List of busiest container ports
This article lists the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in intermodal shipping containers), by total number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. The table lists volume in thousands of TEU per year. The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships, are 20-foot (1 TEU), and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent, that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted.[1]
# | Port | Country | Region | Location | 2020[2] | 2019[3] | 2018[3][4][5] | 2017[6] | 2016[7] | 2015[8] | 2014[8] | 2013[9] | 2012[10] | 2011[11] | 2010[12] | 2009[13] | 2008[14] | 2007[15] | 2006[16] | 2005[17] | 2004[18] |
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1 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 43,500 | 43,303 | 42,010 | 40,233 | 37,133 | 36,537[19] | 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 | Singapore Strait | 36,600 | 37,195 | 36,599 | 33,666 | 30,904[20] | 30,922[20] | 33,869 | 32,240 | 31,649 | 29,937 | 28,431 | 25,866 | 29,918 | 27,932 | 24,792 | 23,192 | 21,329 |
3 | Ningbo-Zhoushan | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 28,720 | 27,530 | 26,351 | 24,607 | 21,560[21] | 20,620[21] | 19,450 | 17,351 | 16,670 | 14,686 | 13,144 | 10,502 | 11,226 | 9,349 | 7,068 | 5,208 | 4,006 |
4 | Shenzhen | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 26,550 | 25,770 | 25,740 | 25,208 | 23,979[22] | 24,204[22] | 23,798 | 23,280 | 22,940 | 22,570 | 22,510 | 18,250 | 21,414 | 21,099 | 18,469 | 16,197 | 13,615 |
5 | Guangzhou | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 23,190 | 23,236 | 21,992 | 20,370 | 18,858[23] | 17,625 | 16,160 | 15,309 | 14,744 | 14,400 | 12,550 | 11,190 | 11,001 | 9,200 | 6,600 | 4,685 | 3,308 |
6 | Qingdao | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 22,000 | 21,010 | 19,315 | 18,262 | 18,010[24] | 17,510 | 16,624 | 15,520 | 14,503 | 13,020 | 12,012 | 10,260 | 10,320 | 9,462 | 7,702 | 6,307 | 5,140 |
7 | Busan | South Korea | East Asia | Korean Strait | 21,590 | 21,992 | 21,662 | 20,493 | 19,850[25] | 19,469[25] | 18,423 | 17,690 | 17,046 | 16,185 | 14,157 | 11,954 | 13,425 | 13,270 | 12,039 | 11,843 | 11,430 |
8 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 20,070 | 18,361 | 19,596 | 20,770 | 19,813[26] | 20,073[26] | 22,374 | 22,352 | 23,117 | 24,384 | 23,532 | 20,983 | 24,248 | 23,881 | 23,539 | 22,427 | 21,984 |
9 | Tianjin | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 18,350 | 17,264 | 15,972 | 15,040 | 14,490[27] | 14,090 | 14,050 | 13,010 | 12,300 | 11,500 | 10,080 | 8,700 | 8,500 | 7,103 | 5,950 | 4,801 | 3,814 |
10 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Europe | Rhine delta | 14,350 | 14,810 | 14,512 | 13,734 | 12,385[28] | 12,235 | 12,453 | 11,621 | 11,866 | 11,877 | 11,146 | 9,743 | 10,784 | 10,791 | 9,655 | 9,287 | 8,281 |
11 | Jebel Ali/Dubai | United Arab Emirates | West Asia | Persian Gulf | 13,500 | 14,111 | 14,954 | 15,368 | 14,772[29] | 15,592 | 14,750 | 13,641 | 13,270 | 13,000 | 11,600 | 11,124 | 11,827 | 10,653 | 8,923 | 7,619 | 6,429 |
12 | Port Klang | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 13,240 | 13,580 | 12,316 | 11,978 | 13,170[30] | 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 | Europe | Scheldt delta | 12,040 | 11,860 | 11,100 | 10,451 | 10,037[31] | 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 | 11,410 | 11,122 | 10,702 | 10,380 | 9,614[32] | 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 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 9,850 | 9,100 | 8,960 | 8,261 | 8,281[33] | 9,120 | 8,500[8] | 7,628 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 6,530 | 6,000 | 5,600 | 5,500 | 4,770 | 4,177 | 4,020 |
16 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 9,620 | 10,428 | 10,445 | 10,271 | 10,465[34] | 10,264 | 10,593 | 9,938 | 9,781 | 9,636 | 8,872 | 8,581 | 9,677 | 10,257 | 9,775 | 9,471 | 9,714 |
17 | Los Angeles | United States | North America | West Coast | 9,200 | 9,337 | 9,458 | 9,343 | 8,857[35] | 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 | Europe | Elbe River | 8,700 | 9,274 | 8,730 | 8,860 | 8,910[36] | 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 | Long Beach | United States | North America | West Coast | 8,110 | 7,632 | 8,091 | 7,670 | 6,775[37] | 7,192 | 6,821 | 6,731 | 6,046 | 6,061 | 6,263 | 5,067 | 6,350 | 7,316 | 7,289 | 6,710 | 5,780 |
20 | New York / New Jersey | United States | North America | East Coast | 7,590 | 7,471 | 7,179 | 6,711 | 6,252[38] | 6,372 | 5,772 | 5,467 | 5,530 | 5,503 | 5,292 | 4,561 | 5,265 | 5,299 | 5,093 | 4,785 | 4,478 |
21 | Laem Chabang | Thailand | Southeast Asia | Gulf of Thailand | 7,550 | 8,106 | 8,070 | 7,670 | 7,227[39] | 6,780 | 6,518 | 6,032 | 5,830 | 5,731 | 5,068 | 4,538 | 5,134 | 4,642 | 4,123 | 3,834 | 3,529 |
22 | Saigon | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | East Vietnam Sea | 7,200 | 7,220 | 6,586 | 6,156 | 5,987[40] | 5,788[8][40] | 6,334 | 5,542 | 5,060 | 4,674 | 4,100 | 3,563 | 3,100 | 2,532 | 2,532 | 2,122 | 1,868 |
23 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | South Asia | Sri Lanka | 6,850 | 7,228 | 7,047 | 6,209 | 5,735[41] | 5,185[8][41] | 4,910 | 2,221 | |||||||||
24 | Dalian | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 6,540 | 8,760 | 9,770 | 9,707 | 9,614[42] | 9,450 | 10,128 | 10,860 | 8,060 | 6,400 | 5,242 | 4,552 | 4,503 | 4,574 | 3,212 | 2,665 | 2,211 |
25 | Tanjung Priok | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Java Sea | 6,170 | 7,600 | 7,640 | 6,090 | 5,515[43] | 5,201[43] | 5,034 | 6,590 | 6,200 | 5,618 | 4,715 | 3,800 | 3,984 | 3,900 | 3,280 | 3,282 | 3,170 |
26 | Tanger-Med | Morocco | North Africa | Western Mediterranean | 5,770 | 4,801 | 3,472 | 3,312 | 2,960 | ||||||||||||
35 | Piraeus | Greece | Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 5,436 | 5,648 | 4,907 | 4,145 | 3,737 | 3,330 | 3,164 | 2,745 | 1,680 | 1,198 | 665 | 434 | 1,373 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
27 | Yingkou | China | East Asia | Liaodong Bay | 5,480 | 6,487 | 6,278 | 6,086[44] | 5,922 | 5,770 | |||||||||||
28 | Valencia | Spain | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 5,410 | 5,439 | 5,128 | 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 |
29 | Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | Manila Bay | 5,315 | 5,085 | 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 | |
30 | Taicang | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 5,152 | 5,071 | 4,514 | 4,081 | 3,760 | ||||||||||||
31 | Hai Phong | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | Hong River Delta | 5,133 | 4,954 | |||||||||||||||
32 | Algeciras | Spain | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 5,125 | 4,773 | 4,340 | 4,761[45] | 4,516[45] | 4,457 | 4,501 | 4,114 | 3,603 | 2,810 | 3,042 | 3,324 | 3,152 | 3,257 | 3,180 | 2,937 | |
33 | Nhava Sheva / Mumbai | India | South Asia | Arabian Sea | 5,100 | 5,051 | 4,833 | 4,432 | 4,490 | 4,450 | |||||||||||
34 | Bremerhaven | Germany | Europe | North Sea | 4,856 | 5,450 | 5,510 | 5,535 [46] | 5,479[46] | 5,796 | 5,831 | 6,115 | 5,915 | 4,871 | 4,578 | 5,529 | 4,912 | 4,450 | 3,736 | 3,469 | |
36 | Lianyungang | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,780 | 4,750 | 4,711 | 4,703 | 4,703 | ||||||||||||
37 | Mundra | India | South Asia | Gulf of Kutch | 4,732 | 4,449 | 4,240 | 3,320 | 2,895 | ||||||||||||
38 | Savannah | United States | North America | East Coast | 4,599 | 4,350 | 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 | Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo Bay | 4,510 | 4,570 | 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 | |
40 | Rizhao | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,500 | 4,000 | 3,240 | 3,010[47] | 2,810[47] | ||||||||||||
41 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | West Asia | Red Sea | 4,433 | 4,120 | 4,150 | 3,957 | 4,188[48] | 4,200 | 4,561 | 4,738 | 4,010 | 3,830 | 3,091 | 3,326 | 3,068 | 2,964 | 2,836 | 2,426 | |
42 | Colón | Panama | Central America | Caribbean coast | 4,379 | 3,890 | 3,891 | 3,258 | 3,577 | 3,356 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 2,802 | 1,856[49] | 2,262 | N/A | 1,947 | 2,150 | ||
43 | Santos | Brazil | South America | South Atlantic Ocean | 4,165 | 4,120 | 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 | |
44 | Salalah | Oman | West Asia | Arabian Sea | 4,109 | 3,390 | 3,946 | 3,325 | 2,569 | 2,229 | |||||||||||
45 | Tanjung Perak | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Madura Strait | 3,900 | 3,866 | 3,553 | 3,355 | 3,154 | ||||||||||||
46 | Port Said | Egypt | North Africa | Eastern Mediterranean | 3,816 | 3,105 | 3,036 | 3,462 | 3,036 | 4,100 | 3,631 | 4,272 | 3,646 | 3,300 | 3,202 | 2,127 | 2,127 | 1,522 | |||
47 | Seattle–Tacoma | United States | North America | West Coast | 3,775 | 3,798 | 3,665 | 3,616 | 3,154 | 3,456 | 3,461 | 3,510 | 3,590 | ||||||||
48 | Cai Mep | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | East Vietnam Sea | 3,742 | 3,566 | |||||||||||||||
49 | Dongguan | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 3,680 | 3,500 | 3,910 | 3,640 | 3,363 | ||||||||||||
50 | Felixstowe | United Kingdom | Europe | North Sea | 3,584 | 3,850 | 3,850 | 4,016 | 3,980 | 3,680 | 3,740 | 3,700 | 3,519 | 3,400 | 3,100 | 3,200 | 3,300 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 2,717 | |
51 | Fuzhou | China | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 3,340 | 3,010 | 2,660 | 1,977 | 1,825 | 1,451 | 1,319 |
See also[]
- United States container ports
- List of largest container shipping companies
- List of largest container ships
- List of busiest ports in Europe
References[]
- ^ Assuming that all boxes are either counted as 1 or 2 TEUs (which is pretty much the case), and that for every 20-foot / single TEU box, there are at least two 40-foot (or other 2 TEU) units (meaning 2 × 2 = 4 TEUs) in circulation, the 40-footers represent at least 80% of the TEU volume; and for every 10 TEUs, on average, at least 80% of them must be divided by two, to compute the actual number of boxes, meaning the total number of boxes drops below 60% of the number of TEUs moved.
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