List of busiest container ports
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This is a list of the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in shipping containers) by total number of actual twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. Data listed in thousand of TEU.
# |
Port |
Country |
Region |
Location |
2017[1] |
2016[2] |
2015[3] |
2014[3] |
2013[4] |
2012[5] |
2011[6] |
2010[7] |
2009[8] |
2008[9] |
2007[10] |
2006[11] |
2005[12] |
2004[13] |
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1 | Shanghai | China |
East Asia | Yangtze Delta |
40,233 |
37,133 |
36,537[14] |
35,268 | 33,617 | 32,529 | 31,700 | 29,069 | 25,002 | 27,980 | 26,150 | 21,710 | 18,084 | 14,557 |
2 | Singapore | Singapore |
Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait |
33,666 |
30,904[15] |
30,922[15] |
33,869 | 32,240 | 31,649 | 29,937 | 28,431 | 25,866 | 29,918 | 27,932 | 24,792 | 23,192 | 21,329 |
3 | Shenzhen | China |
East Asia | Pearl River Delta |
25,208 |
23,979[16] |
24,204[16] |
23,798 | 23,280 | 22,940 | 22,570 | 22,510 | 18,250 | 21,414 | 21,099 | 18,469 | 16,197 | 13,615 |
4 | Ningbo-Zhoushan | China |
East Asia | Yangtze Delta |
24,607 |
21,560[17] |
20,620[17] |
19,450 | 17,351 | 16,670 | 14,686 | 13,144 | 10,502 | 11,226 | 9,349 | 7,068 | 5,208 | 4,006 |
5 | Hong Kong | China |
East Asia | Pearl River Delta |
20,770 |
19,813[18] |
20,073[18] |
22,374 | 22,352 | 23,117 | 24,384 | 23,532 | 20,983 | 24,248 | 23,881 | 23,539 | 22,427 | 21,984 |
6 | Busan | South Korea |
East Asia | Korean Strait |
20,493 |
19,850[19] |
19,469[19] |
18,423 | 17,690 | 17,046 | 16,185 | 14,157 | 11,954 | 13,425 | 13,270 | 12,039 | 11,843 | 11,430 |
7 | Guangzhou | China |
East Asia | Pearl River Delta |
20,370 |
18,858[20] |
17,625 |
16,160 | 15,309 | 14,744 | 14,400 | 12,550 | 11,190 | 11,001 | 9,200 | 6,600 | 4,685 | 3,308 |
8 | Qingdao | China |
East Asia | Yellow Sea |
18,262 |
18,010[21] |
17,510 |
16,624 | 15,520 | 14,503 | 13,020 | 12,012 | 10,260 | 10,320 | 9,462 | 7,702 | 6,307 | 5,140 |
9 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
Western Asia | Arab Peninsula |
15,368 |
14,772[22] |
15,592 |
14,750 | 13,641 | 13,270 | 13,000 | 11,600 | 11,124 | 11,827 | 10,653 | 8,923 | 7,619 | 6,429 |
10 | Tianjin | China |
East Asia | Yellow Sea |
15,040 |
14,490[23] |
14,090 |
14,050 | 13,010 | 12,300 | 11,500 | 10,080 | 8,700 | 8,500 | 7,103 | 5,950 | 4,801 | 3,814 |
11 | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
Northern Europe | North sea |
13,734 |
12,385[24] |
12,235 |
12,453 | 11,621 | 11,866 | 11,877 | 11,146 | 9,743 | 10,784 | 10,791 | 9,655 | 9,287 | 8,281 |
12 | Port Klang | Malaysia |
Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait |
11,978 |
13,170[25] |
11,887 |
10,736 | 10,350 | 10,000 | 9,604 | 8,870 | 7,309 | 7,970 | 7,120 | 6,326 | 5,544 | 5,244 |
13 | Antwerp | Belgium |
Northern Europe | North sea |
10,451 |
10,037[26] |
9,654 |
9,136 | 8,578 | 8,635 | 8,664 | 8,468 | 7,309 | 8,663 | 8,176 | 7,019 | 6,482 | 6,064 |
14 | Xiamen | China |
East Asia | Taiwan strait |
10,380 |
9,614[27] |
9,183 |
8,572 | 8,010 | 7,202 | 6,461 | 5,820 | 4,680 | 5,035 | 4,627 | 4,019 | 3,342 | 2,872 |
15 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan |
East Asia | Taiwan |
10,271 |
10,465[28] |
10,264 |
10,593 | 9,938 | 9,781 | 9,636 | 8,872 | 8,581 | 9,677 | 10,257 | 9,775 | 9,471 | 9,714 |
16 | Dalian | China |
East Asia | Yellow Sea |
9,707 |
9,614[29] |
9,450 |
10,128 | 10,860 | 8,060 | 6,400 | 5,242 | 4,552 | 4,503 | 4,574 | 3,212 | 2,665 | 2,211 |
17 | Los Angeles | United States |
North America | West Coast |
9,343 |
8,857[30] |
8,160 |
8,340 | 7,869 | 8,078 | 7,941 | 7,832 | 6,748 | 7,850 | 8,355 | 8,470 | 7,485 | 7,321 |
18 | Hamburg | Germany |
Northern Europe | Elbe River |
8,860 |
8,910[31] |
8,821 |
9,729 | 9,302 | 8,864 | 9,022 | 7,900 | 7,007 | 9,737 | 9,890 | 8,862 | 8,088 | 7,003 |
19 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia |
Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait |
8,261 |
8,281[32] |
9,120 |
8,500[3] |
7,628 |
7,700 |
7,500 |
6,530 |
6,000 |
5,600 |
5,500 |
4,770 |
4,177 |
4,020 |
20 | Laem Chabang | Thailand |
Southeast Asia | Gulf of Thailand |
7,670 |
7,227[33] |
6,780 |
6,518 | 6,032 | 5,830 | 5,731 | 5,068 | 4,538 | 5,134 | 4,642 | 4,123 | 3,834 | 3,529 |
21 | Long Beach | United States |
North America | West Coast |
7,670 |
6,775[34] |
7,192 |
6,821 | 6,731 | 6,046 | 6,061 | 6,263 | 5,067 | 6,350 | 7,316 | 7,289 | 6,710 | 5,780 |
22 | New York | United States |
North America | East Coast |
6,711 |
6,252[35] |
6,372 |
5,772 | 5,467 | 5,530 | 5,503 | 5,292 | 4,561 | 5,265 | 5,299 | 5,093 | 4,785 | 4,478 |
23 | Yingkou | China |
East Asia | Liaodong Bay |
6,278 |
6,086[36] |
5,922 |
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24 | Colombo | Sri Lanka |
South Asia | Colombo |
6,209 |
5,735[37] |
5,185[3][37] |
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25 | Saigon | Vietnam |
Southeast Asia | Ho Chi Minh City |
6,156 |
5,987[38] |
5,788[3][38] |
6,334 |
5,542 |
5,060 |
4,674 |
4,100 |
3,563 |
3,100 |
2,532 |
2,532 |
2,122 |
1,868 |
26 | Tanjung Priok | Indonesia |
Southeast Asia | Java Sea |
6,090 |
5,515[39] |
5,201[39] |
5,034 |
6,590 |
6,200 |
5,618 |
4,715 |
3,800 |
3,984 |
3,900 |
3,280 |
3,282 |
3,170 |
27 | Bremerhaven | Germany |
Northern Europe | North sea |
5,510 |
5,535 [40] |
5,479[40] |
5,796 |
5,831 |
6,115 |
5,915 |
4,871 |
4,578 |
5,529 |
4,912 |
4,450 |
3,736 |
3,469 |
28 | Mumbai | India |
South Asia | Arabian Sea |
4,833 |
4,432 |
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29 | Valencia | Spain |
Southern Europe | Western Mediterranean |
4,832 |
4,722 |
4,616 |
4,442 | 4,328 | 4,470 | 4,327 | 4,207 | 3,653 | 3,593 | 3,043 | 2,612 | 2,410 | 2,145 |
30 | Manila | Philippines |
Southeast Asia | Manila Bay |
4,782 |
4,523 |
3,976 |
3,673 |
3,770 |
3,705 |
3,250 |
3,257 |
2,815 |
2,977 |
2,800 |
2,638 |
2,625 |
2,698 |
31 | Taicang | China |
East Asia | Yangtze Delta |
4,514 |
4,081 |
3,760 |
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32 | Lianyungang | China |
East Asia | Yellow Sea |
4,711 |
4,703 |
4,703 |
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33 | Tokyo | Japan |
East Asia | Tokyo Bay |
4,500 |
4,700 |
4,629 |
4,917 | 4,861 | 4,752 | 4,640 | 4,286 | 3,810 | 4,271 | 3,818 | 3,969 | 3,593 | 3,358 |
34 | Algeciras | Spain |
Southern Europe | Western Mediterranean |
4,340 |
4,761[41] |
4,516[41] |
4,457 | 4,501 | 4,114 | 3,603 | 2,810 | 3,042 | 3,324 | 3,152 | 3,257 | 3,180 | 2,937 |
35 | Mundra | India |
South Asia | Gulf of Kutch |
4,240 |
3,320 |
2,895 |
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36 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia |
Western Asia | Arab Peninsula |
4,150 |
3,957 |
4,188[42] |
4,200 |
4,561 |
4,738 |
4,010 |
3,830 |
3,091 |
3,326 |
3,068 |
2,964 |
2,836 |
2,426 |
37 | Piraeus | Greece |
Southern Europe | Eastern Mediterranean |
4,145 |
3,737 |
3,330 |
3,164 | 2,745 | 1,680 | 1,198 | 665 | 434 | 1,373 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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38 | Savannah | United States |
North America | East Coast |
4,046 |
3,645 |
3,737 | 3,346 | 3,034 | 2,966 | 2,945 | 2,825 | 2,356 | 2,616 | 2,604 | 2,160 | 1,902 | 1,662 |
39 | Salalah | Oman |
Western Asia | Arabian Sea |
3,946 |
3,325 |
2,569 |
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40 | Dongguan | China |
East Asia | Pearl River Delta |
3,910 |
3,640 |
3,363 |
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41 | Colón | Panama |
Central America | Caribbean coast |
3,891 |
3,258 |
3,577 |
3,356 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 2,802 | 1,856[43] |
2,262 | N/A | 1,947 | 2,150 |
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42 | Santos | Brazil |
South America |
South Atlantic Ocean |
3,854 |
3,394 |
3,645 |
3,685 | 3,446 | 3,172 | 2,985 | 2,716 | 2,252 | 2,675 | 2,533 | 2,208 | 2,240 | 1,883 |
43 | Felixstowe | United Kingdom |
Northern Europe | North Sea |
3,850 |
4,000 |
3,980 |
3,680 |
3,740 |
3,700 |
3,519 |
3,400 |
3,100 |
3,200 |
3,300 |
3,000 |
2,700 |
2,717 |
44 | Seattle/Tacoma |
United States |
North America | West Coast |
3,665 |
3,616 |
3,154 |
3,456 | 3,461 | 3,510 | 3,590 | |||||||
45 | Tanjung Perak | Indonesia |
Southeast Asia | Madura Strait |
3,553 |
3,355 |
3,154 |
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46 | Tanger-Med | Morocco |
Africa | North Africa |
3,312 |
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47 | Vancouver | Canada |
North America | West Coast |
3,252 |
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48 | Rizhao | China |
East Asia | Yellow Sea |
3,010[44] |
2,810[44] |
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49 | Nanjing | China |
East Asia | Yangtze Delta |
3,170, |
3,084 |
2,940 |
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50 | Marsaxlokk | Malta |
Southern Europe | Eastern Mediterranean |
3,150 |
3,084 |
3,064 |
See also
- Container ports in the United States
- Largest container shipping companies
- Largest container ships ever built
- List of busiest ports in Europe
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