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IMF PortWatch

Daily port-call counts, capacity by vessel type and preliminary trade-volume estimates for 2,065 ports, plus daily transit calls and trade estimates for 28 major chokepoints, both updated weekly on Tuesdays at 9am ET. The Daily Chokepoints Data layer's most recent record was dated 2026-10-25 when queried on 2026-11-04, about ten days behind the check date. Disruption overlays draw on GDACS natural-hazard alerts and other reported events.

Open portwatch.imf.org
Signal Scoredraft model
88
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
4 source links checked
18
Freshness
verified 2026-11-04
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

// Terms and limits

Access
none
Free tier
Keyless ArcGIS REST queries and direct downloads of the Daily Port Activity and Daily Chokepoints Data feature layers, updated weekly on Tuesdays at 9am ET. No download quota is stated.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
IMF's Copyright and Usage terms require written permission to copy or download IMF Content "in any systematic way" beyond fair use, ask for a citation when reusing IMF content, and require emailing copyright@imf.org to request permission for any commercial reuse of IMF Data.
Attribution
Include a citation crediting the source, e.g. "© IMF" with the title and URL.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-04

  1. 01portwatch.imf.org/pages/data-and-methodology
  2. 02services9.arcgis.com/weJ1QsnbMYJlCHdG/arcgis/rest/services/Daily_Ports_Data/FeatureServer/0
  3. 03services9.arcgis.com/weJ1QsnbMYJlCHdG/arcgis/rest/services/Daily_Chokepoints_Data/FeatureServer/0
  4. 04www.imf.org/en/about/copyright-and-terms

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osintmaritimegeospatialtime-seriesais

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