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, 9:31 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

408 current cargo positions

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Regional distribution408 positions

SJORS B

MMSI 244730347 · PD4666

Stopped · 0.0 kn

52.842° N · 5.706° ESeen Oct 28, 9:31 PM UTC

MERNA 2

MMSI 352005226 · 3E8374 · IMO 9165310

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · BEOST

51.231° N · 2.931° ESeen Oct 28, 9:31 PM UTC

RMS ROSE

MMSI 314001083 · 8PZR2 · IMO 9318761

Moving · 0.5 kn

Destination · ITGOA

44.225° N · 9.076° ESeen Oct 28, 9:31 PM UTC

ALGOMA EQUINOX

MMSI 316009090 · XJBH · IMO 9613927

Stopped · 0.0 kn

Destination · BAIE COMEAU VHF68

43.192° N · 79.202° WSeen Oct 28, 9:31 PM UTC

DISCOVERY SERVER

MMSI 316041768

Moving · 5.4 kn

Destination · GOLDRIVER

49.253° N · 125.847° WSeen Oct 28, 9:31 PM UTC

KUGELBAKE

MMSI 218172000 · DFJE · IMO 9510747

Moving · 7.0 kn

Destination · DEHAM

53.899° N · 8.086° ESeen Oct 28, 9:31 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