World's busiest ports

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Yangshan Port of Shanghai

The world's busiest ports are commonly ranked by cargo tonnage and by volume of container shipment measured in TEUs. Since the 2000s, the Port of Shanghai has surpassed the Port of Singapore and the Port of Hong Kong to become the world's busiest port by both measures.[1][2][3]

Busiest cargo ports[]

Keppel Container Terminal in Singapore
Tsuen Wan port of Hong Kong

Busiest passenger ports in Europe[]

South Harbour of the Port of Helsinki, Finland

The busiest passenger port, by combined cruise ship and ferry passengers, is the Port of Helsinki (as of 2018).[7][8][9] It overtook the Port of Dover in 2017.[10]

Annual total passengers
Rank Port Country Eurostat passenger count Self-reported passenger count
2017 2017 2018 2019
1 Port of Helsinki Finland 11,769,000[10] 12,253,988[11] 12,083,299[11] 12,218,560[11]
2 Port of Dover United Kingdom 11,762,000[10] 11,413,979[12] 11,968,835[12] TBA
3 Port of Tallinn Estonia 9,969,000[10] 10,560,000[13] 10,619,000[14] 10,639,000[14]
4 Port of Messina Italy 9,250,000[10] [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing] [data unknown/missing]
5 Port of Calais France 8,990,000[10] 8,990,798[15] 9,118,014[16] TBA
6 Ports of Stockholm Sweden 8,631,000[10] [data unknown/missing] 12,000,000 (rounded)[17][better source needed] TBA

Busiest canals[]

A study led by Bernd Blasius of the University of Oldenburg analyzed itineraries from 16,693 cargo ships for the entire year of 2009. They conducted their investigation using data from the Automatic Identification System and Lloyd's Register Fairplay by means of VHF receivers and GPS.

The study concluded Panama Canal to be the busiest in 2009. The Suez Canal came in second.[18]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "World Port Rankings 2005". American Association of Port Authorities. 2005. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. ^ "World Port Rankings 2006". American Association of Port Authorities. 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  3. ^ a b "Shanghai Surpasses Singapore as World's Busiest Port as Trade Volumes Jump". Bloomberg. January 7, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "TOP 50 WORLD CONTAINER PORTS". World Shipping Council. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "寧波舟山港吞吐量躍居首位". 香港《明報》. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  6. ^ "Channel NewsAsia - Singapore retains ranking as busiest port in 2006". channelnewsasia.com. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  7. ^ "Helsinki becomes world's busiest passenger port - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com.
  8. ^ "The Port of Helsinki takes the top spot among European passenger ports". Port of Helsinki.
  9. ^ "Helsinki nousi maailman vilkkaimmaksi matkustajasatamaksi". Yle Uutiset.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Maritime ports freight and passenger statistics" (PDF). Eurostat. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Publications and statistics". Port of Helsinki Ltd. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Annual Report and Accounts: Port of Dover 2018" (PDF). Port of Dover. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Key Figures Q4 2018" (PDF). Port of Tallinn. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Key Figures Q4 2019" (PDF). Port of Tallinn. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  15. ^ "2017, A Year of Recovery for the Port Boulogne Calais" (PDF). Société d’Exploitation des Ports du Détroit. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  16. ^ "2018, a year of consolidation for the Port Boulogne Calais". Société d’Exploitation des Ports du Détroit. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Cruise Passengers 2018" (PDF). Ports of Stockholm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  18. ^ Tia Ghose (2010-01-25). "A Year of Global Shipping Routes Mapped by GPS | Wired Science". Wired.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
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