Port profile · Maritime Radar

Port of Southampton daily activity

Southampton handled an estimated average of 54 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-21.0% year on year), with an average of 6 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
United Kingdom · LOCODE GBSOU · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Wood & Wood Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

54 kt

28-day average

48 kt

Vs 28-day average

+13.2%

Year on year (same week)

-21.0%

Estimated total volume — daily series

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AIS estimates from IMF PortWatch; they may include transhipment and are not equivalent to the port’s official statistics.

By vessel type

Last 28 days
TypePort callsEst. importsEst. exports
Container81535 kt597 kt
Dry bulk346 kt45 kt
General cargo1918 kt6.8 kt
Ro-Ro4529 kt47 kt
Tanker1512 kt7.3 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Antwerp: 26,490 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAntwerpFawley: 17,152 t/day estimated with SouthamptonFawleyRotterdam: 16,351 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRotterdamLe Havre: 11,745 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLe HavreTangier-Mediterranean: 11,735 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTangier-MediterraneanSingapore: 8,356 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSingaporeAlgeciras: 6,718 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAlgecirasJeddah: 4,042 t/day estimated with SouthamptonJeddahHamburg: 4,007 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHamburgBremerhaven: 2,380 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBremerhavenDunkirk: 2,330 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDunkirkCork: 2,031 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCorkYantian: 1,774 t/day estimated with SouthamptonYantianZeebrugge: 1,765 t/day estimated with SouthamptonZeebruggeCharleston: 1,551 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCharlestonHalifax: 1,259 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHalifaxBaltimore: 1,200 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBaltimoreMontreal: 1,122 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMontrealSanta Marta: 1,099 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSanta MartaValencia: 996 t/day estimated with SouthamptonValenciaPortsmouth Harbour: 894 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPortsmouth HarbourDamietta: 844 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDamiettaSavannah: 827 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSavannahTerneuzen: 649 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTerneuzenSantander: 616 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSantanderMundra: 613 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMundraPort of Virginia: 529 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort of VirginiaDublin: 510 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDublinGarrucha: 499 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGarruchaJebel Ali: 490 t/day estimated with SouthamptonJebel AliBarcelona: 490 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBarcelonaPort Klang: 462 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort KlangGioia Tauro: 443 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGioia TauroLiverpool: 442 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLiverpoolBelfast: 434 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBelfastMarsaxlokk: 365 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMarsaxlokkDjibouti: 276 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDjiboutiTeesport: 261 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTeesportEsbjerg: 241 t/day estimated with SouthamptonEsbjergGuangzhou (Nansha): 224 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGuangzhou (Nansha)Portland Harbour: 219 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPortland HarbourBristol: 215 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBristolVlissingen: 203 t/day estimated with SouthamptonVlissingenFelixstowe: 179 t/day estimated with SouthamptonFelixstoweBrunswick: 178 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBrunswickShanghai: 177 t/day estimated with SouthamptonShanghaiManzanillo: 169 t/day estimated with SouthamptonManzanilloPoole: 162 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPoolePuerto Moin: 155 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPuerto MoinWilmington, DE: 151 t/day estimated with SouthamptonWilmington, DEKing Abdullah Port: 151 t/day estimated with SouthamptonKing Abdullah PortLondon: 143 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLondonLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 141 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria)Vigo: 139 t/day estimated with SouthamptonVigoPalma de Mallorca: 130 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPalma de MallorcaGöteborg: 128 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGöteborgCartagena: 125 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCartagenaLondon Gateway: 123 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLondon GatewayEemshaven: 119 t/day estimated with SouthamptonEemshavenCuxhaven: 115 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCuxhavenChester: 112 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLa Pallice: 111 t/day estimated with SouthamptonNorfolk: 109 t/day estimated with SouthamptonNew York-New Jersey: 104 t/day estimated with SouthamptonShanghai (Yangshan): 101 t/day estimated with SouthamptonEast London: 95 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHong Kong: 94 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSines: 94 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCaucedo: 93 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCai Mep: 93 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGibraltar: 92 t/day estimated with SouthamptonWilhelmshaven: 92 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLisboa: 91 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMawan: 87 t/day estimated with SouthamptonKeelung: 87 t/day estimated with SouthamptonStade: 82 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGalveston: 81 t/day estimated with SouthamptonKotka: 74 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCarboneras: 73 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTilbury: 72 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort Hueneme: 72 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAmbarli: 72 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAlexandria: 70 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGdansk: 69 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSan Martin: 69 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAmsterdam: 68 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTianjin Xin Gang: 66 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGolcuk: 66 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPlymouth: 63 t/day estimated with SouthamptonEl Dekheila: 60 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLos Angeles-Long Beach: 59 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAberdeen: 59 t/day estimated with SouthamptonIJmuiden: 58 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort Elizabeth: 58 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSan Diego: 57 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDurban: 55 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBrunsbuettel: 54 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAqaba: 53 t/day estimated with SouthamptonJacksonville: 52 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSetubal: 51 t/day estimated with SouthamptonFremantle: 51 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMontoir: 51 t/day estimated with SouthamptonWilmington, NC: 50 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSalalah: 48 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRauma: 47 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPasajes: 47 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMarcus Hook: 44 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSaint Petersburg: 42 t/day estimated with SouthamptonFalmouth Harbour: 42 t/day estimated with SouthamptonParanaguá: 41 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPiraeus: 40 t/day estimated with SouthamptonNemrut Bay: 39 t/day estimated with SouthamptonEmden: 39 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort of Sohar: 37 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRostock: 37 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSagunto: 36 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGdynia: 35 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPhiladelphia: 34 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBaie Comeau: 33 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBrest: 33 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCalais: 31 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLeixoes: 31 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTynemouth: 30 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMikawa: 29 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSavona: 29 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMersin: 29 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSantos: 29 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTarragona: 27 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGenova: 26 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSeville: 26 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCasablanca: 26 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSão Sebastião: 26 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHazira: 25 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSalerno: 25 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGijon: 25 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHuelva: 25 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPeterhead: 24 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGhent: 24 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRosario: 23 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAveiro: 21 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMelbourne: 21 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort Everglades: 21 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPorto Grande: 21 t/day estimated with SouthamptonKiel: 21 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAshdod: 21 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGravesend: 20 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDover: 20 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBremen: 19 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBusan: 19 t/day estimated with SouthamptonConakry: 19 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLaem Chabang: 19 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAviles: 19 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMalaga: 18 t/day estimated with SouthamptonFoynes: 18 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDavisville Depot: 18 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort of Saint John's: 17 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHusum: 17 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBilbao: 16 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRosyth: 16 t/day estimated with SouthamptonYakacik: 16 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHull: 16 t/day estimated with SouthamptonWallhamn: 15 t/day estimated with SouthamptonUst-Luga: 15 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLa Coruna: 15 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRavenna: 14 t/day estimated with SouthamptonJakobstad: 14 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPuerto San Antonio: 14 t/day estimated with SouthamptonOran: 14 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLeith: 14 t/day estimated with SouthamptonNorrköping: 14 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTanjung Priok: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonColombo: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMisrata: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva): 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMedway: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonAbidjan: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHaifa: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonVästerås: 13 t/day estimated with SouthamptonXiamen: 12 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPalm Beach: 11 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCivitavecchia: 11 t/day estimated with SouthamptonGemlik: 11 t/day estimated with SouthamptonIpswich: 10 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCartagena: 10 t/day estimated with SouthamptonNice: 10 t/day estimated with SouthamptonRouen: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonTaboguilla: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonNewport: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonPort Est: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSaint-Malo: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLimerick: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonHelsinki: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonLimassol: 9 t/day estimated with SouthamptonBalboa: 8 t/day estimated with SouthamptonValletta: 8 t/day estimated with SouthamptonCeuta: 8 t/day estimated with SouthamptonMotril: 8 t/day estimated with SouthamptonKarachi: 8 t/day estimated with SouthamptonDerince (Izmit-Kocaeli): 7 t/day estimated with SouthamptonJorf Lasfar: 7 t/day estimated with SouthamptonSouthampton
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Full footprint: all 351 connections of Southampton aggregated over the SeaRoute (Eurostat) shipping lanes — each segment glows according to the estimated capacity it carries (IMF PortWatch, AIS 2019-2025).

Where vessels arrive from

Ports of origin (upstream)

  1. 1.FawleyUnited Kingdom1.9 days between calls
  2. 2.AntwerpBelgium1.7 days between calls
  3. 3.Tangier-MediterraneanMorocco4.3 days between calls
  4. 4.RotterdamThe Netherlands2.3 days between calls
  5. 5.SingaporeSingapore22.3 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.AntwerpBelgium1.3 days between calls
  2. 2.Le HavreFrance1.0 days between calls
  3. 3.RotterdamThe Netherlands2.1 days between calls
  4. 4.SingaporeSingapore24.7 days between calls
  5. 5.AlgecirasSpain4.0 days between calls

IMF connection network based on vessel capacity before and after calling at this port (AIS 2019-2025). The time shown is the average elapsed between the call at one port and the next call at the other — it includes anchorage and berthing waits, which is why it far exceeds pure sailing time on short routes such as Algeciras–Tanger Med.

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