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, 1:16 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

261 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution373 positions

HERA HIGHWAY

MMSI 311001548 · C6HR8 · IMO 9982718

Moving · 16.0 kn

Destination · BE ZEE

53.773° N · 8.173° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

EEMS COBALT

MMSI 246179000 · PIFO · IMO 9013062

Moving · 2.9 kn

Destination · DELFZIJL

53.313° N · 6.902° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

ESJA

MMSI 211274540 · DJ5204

Moving · 9.1 kn

Destination · AFRIKAHAVEN

51.931° N · 4.821° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

MT5300

MMSI 230046990 · OH2372

Moving · 0.1 kn

Destination · FAIRWAYWORKS

60.169° N · 24.970° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

PECARO

MMSI 244690168 · PB6199

Moving · 7.3 kn

Destination · OOSTERHOUT CONT TERM

51.725° N · 4.756° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 AM UTC

TURK YILDIZI 1

MMSI 271043631 · TCNG7 · IMO 9673082

Moving · 10.3 kn

Destination · AL DRZ

37.691° N · 24.219° ESeen Oct 29, 1:16 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