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Port of Wellington daily activity

Wellington handled an estimated average of 20 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (+39.3% year on year), with an average of 2 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
New Zealand · LOCODE NZWLG · Main cargo sectors: Wood & Wood Products, Mineral Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

20 kt

28-day average

9.2 kt

Vs 28-day average

+122.2%

Year on year (same week)

+39.3%

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
Container1512 kt51 kt
Dry bulk10243 t105 kt
General cargo00 t0 t
Ro-Ro41.8 kt867 t
Tanker586 kt251 t

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Napier: 4,543 t/day estimated with WellingtonNapierLyttelton: 3,836 t/day estimated with WellingtonLytteltonTauranga: 2,835 t/day estimated with WellingtonTaurangaNelson: 2,634 t/day estimated with WellingtonNelsonMarsden Point: 1,618 t/day estimated with WellingtonMarsden PointAuckland: 1,441 t/day estimated with WellingtonAucklandNew Plymouth: 1,235 t/day estimated with WellingtonNew PlymouthLanqiao Port: 522 t/day estimated with WellingtonLanqiao PortTimaru: 425 t/day estimated with WellingtonTimaruDaesan: 267 t/day estimated with WellingtonDaesanPicton: 232 t/day estimated with WellingtonPictonOtago: 222 t/day estimated with WellingtonOtagoSuzhou (Taicang): 222 t/day estimated with WellingtonSuzhou (Taicang)Singapore: 205 t/day estimated with WellingtonSingaporeBrisbane: 202 t/day estimated with WellingtonBrisbaneBluff Harbor: 145 t/day estimated with WellingtonBluff HarborGwangyang (Kwangyang): 142 t/day estimated with WellingtonGwangyang (Kwangyang)Gaogang: 135 t/day estimated with WellingtonGaogangUlsan: 71 t/day estimated with WellingtonUlsanTanjung Pelepas: 67 t/day estimated with WellingtonTanjung PelepasMelbourne: 67 t/day estimated with WellingtonMelbourneDongguan: 64 t/day estimated with WellingtonDongguanIncheon: 51 t/day estimated with WellingtonIncheonShanghai: 51 t/day estimated with WellingtonShanghaiGisborne: 48 t/day estimated with WellingtonGisbornePort Botany: 40 t/day estimated with WellingtonPort BotanyChittagong: 39 t/day estimated with WellingtonChittagongNikiski: 37 t/day estimated with WellingtonNikiskiQinzhou: 33 t/day estimated with WellingtonQinzhouGeelong: 29 t/day estimated with WellingtonGeelongGunsan: 29 t/day estimated with WellingtonGunsanTangshan (Jingtang): 28 t/day estimated with WellingtonTangshan (Jingtang)Manila: 27 t/day estimated with WellingtonManilaShougang Jingtang: 25 t/day estimated with WellingtonShougang JingtangNantong: 25 t/day estimated with WellingtonNantongGladstone: 24 t/day estimated with WellingtonGladstonePengerang: 22 t/day estimated with WellingtonPengerangPyeongtaek: 20 t/day estimated with WellingtonPyeongtaekSydney: 19 t/day estimated with WellingtonSydneyEsperance: 18 t/day estimated with WellingtonEsperanceYokkaichi: 18 t/day estimated with WellingtonYokkaichiBalikpapan: 18 t/day estimated with WellingtonBalikpapanYokohama: 18 t/day estimated with WellingtonYokohamaVoh: 17 t/day estimated with WellingtonVohDar Es Salaam: 17 t/day estimated with WellingtonDar Es SalaamNagoya: 17 t/day estimated with WellingtonNagoyaHouston (US-TX): 16 t/day estimated with WellingtonHouston (US-TX)Jinzhou: 16 t/day estimated with WellingtonJinzhouKandla: 15 t/day estimated with WellingtonKandlaNewcastle: 15 t/day estimated with WellingtonNewcastleZhoushan: 13 t/day estimated with WellingtonZhoushanJohor: 13 t/day estimated with WellingtonJohorHaldia: 13 t/day estimated with WellingtonHaldiaSuva: 13 t/day estimated with WellingtonSuvaPanjang: 13 t/day estimated with WellingtonPanjangSuzhou (Changshu): 12 t/day estimated with WellingtonSuzhou (Changshu)Kaohsiung: 12 t/day estimated with WellingtonKaohsiungBeira: 12 t/day estimated with WellingtonBeiraVillanueva: 12 t/day estimated with WellingtonVillanuevaPort Adelaide: 12 t/day estimated with WellingtonPort AdelaideKingston: 10 t/day estimated with WellingtonNoumea: 10 t/day estimated with WellingtonPortland: 8 t/day estimated with WellingtonHong Kong: 8 t/day estimated with WellingtonXiamen: 7 t/day estimated with WellingtonFremantle: 6 t/day estimated with WellingtonSiam Seaport: 5 t/day estimated with WellingtonTownsville: 4 t/day estimated with WellingtonMackay: 3 t/day estimated with WellingtonPort Kembla: 3 t/day estimated with WellingtonDongjiakou: 2 t/day estimated with WellingtonYantai: 2 t/day estimated with WellingtonPort Alma: 2 t/day estimated with WellingtonMisrata: 1 t/day estimated with WellingtonJebel Ali: 1 t/day estimated with WellingtonHitachi: 1 t/day estimated with WellingtonHiroshima: 1 t/day estimated with WellingtonKisarazu: 1 t/day estimated with WellingtonWellington
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Full footprint: all 78 connections of Wellington 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.LytteltonNew Zealand0.7 days between calls
  2. 2.NelsonNew Zealand0.7 days between calls
  3. 3.AucklandNew Zealand2.1 days between calls
  4. 4.TaurangaNew Zealand2.9 days between calls
  5. 5.NapierNew Zealand1.0 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.NapierNew Zealand1.6 days between calls
  2. 2.TaurangaNew Zealand3.2 days between calls
  3. 3.Marsden PointNew Zealand3.7 days between calls
  4. 4.LytteltonNew Zealand1.5 days between calls
  5. 5.NelsonNew Zealand0.8 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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