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Port activity report: October 2026

AIS-detectedGenerated Nov 4, 2026 · revision 1

Summary

In October 2026, Voydar observed 152,722 port calls by 25,048 seagoing ships at 2,490 ports in 97 countries. The median stay was 9.2 hours.

That is +7.6% against September 2026 (141,928 calls); most of the difference is AIS coverage, not traffic.

The busiest port in Voydar's data was Hong Kong, with 2,688 calls. Cargo ships made the most calls (33.8% of the total).

Counts follow AIS receiver coverage. Across the whole network, observed port calls went from 141,928 in September 2026 to 152,722 in October 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: Hong Kong, Piraeus, Napoli, Keppel, Chiba

Charts

Busiest ports, calls in October 2026
  1. Hong Kong2,688
  2. Piraeus1,988
  3. Napoli1,795
  4. Keppel1,657
  5. Chiba1,478
  6. Holtenau1,475
  7. Borre1,335
  8. Tanger Med1,269
  9. Kawasaki1,252
  10. IJmuiden/Velsen1,251
  11. Brunsbuttel1,224
  12. Seattle1,080
  13. Southampton1,011
  14. Pulau Bukom992
  15. Ha Kwai Chung962
Port calls per day, October 2026
05,00010,000Oct 1, 2026: 5,528Oct 1Oct 2, 2026: 5,174Oct 3, 2026: 4,888Oct 4, 2026: 4,716Oct 5, 2026: 5,084Oct 6, 2026: 5,056Oct 7, 2026: 5,569Oct 8, 2026: 5,403Oct 8Oct 9, 2026: 5,339Oct 10, 2026: 4,701Oct 11, 2026: 4,709Oct 12, 2026: 5,225Oct 13, 2026: 5,379Oct 14, 2026: 5,332Oct 15, 2026: 5,370Oct 15Oct 16, 2026: 5,486Oct 17, 2026: 4,690Oct 18, 2026: 4,382Oct 19, 2026: 3,587Oct 20, 2026: 5,062Oct 21, 2026: 5,057Oct 22, 2026: 5,115Oct 22Oct 23, 2026: 4,798Oct 24, 2026: 4,438Oct 25, 2026: 3,882Oct 26, 2026: 4,665Oct 27, 2026: 4,680Oct 28, 2026: 4,944Oct 29, 2026: 5,074Oct 29Oct 30, 2026: 4,946Oct 31, 2026: 4,443
Calls by ship type (AIS), October 2026
  1. Cargo51,606
  2. Passenger47,929
  3. Tanker20,008
  4. High-speed craft12,516
  5. Other9,129
  6. Fishing5,851
  7. Tug3,159
  8. Special craft1,792
Observed port calls per month
0100,000200,000June 2026: 59,595June 2026July 2026: 57,973July 2026August 2026: 45,384August 2026September 2026: 141,928September 2026October 2026: 152,722October 2026

Data

Busiest ports by observed calls

#PortCountryCallsShipsMedian stay (h)ShareShare, previous monthPrevious monthChange (%)
1Hong KongHong Kong2,6883041.31.8%0.6%830+223.9%
2PiraeusGreece1,98848012.71.3%1.4%2,022-1.7%
3NapoliItaly1,7951981.71.2%1.1%1,611+11.4%
4KeppelSingapore1,6571,25732.31.1%0.9%1,294+28.1%
5ChibaJapan1,47875522.51%0.7%1,042+41.8%
6HoltenauGermany1,4757931.41%0.5%745+98%
7BorreNorway1,335260.60.9%0.3%365+265.8%
8Tanger MedMorocco1,2693283.40.8%0.8%1,115+13.8%
9KawasakiJapan1,25272121.50.8%0.7%954+31.2%
10IJmuiden/VelsenNetherlands1,2515241.30.8%0.8%1,166+7.3%
11BrunsbuttelGermany1,2247331.30.8%0.5%657+86.3%
12SeattleUnited States1,0801470.80.7%0.5%765+41.2%
13SouthamptonUnited Kingdom1,0111881.20.7%0.6%787+28.5%
14Pulau BukomSingapore99275327.80.6%0.5%761+30.4%
15Ha Kwai ChungHong Kong96239816.20.6%0.5%663+45.1%
16GoteborgSweden9321836.70.6%0.6%863+8%
17MossNorway920220.60.6%0.3%443+107.7%
18YokohamaJapan90459017.70.6%0.6%880+2.7%
19PortsmouthUnited Kingdom8665010.6%0.5%694+24.8%
20TokyoJapan85135412.40.6%0.4%553+53.9%
21CapriItaly8492910.6%0.4%636+33.5%
22EuropoortNetherlands83246022.60.5%0.5%725+14.8%
23Oak BluffsUnited States754170.90.5%0.4%553+36.3%
24TerneuzenNetherlands7463541.50.5%0.4%584+27.7%
25BarcelonaSpain73536913.20.5%0.5%739-0.5%
26ThawwassenCanada710100.80.5%0.4%632+12.3%
27AlesundNorway6692162.70.4%0.5%758-11.7%
28Rio de JaneiroBrazil63935337.40.4%0.3%394+62.2%
29Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain6311454.60.4%0.4%571+10.5%
30WarnemundeGermany6281703.60.4%0.4%581+8.1%
31HamburgGermany62140131.20.4%0.4%600+3.5%
32CowesUnited Kingdom616100.90.4%0.3%402+53.2%
33RotterdamNetherlands59734224.50.4%0.3%452+32.1%
34CeutaSpain57922840.4%0.3%387+49.6%
35BognesNorway56690.60.4%0.2%260+117.7%
36SingaporeSingapore56655130.20.4%0.5%763-25.8%
37Brooklyn/New YorkUnited States56515010.30.4%0.3%380+48.7%
38ValenciaSpain555271180.4%0.4%538+3.2%
39ZeebruggeBelgium547228170.4%0.4%573-4.5%
40Porto d'IschiaItaly542181.10.4%0.3%404+34.2%
41BostonUnited States53910120.4%0.3%405+33.1%
42TromsoNorway52618911.40.3%0.4%530-0.8%
43StockholmSweden526476.30.3%0.4%518+1.5%
44NanaimoCanada521210.90.3%0.2%279+86.7%
45SandnessjoenNorway521743.20.3%0.3%492+5.9%
46GenovaItaly51623219.50.3%0.4%594-13.1%
47SantosBrazil51240241.70.3%0.2%271+88.9%
48Dublin-Marine TerminalIreland511995.10.3%0.2%253+102%
49DoverUnited Kingdom506301.20.3%0.3%369+37.1%
50HarstadNorway498893.20.3%0.3%449+10.9%

Showing 50 of 2490 rows.

Biggest increases on the previous month

PortCallsPrevious monthChange (calls)Change (%)
Hong Kong2,6888301,858+223.9%
Borre1,335365970+265.8%
Holtenau1,475745730+98%
Brunsbuttel1,224657567+86.3%
Moss920443477+107.7%
Chiba1,4781,042436+41.8%
Keppel1,6571,294363+28.1%
Ust'-Luga464131333+254.2%
Seattle1,080765315+41.2%
Bognes566260306+117.7%

Biggest decreases on the previous month

PortCallsPrevious monthChange (calls)Change (%)
Bergen459822-363-44.2%
Kiel158486-328-67.5%
Horten1321-320-99.7%
Abelnes7295-288-97.6%
Keelung (Chilung)87354-267-75.4%
Swinoujscie3257-254-98.8%
Port Said12255-243-95.3%
Kiel Canal195435-240-55.2%
Jakarta, Java255494-239-48.4%
Silvertown9236-227-96.2%

Calls by ship type

Ship type (AIS)CallsShipsShare
Cargo51,60613,20033.8%
Passenger47,9291,53731.4%
Tanker20,0085,90813.1%
High-speed craft12,5164478.2%
Other9,1291,8056%
Fishing5,8511,4233.8%
Tug3,1593662.1%
Special craft1,7921851.2%
Military307840.2%
Unknown239850.2%
Wing-in-ground166120.1%
Law enforcement1530%
Pleasure craft430%
SAR110%

Calls by country

CountryCallsShipsPortsShare
Norway26,7381,76151217.5%
United States16,5523,56823110.8%
United Kingdom10,8032,0342597.1%
Italy9,0961,287996%
Netherlands8,6342,5041185.7%
Germany8,0421,832975.3%
Japan6,7062,067304.4%
Spain6,5422,113804.3%
Sweden5,1288881033.4%
Greece5,075793793.3%
Canada4,880776573.2%
Denmark4,4401,001892.9%
France4,3251,2861032.8%
Hong Kong4,12177562.7%
Singapore3,7172,56772.4%
Belgium2,8991,323261.9%
Finland2,668441651.7%
Indonesia1,933922401.3%
Brazil1,579875201%
Morocco1,496468111%
Russia1,413646110.9%
Portugal1,383485240.9%
Australia1,269469290.8%
Poland1,184584150.8%
Türkiye1,137593230.7%
Estonia1,055210400.7%
Ireland1,047290230.7%
New Zealand645202120.4%
Israel62022470.4%
Argentina603401170.4%

Showing 30 of 97 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
October 2026152,72225,0482,490
Calls per day · Show the numbers as a table

Calls per day

DayCalls
Oct 1, 20265,528
Oct 2, 20265,174
Oct 3, 20264,888
Oct 4, 20264,716
Oct 5, 20265,084
Oct 6, 20265,056
Oct 7, 20265,569
Oct 8, 20265,403
Oct 9, 20265,339
Oct 10, 20264,701
Oct 11, 20264,709
Oct 12, 20265,225
Oct 13, 20265,379
Oct 14, 20265,332
Oct 15, 20265,370
Oct 16, 20265,486
Oct 17, 20264,690
Oct 18, 20264,382
Oct 19, 20263,587
Oct 20, 20265,062
Oct 21, 20265,057
Oct 22, 20265,115
Oct 23, 20264,798
Oct 24, 20264,438
Oct 25, 20263,882
Oct 26, 20264,665
Oct 27, 20264,680
Oct 28, 20264,944
Oct 29, 20265,074
Oct 30, 20264,946
Oct 31, 20264,443

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
Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 31, 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, October 2026 (revision 1, generated 2026-11-04). https://www.voydar.com/reports/port-activity/2026-10

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