List of world's busiest container ports

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This is a list of the world's busiest container ports by total number of actual twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port.

Container Traffic (in thousand TEUs):
Rank Port Country 2011[1][2] 2010[3] 2009[4] 2008[5] 2007[6] 2006[7] 2005[8] 2004[9]
1 Shanghai China China 31,740 29,069 25,002 27,980 26,150 21,710 18,084 14,557
2 Singapore Singapore Singapore 29,940 28,431 25,866 29,918 27,932 24,792 23,192 21,329
3 Hong Kong Hong Kong China
24,380
23,699
20,983
24,248
23,881
23,539
22,427
21,984
4 Shenzhen China China
22,570
22,510
18,250
21,414
21,099
18,469
16,197
13,615
5 Busan South Korea South Korea
16,170
14,194
11,954
13,425
13,270
12,039
11,843
11,430
6 Ningbo-Zhoushan China China
14,720
13,144
10,502
11,226
9,349
7,068
5,208
4,006
7 Guangzhou China China
14,260
12,550
11,190
11,001
9,200
6,600
4,685
3,308
8 Qingdao China China
13,020
12,012
10,260
10,320
9,462
7,702
6,307
5,140
9 Dubai United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
13,010
11,600
11,124
11,827
10,653
8,923
7,619
6,429
10 Rotterdam Netherlands Netherlands
11,880
11,140
9,743
10,784
10,791
9,655
9,287
8,281
11 Tianjin China China
11,590
10,080
8,700
8,500
7,103
5,950
4,801
3,814
12 Kaohsiung Taiwan Republic of China
9,640
9,180
8,581
9,677
10,257
9,775
9,471
9,714
13 Port Klang Malaysia Malaysia
9,600
8,870
7,309
7,970
7,120
6,326
5,544
5,244
14 Hamburg Germany Germany
9,040
7,910
7,007
9,737
9,890
8,862
8,088
7,003
15 Antwerp Belgium Belgium
8,660
8,470
7,309
8,663
8,176
7,019
6,482
6,064
16 Los Angeles United States United States
7,940
7,830
6,748
7,850
8,355
8,470
7,485
7,321
17 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia Malaysia
7,500
6,540
6,000
5,600
5,500
4,770
4,177
4,020
19 Xiamen China China
6,470
5,820
4,680
5,035
4,627
4,019
3,342
2,872
20 Dalian China China
6,400
5,260
4,552
4,503
4,574
3,212
2,665
2,211
21 Long Beach United States United States
6,060
6,260
5,067
6,350
7,316
7,289
6,710
5,780
22 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany Germany
5,920
4,890
4,578
5,529
4,912
4,450
3,736
3,469
23 Laem Chabang Thailand Thailand
5,730
5,190
4,538
5,134
4,642
4,123
3,834
3,529
24 Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia
5,620
4,720
3,800
3,984
3,900
3,280
3,282
3,170
25 New York/New Jersey United States United States
5,500
5,290
4,561
5,265
5,299
5,093
4,785
4,478
26 Lianyungang China China 4,850 3,870 3,021 3,001 2,001 1,302 1,005 N/A
27 Suzhou China China 4,690 3,640 2,718 2,443 1,882 N/A N/A N/A
28 Tokyo Japan Japan
4,554
4,280
3,810
4,271
3,818
3,969
3,593
3,358
29 Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam Vietnam
4,530
4,110
3,563
3,100
2,532
2,532
2,122
1,868
30 Jawaharlal Nehru (Mumbai) India India
4,320
4,280
4,061
3,953
4,060
3,298
2,667
2,361
31 Valencia Spain Spain
4,300
4,210
3,653
3,593
3,043
2,612
2,410
2,145
32 Colombo Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
4,260
4,080
3,464
3,687
3,380
3,079
2,455
2,221
33 Yingkou China China 4,030 3,340 2,537 2,030 1,371 838 634 N/A
33 Jeddah Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
4,010
3,830
3,091
3,326
3,068
2,964
2,836
2,426
34 Port Said Egypt Egypt
3,910
3,480
3,300
3,202
2,127
2,127
1,522
869
35 Felixstowe United Kingdom United Kingdom
3,740
3,300
3,100
3,200
3,300
3,000
2,700
2,717
36 Algeciras Spain Spain
3,600
2,810
3,042
3,324
3,152
3,257
3,180
2,937
37 Colon Panama Panama
3,370
2,810
2,802
1,856
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2,262
 N/A
1,947
2,150
38 Manila Philippines Philippines
3,260
3,250
2,815
2,977
2,800
2,638
2,625
2,698
39 Balboa Panama Panama
3,230
2,760
2,012
2,011
2,167
988
663
40 Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
3,230
3,020
2,750
2,112
1,850
1,730
1,929
1,819
41 Salalah Oman Oman
3,200
3,490
3,490
3,068
2,600
2,390
2,492
2,229
42 Yokohama Japan Japan
3,080
3,260
2,555
3,490
3,400
3,200
2,873
2,718
43 Santos Brazil Brazil
2,990
2,720
2,252
2,675
2,533
2,208
2,240
1,883
44 Savannah United States United States
2,945
2,830
2,356
2,616
2,604
2,160
1,902
1,662
45 Foshan China China 2,920 3,030 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
46 Bandar-Abbas Iran Iran 2,800 2,590 2,206 2,000 1,723 1,408 1,293 N/A
47 Durban South Africa South Africa
2,710
2,550
2,110
2,560
2,511
2,334
1,955
1,717
48 Ambarli (Istanbul) Turkey Turkey 2,690 2,540 1,835 2,262 1,940 1,446 1,186
49 Surabaya Indonesia Indonesia 2,643 3,040 1,140
50 Nagoya Japan Japan
2,620
2,550
2,113
2,817
2,890
2,740
2,470
2,304

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2005 [edit]

Rank Port Country TEUs (000s)[11] +/- from 2004 % change from 2004
1 Singapore Singapore 23,192 1,863 8.73
2 Hong Kong China 22,427 443 2.02
3 Shanghai China 18,084 3,527 24.23
4 Shenzhen China 16,197 2,582 18.96
5 Busan South Korea 11,843 413 3.61
6 Kaohsiung Republic of China 9,471 0 0.00
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 9,287 1,006 12.15
8 Hamburg Germany 8,088 1,085 15.49
9 Dubai United Arab Emirates 7,619 1,190 18.51
10 Los Angeles United States 7,485 164 2.24
11 Long Beach United States 6,710 930 16.09
12 Antwerp Belgium 6,482 418 6.89
13 Qingdao China 6,307 1,167 22.70
14 Port Klang Malaysia 5,544 300 5.72
15 Ningbo China 5,208 1,202 30.00
16 Tianjin China 4,801 987 25.88
17 New York/New Jersey United States 4,785 307 6.86
18 Guangzhou China 4,685 1,377 41.63
19 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 4,177 157 3.91
20 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,834 305 8.64
21 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,736 267 7.70
22 Tokyo Japan 3,593 235 7.00
23 Xiamen China 3,342    
24 Jakarta Indonesia 3,282 -315 -8.76
25 Algeciras Spain 3,180 243 8.27
26 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,161 -100 -3.07
27 Yokohama Japan 2,873 368 14.69
28 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2,836 410 16.90
29 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,700 25 0.93
30 Jawaharlal Nehru India 2,667 306 12.96
31 Manila Philippines 2,665 454 20.53
32 Dalian China 2,665 113 4.43
32 Salalah Oman 2,492 263 11.80
33 Nagoya Japan 2,491 336 15.59
34 Colombo Sri Lanka 2,455 234 10.54
36 Valencia Spain 2,410 265 12.35
37 Oakland United States 2,273 230 11.26
38 Santos Brazil 2,268 385 20.45
39 Kobe Japan 2,262 85 3.90
40 Le Havre France 2,119 -13 -0.61
41 Keelung Taiwan 2,091 21 1.01
42 Seattle United States 2,088 312 17.57
43 Barcelona Spain 2,071 188 9.98
44 Tacoma United States 2,066 268 14.91
45 Charleston United States 1,987 123 6.60
46 Hampton Roads United States 1,982 0 0.00
47 Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates 1,930 111 6.10
48 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 1,911    
49 Savannah United States 1,902    
50 Melbourne Australia 1,863 -47 -2.46

2004 [edit]

Rank Port Country TEUs (000s)[12] +/- from 2003 % change from 2003
1 Hong Kong China 21,984 1,485 7.24
2 Singapore Singapore 21,329 2,918 15.85
3 Shanghai China 14,557 3,277 29.05
4 Shenzhen China 13,615 3,000 28.26
5 Busan South Korea 11,430 1,022 9.82
6 Kaohsiung Republic of China 9,471 619 11.36
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 8,281 1,174 16.52
8 Los Angeles United States 7,321 172 2.41
9 Hamburg Germany 7,003 865 14.10
10 Dubai United Arab Emirates 6,429 1,277 24.78
11 Antwerp Belgium 6,064 871 9.85
12 Long Beach United States 5,780 1,122 24.08
13 Port Klang Malaysia 5,244 404 8.34
14 Qingdao China 5,140 901 21.25
15 New York/New Jersey United States 4,478 410 10.09
16 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 4,020 533 15.30
17 Ningbo China 4,006 1,234 44.50
18 Tianjin China 3,814 799 26.50
19 Jakarta Indonesia 3,597 839 30.43
20 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,529 348 10.94
21 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,469 279 8.75
22 Tokyo Japan 3,358 44 1.33
23 Guangzhou China 3,308 546 19.78
24 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,261 112 3.56
25 Algeciras Spain 2,937 421 16.75
26 Yantian China 2,872    
27 Yokohama Japan 2,505 140 5.92
28 Manila Philippines 2,552 90 3.66
29 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,675 175 7.00
30 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2,426 649 36.52
31 Jawaharlal Nehru India 2,361 92 4.05
32 Salalah Oman 2,229 229 11.43
33 Colombo Sri Lanka 2,221 262 13.35
34 Dalian China 2,211 541 32.41
35 Kobe Japan 2,177 131 6.39
36 Nagoya Japan 2,155 81 3.93
37 Valencia Spain 2,145 152 7.64
38 Le Havre France 2,132 155 7.83
39 Keelung Taiwan 2,070 69 3.46
40 Oakland United States 2,043 120 6.25
41 Osaka Japan 2,009 399 24.79
42 Hampton Roads United States 1,982 336 20.41
43 Melbourne Australia 1,910 189 11.00
44 Barcelona Spain 1,883 237 14.35
45 Port of Santos (São Paulo) Brazil 1,883    
46 Charleston United States 1,864 173 10.23
47 Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates 1,819    
48 Tacoma United States 1,798 60 3.43
49 Seattle United States 1,776    
50 Durban South Africa 1,717    

2003 [edit]

Rank Port Country TEUs (000s)[13] +/- from 2002 % change from 2002
1 Hong Kong China 20,499 1,355 7.08
2 Singapore Singapore 18,411 1,470 8.68
3 Shanghai China 11,280 2,660 30.86
4 Shenzhen China 10,615 3,001 39.41
5 Busan South Korea 10,408 972 10.30
6 Kaohsiung Republic of China 8,843 350 4.12
7 Los Angeles United States 7,149 668 13.98
8 Rotterdam Netherlands 7,107 592 9.09
9 Hamburg Germany 6,138 764 14.22
10 Antwerp Belgium 5,445 1,043 17.08
11 Dubai United Arab Emirates 5,152 958 22.84
12 Klang Malaysia 4,840 307 6.77
13 Long Beach United States 4,658 134 2.96
14 Qingdao China 4,239 829 24.31
15 New York/New Jersey United States 4,068 319 8.51
16 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 3,487 827 31.09
17 Tokyo Japan 3,314 602 22.20
18 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,190 158 5.21
19 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,181 524 19.72
20 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,149 195 6.60
21 Tianjin China 3,015 605 25.10
22 Ningbo China 2,772 912 49.03
23 Guangzhou China 2,762 582 26.70
24 Jakarta Indonesia 2,758 78 2.91
25 Manila Philippines 2,552 90 3.66
26 Algeciras Spain 2,516 282 12.62
27 Yokohama Japan 2,505 140 5.92
28 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,500 -250 -9.09
29 Xiamen China 2,331 581 33.20
30 Jawaharlal Nehru India 2,269 302 15,35
31 Nagoya Japan 2,074 147 7.63
32 Kobe Japan 2,046 53 2.66
33 Keelung Taiwan 2,001 82 4.27
34 Salalah Oman 2,000    
35 Valencia Spain 1,993 172 9.45
36 Le Havre France 1,977 257 14.94
37 Colombo Sri Lanka 1,959 194 10.99
38 Oakland United States 1,923 215 12.59
39 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1,777 410 29.99
40 Tacoma United States 1,738 267 18.15
41 Melbourne Australia 1,721 121 7.56
42 Charleston United States 1,691 98 6.15
43 Dalian China 1,670    
44 San Juan United States 1,666    
45 Barcelona Spain 1,652 191 13.07
46 Hampton Roads United States 1,646 208 14.46
47 Osaka Japan 1,610 95 6.27
48 Genoa Italy 1,606 75 4.90
49 Piraeus Greece 1,605 200 14.23
50 Tanjung Perak Indonesia 1,575 157 11.07

2002 [edit]

Rank Port Country TEUs (000s)[14]
1 Hong Kong China 19,144
2 Singapore Singapore 16,941
3 Busan South Korea 9,436
4 Shanghai China 8,620
5 Kaohsiung Republic of China 8,493
6 Shenzhen China 7,614
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 6,515
8 Los Angeles United States 6,106
9 Hamburg Germany 5,374
10 Antwerp Belgium 4,777
11 Klang Malaysia 4,533
12 Long Beach United States 4,524
13 Dubai United Arab Emirates 4,194
14 Yantian China 4,181
15 New York/New Jersey United States 3,749
16 Qingdao China 3,410
17 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,032
18 Gioia Tauro Italy 2,954
19 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,750
20 Tokyo Japan 2,712
21 Jakarta Indonesia 2,680
22 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 2,660
23 Laem Chabang Thailand 2,657
24 Manila Philippines 2,462
25 Tianjin China 2,410
26 Yokohama Japan 2,365
27 Algeciras Spain 2,234
28 Guangzhou China 2,180
29 Kobe Japan 1,993
30 Jawaharlal Nehru India 1,967
31 Nagoya Japan 1,927
32 Keelung Taiwan 1,919
33 Ningbo China 1,860
34 Valencia Spain 1,821
35 Colombo Sri Lanka 1,765
36 Xiamen China 1,750
37 Le Havre France 1,720
38 Oakland United States 1,708
39 Melbourne Australia 1,600
40 Charleston United States 1,593
41 Genoa Italy 1,531
42 Osaka Japan 1,515
43 Tacoma United States 1,471
44 Barcelona Spain 1,461
45 Vancouver Canada 1,458
46 Seattle United States 1,439
47 Hampton Roads United States 1,438
48 Tanjung Perak Indonesia 1,418
49 Piraeus Greece 1,405
50 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1,367

Note: Yantian is a container terminal in Shenzhen, China.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Journal of Commerce: THE JOC TOP 50 WORLD CONTAINER PORTS
  2. ^ Port of Hamburg: Container port throughput in a global comparison
  3. ^ Ranking of Container Ports of the World
  4. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2009
  5. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008
  6. ^ Port of Hamburg
  7. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2006[dead link]
  8. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2005[dead link]
  9. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2004
  10. ^ PORTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, CONTAINER TRAFFIC 2009 - 2008
  11. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2005
  12. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2004
  13. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2003 (archive link, was dead)
  14. ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2002 (archive link, was dead)
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