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, 2:01 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

266 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution350 positions

HEINZ HOFMANN&MSG

MMSI 211169520 · DD3827

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · K.A.

51.955° N · 4.120° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

KIARA

MMSI 304217000 · V2RF3 · IMO 9342140

Moving · 11.5 kn

Destination · RULED

55.184° N · 13.901° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

ATLANTIC SEA

MMSI 215800000 · 9HA5295 · IMO 9670597

Moving · 9.7 kn

Destination · DEHAM > BEANR

51.382° N · 4.213° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

CARPE DIEM 1

MMSI 207072483 · LZG2483

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · BRUGE

51.241° N · 4.449° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

PANERA

MMSI 244002878 · PH3407

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · NLDOR00111CITYX09770

52.467° N · 4.632° ESeen Oct 29, 2:01 AM UTC

MSC SARA ELENA

MMSI 255806499 · CQEV8 · IMO 9702261

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · VALENCIA DRIFTING

39.438° N · 0.329° WSeen Oct 29, 2:01 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