AIS Intelligence

State of Pacific Northwest Vessel Traffic

Auto-updated weekly report · period 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-01 · License: CC BY 4.0 (cite AIS Intelligence)

1,306
unique vessels
1,485,539
AIS positions
9.1 kn
avg underway speed (max 59.1)

Busiest ports (unique vessels)

Vancouver, BC363
Seattle, Washington234
Victoria, BC167
Columbia River113
Astoria, Oregon105
Tacoma, Washington70

Fleet composition (vessels by type)

Unknown1,321
Tug192
Cargo171
Passenger113
Fishing101
Pleasure craft84
Towing79
SAR47

Busiest corridors

Astoria ↔ Columbia River105 shared vessels
Vancouver ↔ Victoria86 shared vessels
Seattle ↔ Tacoma56 shared vessels
Seattle ↔ Victoria34 shared vessels
Seattle ↔ Vancouver20 shared vessels
Tacoma ↔ Victoria9 shared vessels
Tacoma ↔ Vancouver9 shared vessels
Seattle ↔ Astoria2 shared vessels
Seattle ↔ Columbia River2 shared vessels

Most active vessels

#VesselMMSIActivity
1ALASKA CHIEFTAIN3677546905,070 fixes
2PROVIDER3669417805,068 fixes
3WSF ISSAQUAH3667730405,031 fixes
4WSF TACOMA3667727605,008 fixes
5KATIE ANN3664990005,005 fixes
6WIZARD3670509805,001 fixes
7BAY LADY3674137604,973 fixes
8MARIA MARU3675302204,951 fixes
9REDWOOD CITY3669932504,950 fixes
10GOODTIME II3670130404,913 fixes

Methodology

Compiled from AIS position reports received across the Pacific Northwest (bounding box 45.4N -125.5W to 49.6N -121.9W) over the 7-day window 2026-06-24 to 2026-07-01. AIS reception is line-of-sight; counts reflect received broadcasts, not guaranteed totals. Live coverage detail: /coverage.

Cite as: AIS Intelligence (2026). State of Pacific Northwest Vessel Traffic, week ending 2026-07-01. https://ais.binnacleai.com/reports/state-of-pnw-traffic

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