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 millions of TEU.
# | Port | Country | Region | Location | 2017 | 2016[1] | 2015[2] | 2014[2] | 2013[3] | 2012[4] | 2011[5] | 2010[6] | 2009[7] | 2008[8] | 2007[9] | 2006[10] | 2005[11] | 2004[12] |
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1 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 40,230 | 37,133 | 36,537[13] | 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 | 33,670 | 30,904[14] | 30,922[14] | 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 | 25,210 | 23,979[15] | 24,204[15] | 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 | 24,610 | 21,560[16] | 20,620[16] | 19,450 | 17,351 | 16,670 | 14,686 | 13,144 | 10,502 | 11,226 | 9,349 | 7,068 | 5,208 | 4,006 |
5 | Busan | South Korea | East Asia | Korean Strait | 21,400 | 19,850[17] | 19,469[17] | 18,423 | 17,690 | 17,046 | 16,185 | 14,157 | 11,954 | 13,425 | 13,270 | 12,039 | 11,843 | 11,430 |
6 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 20,760 | 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 |
7 | Guangzhou | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 20,370 | 18,858[19] | 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 | 18,260 | 18,010[20] | 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 | 15,440 | 14,772[21] | 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 | 15,210 | 14,490[22] | 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 | 13,600 | 12,385[23] | 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 | 12,060 | 13,170[24] | 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 | 10,450 | 10,037[25] | 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[26] | 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 | 10,240 | 10,465[27] | 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 | 9,710 | 9,614[28] | 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 | 9,340 | 8,857[29] | 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 | North sea | 9,000 | 8,910[30] | 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 | 8,330 | 8,281[31] | 9,120 | 8,500[2] | 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 | 7,760 | 7,227[32] | 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 | 7,545[33] | 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[35] | 6,252[36] | 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 | 6,086[37] | 5,922 | ||||||||||||
24 | Saigon | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | Ho Chi Minh City | 5,987[38] | 5,788[2][38] | 6,334 | 5,542 | 5,060 | 4,674 | 4,100 | 3,563 | 3,100 | 2,532 | 2,532 | 2,122 | 1,868 | |
25 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | South Asia | Colombo | 6,200 | 5,735[39] | 5,185[2][39] | |||||||||||
26 | Bremerhaven | Germany | Northern Europe | North sea | 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 | |
27 | Tanjung Priok | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Java Sea | 5,515[41] | 5,201[41] | 5,034 | 6,590 | 6,200 | 5,618 | 4,715 | 3,800 | 3,984 | 3,900 | 3,280 | 3,282 | 3,170 | |
28 | Algeciras | Spain | Southern Europe | Western Mediterranean | 4,761[42] | 4,516[42] | 4,457 | 4,501 | 4,114 | 3,603 | 2,810 | 3,042 | 3,324 | 3,152 | 3,257 | 3,180 | 2,937 | |
29 | Valencia | Spain | Southern Europe | Western Mediterranean | 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 | Lianyungang | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,703 | 4,703 | ||||||||||||
31 | Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo Bay | 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 | |
32 | Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | Manila Bay | 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 | |
33 | Mumbai | India | South Asia | Arabian Sea | 4,830 | 4,432 | ||||||||||||
34 | Mundra | India | South Asia | Gulf of Kutch | 4,240[43] | 3,320 | 2,895 | |||||||||||
35 | Taicang | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 4,081 | 3,760 | ||||||||||||
36 | Felixstowe | United Kingdom | Northern Europe | North Sea | 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 | |
37 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Western Asia | Arab Peninsula | 3,957 | 4,188[44] | 4,200 | 4,561 | 4,738 | 4,010 | 3,830 | 3,091 | 3,326 | 3,068 | 2,964 | 2,836 | 2,426 | |
38 | Piraeus | Greece | Southern Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 3,737 | 3,330 | 3,164 | 2,745 | 1,680 | 1,198 | 665 | 434 | 1,373 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
39 | Savannah | United States | North America | East Coast | 4,046[45] | 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 |
40 | Khor Fakkan | United Arab Emirates | Western Asia | Arab Peninsula | 3,800[46] | 4,330 | 4,142 | 4,256 | 3,800 | 3,996 | 3,230 | 3,023 | 2,750 | 2,112 | 1,850 | 1,730 | 1,929 | 1,819 |
41 | Dongguan | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 3,640 | 3,363 | ||||||||||||
42 | Seattle/Tacoma | United States | North America | West Coast | 3,665[47] | 3,616 | 3,154 | 3,456 | 3,461 | 3,510 | 3,590 | |||||||
43 | Santos | Brazil | South America | South Atlantic Ocean | 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 | Tanjung Perak | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Madura Strait | 3,355 | 3,154 | ||||||||||||
45 | Salalah | Oman | Western Asia | Arabian Sea | 3,325 | 2,569 | ||||||||||||
46 | Colón | Panama | Central America | Caribbean coast | 3,258 | 3,577 | 3,356 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 2,802 | 1,856[48] | 2,262 | N/A | 1,947 | 2,150 | ||
47 | Marsaxlokk | Malta | Southern Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 3,084 | 3,064 | ||||||||||||
48 | Nanjing | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 3,084 | 2,940 | ||||||||||||
49 | Port Said | Egypt | North Africa | North of Suez Canal | 3,036 | 3,462 | 3,036 | 4,100 | 3,631 | 4,272 | 3,646 | 3,300 | 3,202 | 2,127 | 2,127 | 1,522 | 869 | |
50 | Rizhao | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 3,010[49] | 2,810[49] |
See also
- Container ports in the United States
- Largest container shipping companies
- Largest container ships ever built
- List of busiest ports in Europe
References
- ^ "Lloyd's List Top 100 Ports | Maritime Intelligence". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Top 50 World Container Ports | World Shipping Council". www.worldshipping.org. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2013 Archived 2015-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2012 Archived 2015-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2011 Archived 2015-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2010 Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2009
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008
- ^ Port of Hamburg
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2006 Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2005 Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2004 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ a b "02 Singapore (Singapore)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02.
- ^ a b "03 Shenzhen (China)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ a b "04 Ningbo-Zhoushan (China)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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- ^ "08 Qingdao (China)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "09 Dubai (United Arab Emirates)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "10 Tianjin (China)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "12 Rotterdam (The Netherlands)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "11 Port Klang (Malaysia)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02.
- ^ "14 Antwerp (Belgium)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "16 Xiamen (China)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "13 Kaohsiung (Taiwan)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "15 Dalian (China)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "18 Los Angeles (US)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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- ^ "20 Laem Chabang (Thailand)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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- ^ a b "25 Colombo (Sri Lanka)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ a b "26 Bremen/Bremerhaven (Germany)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ a b "27 Tanjung Priok (Indonesia)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ a b "28 Algeciras (Spain)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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- ^ "37 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)". Lloyd's List. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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