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Port activity report: September 2026

AIS-detectedGenerated Nov 4, 2026 · revision 1

Summary

In September 2026, Voydar observed 141,928 port calls by 25,856 seagoing ships at 2,644 ports in 94 countries. The median stay was 10 hours.

That is +212.7% against August 2026 (45,384 calls); most of the difference is AIS coverage, not traffic.

The busiest port in Voydar's data was Piraeus, with 2,022 calls. Cargo ships made the most calls (32.6% of the total).

Counts follow AIS receiver coverage. Across the whole network, observed port calls went from 45,384 in August 2026 to 141,928 in September 2026. A port or waterway that moved by about the same proportion did not necessarily change at all; compare shares, not counts.

In this report: Piraeus, Napoli, Keppel, IJmuiden/Velsen, Tanger Med

Charts

Busiest ports, calls in September 2026
  1. Piraeus2,022
  2. Napoli1,611
  3. Keppel1,294
  4. IJmuiden/Velsen1,166
  5. Tanger Med1,115
  6. Chiba1,042
  7. Kawasaki954
  8. Yokohama880
  9. Goteborg863
  10. Hong Kong830
  11. Bergen822
  12. Southampton787
  13. Seattle765
  14. Singapore763
  15. Pulau Bukom761
Port calls per day, September 2026
05,00010,000Sep 1, 2026: 3,311Sep 1Sep 2, 2026: 4,172Sep 3, 2026: 4,183Sep 4, 2026: 4,446Sep 5, 2026: 4,282Sep 6, 2026: 4,352Sep 7, 2026: 4,387Sep 8, 2026: 4,424Sep 8Sep 9, 2026: 4,233Sep 10, 2026: 4,215Sep 11, 2026: 4,194Sep 12, 2026: 4,632Sep 13, 2026: 4,510Sep 14, 2026: 5,009Sep 15, 2026: 4,650Sep 15Sep 16, 2026: 4,760Sep 17, 2026: 4,788Sep 18, 2026: 4,834Sep 19, 2026: 4,437Sep 20, 2026: 4,363Sep 21, 2026: 4,505Sep 22, 2026: 5,506Sep 22Sep 23, 2026: 5,875Sep 24, 2026: 5,719Sep 25, 2026: 5,707Sep 26, 2026: 5,033Sep 27, 2026: 4,958Sep 28, 2026: 5,251Sep 29, 2026: 5,558Sep 29Sep 30, 2026: 5,634
Calls by ship type (AIS), September 2026
  1. Cargo46,327
  2. Passenger41,212
  3. Tanker16,783
  4. High-speed craft11,674
  5. Other9,305
  6. Tug7,671
  7. Fishing5,794
  8. Special craft2,130
Observed port calls per month
0100,000200,000June 2026: 59,595June 2026July 2026: 57,973July 2026August 2026: 45,384August 2026September 2026: 141,928September 2026

Data

Busiest ports by observed calls

#PortCountryCallsShipsMedian stay (h)ShareShare, previous monthPrevious monthChange (%)
1PiraeusGreece2,02248310.91.4%0.8%374+440.6%
2NapoliItaly1,6111922.31.1%0.5%227+609.7%
3KeppelSingapore1,2941,05832.80.9%0.2%98+1,220.4%
4IJmuiden/VelsenNetherlands1,1665247.20.8%0.5%228+411.4%
5Tanger MedMorocco1,1153025.10.8%0.1%39+2,759%
6ChibaJapan1,042618270.7%0%11—
7KawasakiJapan95461523.30.7%0.2%106+800%
8YokohamaJapan88056619.60.6%0.2%103+754.4%
9GoteborgSweden8631798.80.6%0.4%172+401.7%
10Hong KongHong Kong83016920.6%0%10—
11BergenNorway8221223.40.6%1.9%840-2.1%
12SouthamptonUnited Kingdom7871711.90.6%0.3%124+534.7%
13SeattleUnited States7651301.10.5%0.2%105+628.6%
14SingaporeSingapore76374739.40.5%0.1%29+2,531%
15Pulau BukomSingapore76163328.80.5%0.2%76+901.3%
16AlesundNorway7582192.50.5%1.7%773-1.9%
17HoltenauGermany7455421.50.5%0.1%45+1,555.6%
18BarcelonaSpain73933812.60.5%0.3%120+515.8%
19EuropoortNetherlands72543624.80.5%0.5%214+238.8%
20PortsmouthUnited Kingdom694472.50.5%0.1%65+967.7%
21Ha Kwai ChungHong Kong66335621.50.5%0.1%30+2,110%
22BrunsbuttelGermany6574752.70.5%0.1%28+2,246.4%
23CapriItaly636291.30.4%0.1%53+1,100%
24ThawwassenCanada632100.80.4%0.1%26+2,330.8%
25StavangerNorway6121176.80.4%1.3%593+3.2%
26HamburgGermany60038726.10.4%0.4%185+224.3%
27GenovaItaly59422116.10.4%0.3%136+336.8%
28TrapaniItaly584311.90.4%0.1%61+857.4%
29TerneuzenNetherlands5843332.20.4%0.1%58+906.9%
30WarnemundeGermany5811857.20.4%0.2%105+453.3%
31ZeebruggeBelgium57321912.10.4%0.3%120+377.5%
32Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain5711424.30.4%0.2%82+596.3%
33TokyoJapan55330812.50.4%0.1%32+1,628.1%
34Oak BluffsUnited States5531310.4%0.1%45+1,128.9%
35ValenciaSpain538275210.4%0.3%146+268.5%
36TromsoNorway5301404.20.4%1%443+19.6%
37Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain51833914.20.4%0.1%47+1,002.1%
38StockholmSweden518617.10.4%0.2%106+388.7%
39Le HavreFrance50736023.30.4%0.3%157+222.9%
40Jakarta, JavaIndonesia49441054.50.3%0.2%73+576.7%
41SandnessjoenNorway492773.30.3%0.9%423+16.3%
42KielGermany4863201.70.3%0.1%29+1,575.9%
43CozumelMexico486162.70.3%0.1%34+1,329.4%
44ZandvlietBelgium4752974.30.3%0.1%60+691.7%
45LilloBelgium46232120.30.3%0.2%99+366.7%
46BremerhavenGermany46229122.50.3%0.3%139+232.4%
47SkagenDenmark46135814.80.3%0.2%85+442.4%
48JurongSingapore45739426.60.3%0.1%48+852.1%
49RotterdamNetherlands45229724.20.3%0.3%152+197.4%
50HarstadNorway449803.10.3%0.9%421+6.7%

Showing 50 of 2644 rows.

Biggest increases on the previous month

PortCallsPrevious monthChange (calls)Change (%)
Piraeus2,0223741,648+440.6%
Napoli1,6112271,384+609.7%
Keppel1,294981,196+1,220.4%
Tanger Med1,115391,076+2,759%
Chiba1,042111,031—
IJmuiden/Velsen1,166228938+411.4%
Kawasaki954106848+800%
Hong Kong83010820—
Yokohama880103777+754.4%
Singapore76329734+2,531%

Biggest decreases on the previous month

PortCallsPrevious monthChange (calls)Change (%)
Oslo380566-186-32.9%
Bodo408520-112-21.5%
Moskenes76158-82-51.9%
Jakobsnes50130-80-61.5%
Abelnes295363-68-18.7%
Gudvangen172238-66-27.7%
Vagan122184-62-33.7%
Longyearbyen95156-61-39.1%
Flam205263-58-22.1%
Svelvik112164-52-31.7%

Calls by ship type

Ship type (AIS)CallsShipsShare
Cargo46,32712,83832.6%
Passenger41,2121,69729%
Tanker16,7835,78811.8%
High-speed craft11,6744688.2%
Other9,3051,7986.6%
Tug7,6711,2195.4%
Fishing5,7941,3754.1%
Special craft2,1302741.5%
Military258860.2%
Pleasure craft2541750.2%
Wing-in-ground130130.1%
Unknown121400.1%
Law enforcement95330.1%
Sailing80330.1%
Pilot71210.1%
SAR23140%

Calls by country

CountryCallsShipsPortsShare
Norway28,4381,92454720%
United States13,7663,4642189.7%
United Kingdom9,8362,0352716.9%
Netherlands8,6982,5751376.1%
Italy8,4511,3991186%
Germany7,2131,8631035.1%
Spain6,3242,200894.5%
Greece5,236959913.7%
Japan4,8151,862313.4%
Sweden4,5568511043.2%
France4,2411,3091183%
Canada4,027775672.8%
Denmark3,592970962.5%
Singapore3,5862,582122.5%
Belgium3,5591,312402.5%
Hong Kong1,95961771.4%
Poland1,749655141.2%
Indonesia1,731911341.2%
Morocco1,693551121.2%
Finland1,667357621.2%
Portugal1,356466291%
Australia1,262478280.9%
Brazil1,180764170.8%
Türkiye1,146725360.8%
Ireland809252260.6%
Estonia733206310.5%
Israel61622670.4%
Russia594373100.4%
New Zealand583183110.4%
Mexico5822950.4%

Showing 30 of 94 rows.

Calls per month

MonthCallsShipsPorts
June 202659,59515,3682,132
July 202657,97314,7301,935
August 202645,38411,6211,783
September 2026141,92825,8562,644
Calls per day · Show the numbers as a table

Calls per day

DayCalls
Sep 1, 20263,311
Sep 2, 20264,172
Sep 3, 20264,183
Sep 4, 20264,446
Sep 5, 20264,282
Sep 6, 20264,352
Sep 7, 20264,387
Sep 8, 20264,424
Sep 9, 20264,233
Sep 10, 20264,215
Sep 11, 20264,194
Sep 12, 20264,632
Sep 13, 20264,510
Sep 14, 20265,009
Sep 15, 20264,650
Sep 16, 20264,760
Sep 17, 20264,788
Sep 18, 20264,834
Sep 19, 20264,437
Sep 20, 20264,363
Sep 21, 20264,505
Sep 22, 20265,506
Sep 23, 20265,875
Sep 24, 20265,719
Sep 25, 20265,707
Sep 26, 20265,033
Sep 27, 20264,958
Sep 28, 20265,251
Sep 29, 20265,558
Sep 30, 20265,634

Method and sources

Method
Counted by Voydar from AIS port calls (dwell of at least 30 minutes), method v1+detector.v3.
Version
voydar.monthly_report v1+detector.v3
Period
Sep 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026 (UTC)
Generated
Nov 4, 2026 · r1
Sources
  • AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS · AIS data: AISstream.io
  • BarentsWatch AIS API · Data delivered by BarentsWatch (NLOD 2.0; data owner: Kystverket)
  • Voydar Beacon contributor stations
  • Digitraffic marine AIS · Source: Fintraffic / digitraffic.fi, license CC 4.0 BY
  • Voydar-operated receivers

Limits

  • A call is a ship stopping inside a port's geofence for at least 30 minutes. Calls still open at month end count in the month they began.
  • Only seagoing ships count: those with a checksum-valid IMO number. Inland barges, harbour craft and leisure boats, which mostly have none, are left out.
  • AIS sees only ships in range of a receiver. Busy ports far from receivers are undercounted, so the ranking shows where Voydar sees most traffic, not the world's largest ports.
  • Movers are listed only for ports with calls in both months and at least 50 calls in one of them. A port that appears or disappears is usually a coverage change.
  • Calls detected from AISHub positions are left out of these aggregate tables (they appear, credited, on vessel pages).

How Voydar detects port calls and transits

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Voydar (2026). Port activity report, September 2026 (revision 1, generated 2026-11-04). https://www.voydar.com/reports/port-activity/2026-09

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