DRC Daily Port Activity and Shipment Volume Estimates by PortWatch

PortWatch provides daily vessel call counts and shipment volume estimates in metric tons for maritime hubs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This time-series data tracks both incoming and outgoing trade activity at a daily granularity. The dataset is maintained by PortWatch and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing daily fluctuations in DRC trade using shipment volume estimates
• Correlating port call counts with regional economic indicators
• Modeling maritime logistics throughput in metric tons for Central African corridors

Strengths

• Daily temporal granularity for maritime activity
• Includes both vessel counts and metric ton estimates
• Specific focus on DRC maritime trade hubs

Limitations

• Shipment volumes are estimates rather than verified customs records
• Specific port names and column headers are not explicitly defined in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

PortWatch

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo