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, 1:31 AM 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

236 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution321 positions

ENAISSYRAH

MMSI 226004380 · FM4700

Stopped · 0.0 kn

48.519° N · 2.590° ESeen Oct 29, 1:31 AM UTC

SELENE

MMSI 244004201 · PH6563

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · IJMUIDEN

50.113° N · 8.742° ESeen Oct 29, 1:31 AM UTC

OCTOPUS

MMSI 319866000 · ZCIS · IMO 1007213

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · MU PLU>ZA CPT

33.904° S · 18.424° ESeen Oct 29, 1:31 AM UTC

EGELANTIERSGRACHT

MMSI 244660261 · PD9428

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · ROZENBURG

51.881° N · 4.245° ESeen Oct 29, 1:31 AM UTC

SUNSET X

MMSI 305412000 · V2EF4 · IMO 9440590

Moving · 15.0 kn

Destination · DEBRV

53.799° N · 8.141° ESeen Oct 29, 1:31 AM UTC

BAYERN

MMSI 211513680 · DB4578

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · FRANKFURT AM MAIN

50.034° N · 8.471° ESeen Oct 29, 1:31 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