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Australia · Asia & Pacific
27.4085° S, 153.1456° E
Total vessel calls
2,159
World rank
#182
Rank in Australia
#3
of 57 ports
Share of maritime imports
16.4%
Share of maritime exports
1.0%
-14.3%
As of 2026-07-24
The latest seven complete daily observations (2026-07-18 to 2026-07-24) are compared with the mean of the eight immediately preceding same-weekday observations for each weekday. Observed and expected calls are summed before calculating the signed activity deviation. Missing days are not filled with zero.
39 observed calls vs 45.5 expected calls
| Vessel class | Observed calls | Expected calls | Observed mix | Expected mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Container | 18 | 19.125 | 46.2% | 42.0% |
| Dry bulk | 4 | 6.375 | 10.3% | 14.0% |
| General cargo | 2 | 2.875 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| Ro-ro | 7 | 8.625 | 17.9% | 19.0% |
| Tanker | 8 | 8.5 | 20.5% | 18.7% |
This is a call-rate comparison only. It does not infer port operating conditions or causes.
The four named vessel types do not necessarily sum to total vessel calls. The residual shows other or unclassified calls, and the parts are not rescaled to force a 100% total.
Container
954
44.2% of total calls
Dry bulk
314
14.5% of total calls
General cargo
165
7.6% of total calls
Tanker
404
18.7% of total calls
Residual
322
14.9% of total calls
Rank 1
Mineral Products
Rank 2
Vegetable Products
Rank 3
Wood & Wood Products
The country's PortWatch ports record 26,045 vessel calls in total.
| Port | Vessel calls | Share of country imports |
|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland | 3,251 | 1.4% |
| Newcastle | 2,196 | 1.9% |
| Melbourne | 1,962 | 18.8% |
| Gladstone | 1,817 | 14.8% |
| Fremantle | 1,440 | 9.4% |
| Port Botany | 1,424 | 9.6% |
| Dampier | 1,419 | 0.8% |
| Hay Point | 1,091 | 0.0% |
Source: IMF PortWatch port database
Methodology: Vessel counts are AIS-derived port call counts. The activity deviation compares the latest seven complete daily observations with eight immediately preceding same-weekday observations per weekday, then sums observed and expected calls before calculating a signed fraction. It is not a measure of congestion, queues, waiting, or dwell. The share_country_maritime_import and share_country_maritime_export fields are percentages of the country's maritime trade and are stored on a 0 to 100 scale. PortWatch volumes are vessel counts and metric tons, never USD. Nothing on this page may be added to a BACI value.