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, 7:46 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

306 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution375 positions

PROGRES

MMSI 244620993 · PE7848

Moving · 0.2 kn

Destination · MAASVLAKTE

51.957° N · 4.012° ESeen Oct 28, 7:46 PM UTC

BAVARIA 80

MMSI 211157320 · DC2475

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · WAGENINGEN

51.957° N · 5.650° ESeen Oct 28, 7:46 PM UTC

SCALDIS

MMSI 244740167 · PE7245

Moving · 7.9 kn

51.503° N · 4.219° ESeen Oct 28, 7:46 PM UTC

KRAANVOGEL

MMSI 244650959 · PD4460

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · DUISBURG

51.824° N · 4.736° ESeen Oct 28, 7:46 PM UTC

JANNINE

MMSI 244850962 · PD6954

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · VERKEERSBRUG KREFELD

51.821° N · 4.765° ESeen Oct 28, 7:46 PM UTC

SEISKJER

MMSI 258027970 · LH5131

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · TLF:45375392

60.469° N · 4.969° ESeen Oct 28, 7:46 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