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, 6:46 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%

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Recent cargo positions

353 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution353 positions

KARION

MMSI 305476000 · V2EM3 · IMO 9155884

Moving · 9.9 kn

Destination · SESDL

54.412° N · 12.156° ESeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

STENTOR

MMSI 244730022 · PD6804

Moving · 1.0 kn

Destination · MAINZ

51.857° N · 5.824° ESeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

HAWK S

MMSI 636025355 · 5LXA7 · IMO 1082782

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · ZADUR

29.887° S · 31.000° ESeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

HAV SAND

MMSI 231908000 · OZ2229 · IMO 9505326

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · DKAAR

56.148° N · 10.216° ESeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

JOLYN

MMSI 246544000 · PDVR · IMO 9374685

Stopped · 0.0 kn

53.318° N · 6.915° ESeen Oct 28, 6:46 PM UTC

REIWA MARU

MMSI 431014191 · JD4714 · IMO 9896206

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · JP HHE OFF

40.549° N · 141.533° ESeen Oct 28, 6:46 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