIUM

MMSI 244700170 · PI2907

Moving · 0.6 kn

51.898° N · 4.528° ESeen Oct 28, 7:16 PM UTC

HERMANA

MMSI 247293700 · ICOF · IMO 9545948

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · ITGOA

44.402° N · 8.924° ESeen Oct 28, 7:16 PM UTC

MSC SHANNON III

MMSI 354540000 · HPRY · IMO 8913423

Moving · 17.4 kn

Destination · RULED

56.367° N · 20.529° ESeen Oct 28, 7:16 PM UTC

RS BERBER

MMSI 244733611 · PF5532

Moving · 8.5 kn

Destination · DORDRECHT DORDRECHT

51.818° N · 5.031° ESeen Oct 28, 7:16 PM UTC

KRAANVOGEL

MMSI 244650959 · PD4460

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · DUISBURG

51.824° N · 4.736° ESeen Oct 28, 7:16 PM UTC

DEFACTO II

MMSI 226001290 · FM4107

Stopped · 0.0 kn

49.393° N · 1.012° ESeen Oct 28, 7:16 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