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Port of Kingston daily activity

Kingston handled an estimated average of 23 kt a day in the week ending 25 September 2026 (-21.3% year on year), with an average of 7 port calls a day, according to IMF PortWatch AIS data. This is an estimate, not the official statistic.
Jamaica · LOCODE JMKIN · Main cargo sectors: Mineral Products, Vegetable Products, Chemical & Allied Industries

Data up to · 25 September 2026

7-day average · Estimated total volume

23 kt

28-day average

27 kt

Vs 28-day average

-16.6%

Year on year (same week)

-21.3%

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
Container132330 kt36 kt
Dry bulk14105 kt33 kt
General cargo1618 kt18 kt
Ro-Ro125.7 kt4.5 kt
Tanker22192 kt19 kt

Main connections

Average daily capacity on the route · AIS 2019-2025
Cartagena: 16,889 t/day estimated with KingstonCartagenaCaucedo: 9,928 t/day estimated with KingstonCaucedoBusan: 8,526 t/day estimated with KingstonBusanSavannah: 5,020 t/day estimated with KingstonSavannahVeracruz: 4,577 t/day estimated with KingstonVeracruzHaina: 3,898 t/day estimated with KingstonHainaCharleston: 3,398 t/day estimated with KingstonCharlestonHouston (US-TX): 3,093 t/day estimated with KingstonHouston (US-TX)New Orleans: 2,989 t/day estimated with KingstonNew OrleansPort Au Prince: 2,871 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Au PrinceManzanillo: 2,782 t/day estimated with KingstonManzanilloMiami: 2,725 t/day estimated with KingstonMiamiJacksonville: 2,361 t/day estimated with KingstonJacksonvillePuerto Cortes: 1,726 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto CortesPoint Lisas: 1,571 t/day estimated with KingstonPoint LisasNew York-New Jersey: 1,446 t/day estimated with KingstonNew York-New JerseyCastries: 1,423 t/day estimated with KingstonCastriesSingapore: 1,382 t/day estimated with KingstonSingaporePuerto Moin: 1,365 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto MoinPuerto Barrios: 1,310 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto BarriosBarranquilla: 1,281 t/day estimated with KingstonBarranquillaQingdao Port: 1,171 t/day estimated with KingstonQingdao PortMariel: 1,154 t/day estimated with KingstonMarielSan Juan: 1,108 t/day estimated with KingstonSan JuanAltamira: 1,082 t/day estimated with KingstonAltamiraPapeete: 1,035 t/day estimated with KingstonPapeeteNorfolk: 981 t/day estimated with KingstonNorfolkBalboa: 944 t/day estimated with KingstonBalboaBelize City: 915 t/day estimated with KingstonBelize CityFort De France: 904 t/day estimated with KingstonFort De FrancePort of Spain: 896 t/day estimated with KingstonPort of SpainColon: 882 t/day estimated with KingstonColonMontego Bay: 847 t/day estimated with KingstonMontego BayRotterdam: 792 t/day estimated with KingstonRotterdamMobile: 719 t/day estimated with KingstonMobilePort of Virginia: 701 t/day estimated with KingstonPort of VirginiaBridgetown: 690 t/day estimated with KingstonBridgetownPuerto Cabello: 682 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto CabelloHalifax: 666 t/day estimated with KingstonHalifaxTaboguilla: 663 t/day estimated with KingstonTaboguillaLa Guaira: 587 t/day estimated with KingstonLa GuairaPort Esquivel: 577 t/day estimated with KingstonPort EsquivelSanta Marta: 541 t/day estimated with KingstonSanta MartaOranjestad: 528 t/day estimated with KingstonOranjestadSantiago De Cuba: 514 t/day estimated with KingstonSantiago De CubaPort Everglades: 476 t/day estimated with KingstonPort EvergladesWillemstad: 419 t/day estimated with KingstonWillemstadCorpus Christi: 418 t/day estimated with KingstonCorpus ChristiShanghai (Yangshan): 413 t/day estimated with KingstonShanghai (Yangshan)South Louisiana: 411 t/day estimated with KingstonSouth LouisianaFreeport (US-FL): 411 t/day estimated with KingstonFreeport (US-FL)San Pedro De Macoris: 375 t/day estimated with KingstonSan Pedro De MacorisBaltimore: 375 t/day estimated with KingstonBaltimoreGuayaquil: 370 t/day estimated with KingstonGuayaquilCovenas Offshore Term.: 368 t/day estimated with KingstonCovenas Offshore Term.Kaohsiung: 353 t/day estimated with KingstonKaohsiungBuenaventura: 353 t/day estimated with KingstonBuenaventuraOranjestad-Barcadera: 341 t/day estimated with KingstonOranjestad-BarcaderaGeorgetown: 317 t/day estimated with KingstonGeorgetownPhilipsburg: 314 t/day estimated with KingstonPhilipsburgWilmington, NC: 309 t/day estimated with KingstonPointe A Pitre: 300 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto Cristobal: 298 t/day estimated with KingstonTampa Port: 292 t/day estimated with KingstonLimetree Bay: 273 t/day estimated with KingstonNassau: 247 t/day estimated with KingstonGeorgetown: 240 t/day estimated with KingstonSanto Domingo: 226 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Arthur: 223 t/day estimated with KingstonSantos: 221 t/day estimated with KingstonKawasaki: 221 t/day estimated with KingstonLazaro Cardenas: 210 t/day estimated with KingstonCap Haitien: 190 t/day estimated with KingstonProgreso: 188 t/day estimated with KingstonCallao: 188 t/day estimated with KingstonTianjin Xin Gang: 171 t/day estimated with KingstonLake Charles: 159 t/day estimated with KingstonNingbo: 157 t/day estimated with KingstonGuanta: 154 t/day estimated with KingstonManzanillo: 142 t/day estimated with KingstonRio Bueno: 141 t/day estimated with KingstonVila Do Conde: 132 t/day estimated with KingstonPorto de Itaguai: 130 t/day estimated with KingstonKingstown: 125 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Klang: 124 t/day estimated with KingstonCoatzacoalcos: 114 t/day estimated with KingstonSaint George's: 111 t/day estimated with KingstonHuelva: 111 t/day estimated with KingstonBrisbane: 111 t/day estimated with KingstonTexas City: 110 t/day estimated with KingstonLos Angeles-Long Beach: 109 t/day estimated with KingstonBrownsville (US-PA): 107 t/day estimated with KingstonFreeport: 107 t/day estimated with KingstonGuayanilla: 106 t/day estimated with KingstonPointe A Pierre: 105 t/day estimated with KingstonWilmington, DE: 104 t/day estimated with KingstonDalian: 102 t/day estimated with KingstonCienfuegos: 102 t/day estimated with KingstonPivdennyi: 98 t/day estimated with KingstonManaus: 97 t/day estimated with KingstonValencia: 97 t/day estimated with KingstonAntwerp: 95 t/day estimated with KingstonPanama City: 95 t/day estimated with KingstonChester: 92 t/day estimated with KingstonPorto do Acu: 92 t/day estimated with KingstonOcho Rios: 90 t/day estimated with KingstonLa Baie (Port Alfred): 89 t/day estimated with KingstonLa Habana: 88 t/day estimated with KingstonAuckland: 87 t/day estimated with KingstonParamaribo: 85 t/day estimated with KingstonLe Havre: 83 t/day estimated with KingstonTampico: 82 t/day estimated with KingstonPaita: 81 t/day estimated with KingstonBahia De Las Minas: 81 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto Bolivar: 81 t/day estimated with KingstonItaqui: 80 t/day estimated with KingstonTauranga: 76 t/day estimated with KingstonPecem: 76 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Elizabeth: 76 t/day estimated with KingstonDurban: 76 t/day estimated with KingstonYantian: 76 t/day estimated with KingstonSines: 75 t/day estimated with KingstonPhiladelphia: 75 t/day estimated with KingstonChornomorsk: 75 t/day estimated with KingstonSaint Petersburg: 74 t/day estimated with KingstonCape Town: 71 t/day estimated with KingstonPort De Salvador: 71 t/day estimated with KingstonAmsterdam: 67 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Manatee: 66 t/day estimated with KingstonGuaranao: 65 t/day estimated with KingstonSaint John: 63 t/day estimated with KingstonMawan: 63 t/day estimated with KingstonHong Kong: 62 t/day estimated with KingstonEL Segundo: 62 t/day estimated with KingstonPort of Saint John's: 61 t/day estimated with KingstonWalvis Bay: 61 t/day estimated with KingstonBotas: 61 t/day estimated with KingstonKralendijk: 61 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Lavaca: 60 t/day estimated with KingstonAlgeciras: 59 t/day estimated with KingstonPascagoula: 58 t/day estimated with KingstonDakar: 57 t/day estimated with KingstonYokohama: 57 t/day estimated with KingstonBig Creek: 56 t/day estimated with KingstonGalveston: 56 t/day estimated with KingstonRio De Janeiro: 56 t/day estimated with KingstonLanqiao Port: 56 t/day estimated with KingstonTuxpan: 55 t/day estimated with KingstonZhanjiang: 54 t/day estimated with KingstonRio Grande: 53 t/day estimated with KingstonGuangzhou (Nansha): 52 t/day estimated with KingstonUlsan: 51 t/day estimated with KingstonAratu: 49 t/day estimated with KingstonKobe: 49 t/day estimated with KingstonMoa: 49 t/day estimated with KingstonMaracaibo: 48 t/day estimated with KingstonWilhelmshaven: 48 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto Plata: 46 t/day estimated with KingstonParanaguá: 46 t/day estimated with KingstonBrunswick: 45 t/day estimated with KingstonTema: 45 t/day estimated with KingstonMontevideo: 45 t/day estimated with KingstonMarsden Point: 44 t/day estimated with KingstonTrieste: 42 t/day estimated with KingstonAmuay (Bahia De Amuay): 39 t/day estimated with KingstonDunkirk: 39 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto Yabucoa: 39 t/day estimated with KingstonFortaleza (Mucuripe): 39 t/day estimated with KingstonItajaí: 37 t/day estimated with KingstonZeebrugge: 37 t/day estimated with KingstonLisboa: 37 t/day estimated with KingstonBasseterre: 37 t/day estimated with KingstonGladstone: 36 t/day estimated with KingstonPelabuhan Sungai Udang: 35 t/day estimated with KingstonCanaveral Harbor: 34 t/day estimated with KingstonÅrdalstangen: 34 t/day estimated with KingstonMontoir: 34 t/day estimated with KingstonMarcus Hook: 34 t/day estimated with KingstonBajo Grande: 34 t/day estimated with KingstonGulfport: 34 t/day estimated with KingstonBarbor's Point: 33 t/day estimated with KingstonFos: 33 t/day estimated with KingstonLianyungang: 33 t/day estimated with KingstonRichards Bay: 33 t/day estimated with KingstonChiriquí Grande: 32 t/day estimated with KingstonLas Palmas (de Gran Canaria): 32 t/day estimated with KingstonAliaga: 32 t/day estimated with KingstonPoint Fortin: 32 t/day estimated with KingstonSint Nicolaas Baai: 32 t/day estimated with KingstonTubarao: 31 t/day estimated with KingstonRiga: 31 t/day estimated with KingstonNemrut Bay: 31 t/day estimated with KingstonClifton Pier: 31 t/day estimated with KingstonDelaware: 31 t/day estimated with KingstonShanghai: 30 t/day estimated with KingstonPort Kaiser: 30 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto Quetzal: 29 t/day estimated with KingstonEhoala: 29 t/day estimated with KingstonPuerto Castilla: 28 t/day estimated with KingstonCagliari: 28 t/day estimated with KingstonKingston
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Full footprint: all 425 connections of Kingston 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.CartagenaColombia2.2 days between calls
  2. 2.BusanKorea22.4 days between calls
  3. 3.CaucedoDominican Republic2.6 days between calls
  4. 4.JacksonvilleUnited States2.9 days between calls
  5. 5.VeracruzMexico4.5 days between calls

Where they sail on to

Destination ports (downstream)

  1. 1.CaucedoDominican Republic2.4 days between calls
  2. 2.CartagenaColombia2.5 days between calls
  3. 3.CharlestonUnited States4.3 days between calls
  4. 4.SavannahUnited States4.3 days between calls
  5. 5.HainaDominican Republic1.9 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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