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, 3:16 PM 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

Recent cargo positions

313 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution313 positions

ELBCARRIER

MMSI 212935000 · 5BKL4 · IMO 9388510

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · NLRTM

53.347° N · 6.200° WSeen Oct 28, 3:16 PM UTC

MERNA 2

MMSI 352005226 · 3E8374 · IMO 9165310

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · BEOST

51.231° N · 2.931° ESeen Oct 28, 3:16 PM UTC

KOBE HARMONY

MMSI 563283600 · 9V2650 · IMO 9926087

Moving · 0.5 kn

Destination · USCRM

37.738° N · 122.351° WSeen Oct 28, 3:16 PM UTC

BSG BAHAMAS

MMSI 636093031 · 5LCC6 · IMO 9439498

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USPEF

26.073° N · 80.118° WSeen Oct 28, 3:16 PM UTC

SEASTAR TROJAN

MMSI 236710000 · ZDQS7 · IMO 9406116

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · USBOS

42.345° N · 71.023° WSeen Oct 28, 3:16 PM UTC

AGIOS DIMITRIOS

MMSI 636015975 · D5DU8 · IMO 9349605

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · NLRTM

51.960° N · 4.067° ESeen Oct 28, 3:16 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