List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage
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This is a list of the world's busiest seaports by cargo tonnage, the total mass of actual cargo transported through the port. The rankings are based on AAPA world port ranking data.
The cargo rankings based on tonnage should be interpreted with caution since these measures are not directly comparable and cannot be converted to a single, standardized unit. In the Measure column, MT = Metric Tons, HT = Harbor Tons, FT = Freight Tons, and RT = Revenue Tons.
2012-2014
Rank | Port | Country | Measure | 2014 kiloton[1] | 2013 kiloton[2] | 2012 kiloton[3] |
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1 | Shanghai | China | MT | 678,376 | 696,985 | 644,659 |
2 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 581,268 | 560,888 | 538,012 |
3 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 500,975 | 472,760 | 438,000 |
4 | Qingdao | China | MT | 465,055 | 450,111 | 407,340 |
5 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 446,922 | 488,000 | 288,443 |
6 | Tianjin | China | MT | 445,780 | 477,399 | 477,000 |
7 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 444,733 | 440,464 | 441,527 |
8 | Ningbo | China | MT | 429,912 | 399,250 | 364,612 |
9 | Dalian | China | MT | 337,366 | 320,843 | 303,000 |
10 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 335,411 | 313,295 | 298,689 |
11 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 297,737 | 276,055 | 269,282 |
12 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 261,702 | 253,293 | 233,235 |
13 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 242,578 | 216,445 | 228,677 |
14 | Port Klang | Malaysia | MT | 217,289 | 198,928 | 195,856 |
15 | Houston | United States | MT | 212,561 | 207,973 | 216,082 |
16 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 207,621 | 208,241 | 202,556 |
17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 199,012 | 190,849 | 184,136 |
18 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 192,093 | 201,546 | 196,458 |
19 | Xiamen | China | MT | 184,604 | 171,885 | 155,131 |
20 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 172,802 | 177,528 | 180,366 |
Rankings 2004-2011
Rank | Port | Country | Measure | 2011[4] kiloton |
2010[5] kiloton |
2009[6] kiloton |
2008[7] kiloton |
2007[8] kiloton |
2006[9] kiloton |
2005[10] kiloton |
2004[11] kiloton |
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1 | Shanghai | China | MT | 590,439 | 534,371 | 505,715 | 508,000 | 561,446 | 537.0 | 443,000 | 378,962 |
2 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 531,176 | 501,566 | 472,300 | 515,415 | 483,616 | 448.5 | 423,267 | 393,418 |
3 | Tianjin | China | MT | 459,941 | 400,000 | 381,110 | 365,163 | 309,465 | 257.6 | 245,100 | 206,161 |
4 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 434,551 | 429,926 | 386,957 | 421,136 | 401,181 | 378.4 | 376,600 | 352,563 |
5 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 431,000 | 425,600 | 364,000 | 347,000 | 341,363 | 302.8 | 241,700 | 215,190 |
6 | Qingdao | China | MT | 372,000 | 350,120 | 274,304 | 278,271 | 265,020 | 224.2 | 184,300 | 161,650 |
7 | Ningbo | China | MT | 348,911 | 408,180 | 371,540 | 361,850 | 471,630 | 309.7 | 272,400 | 225,850 |
8 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 284,600 | 276,815 | 243,850 | 252,000 | 245,964 | 204.9 | 167,500 | 150,320 |
9 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 281,513 | 262,963 | 226,182 | 241,683 | 243,564 | 217.9 | 217,200 | 219,760 |
10 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China | MT | 277,444 | 267,815 | 242,967 | 259,402 | 245,433 | 238.2 | 230,139 | 220,879 |
11 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 246,672 | 198,997 | 178,625 | 159,391 | 130,707 | 111.8 | 110,600 | 108,500 |
12 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 223,633 | 214,337 | 192,853 | 203,157 | 207,785 | 204.6 | 192,549 | 203,517 |
13 | Houston | United States | MT | 215,731 | 206,055 | 191,729 | 192,473 | 196,014 | 201.5 | 192,023 | 183,419 |
14 | Dalian | China | MT | 211,065 | 200,000 | 204,000 | 246,000 | 222,859 | 200.5 | 176,800 | 145,162 |
15 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 205,475 | 204,860 | 211,000 | 187,045 | 199,190 | 176.0 | 153,900 | 135,246 |
16 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 193,726 | 168,588 | 137,615 | 152,348 | 135,514 | 122.0 | 109,700 | 99,911 |
17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 187,151 | 178,167 | 157,807 | 189,390 | 182,897 | 167.4 | 160,100 | 152,300 |
18 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 186,305 | 185,703 | 165,101 | 218,130 | 215,602 | 208.0 | 187,100 | 182,289 |
19 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 171,844 | 165,025 | N/A | 140,823 | 133,949 | 126.0 | 110,100 | 87,92 |
20 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 163,181 | 150,933 | 170,314 | 170,279 | 168,652 | 161.1 | 103,50 | 156,500 |
2005
Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s)[10] | +/- from 2004 | % change from 2004 |
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1 | Shanghai | China | MT | 443,000 | 64,038 | 16.90 |
2 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 423,267 | 29,849 | 7.59 |
3 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 376,600 | 24,037 | 6.82 |
4 | Ningbo | China | MT | 272,400 | 46,550 | 20.61 |
5 | Tianjin | China | MT | 245,100 | 38,939 | 18.89 |
6 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 241,700 | 26,510 | 12.32 |
7 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 230,139 | 9,260 | 4.19 |
8 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 217,200 | -2,560 | -1.16 |
9 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 192,549 | -10,968 | -5.39 |
10 | Houston | United States | MT | 192,023 | 8,604 | 4.69 |
11 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 187,100 | 4,811 | 2.64 |
12 | Qingdao | China | MT | 184,300 | 22,650 | 14.01 |
13 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 177,500 | 11,625 | 7.01 |
14 | Dalian | China | MT | 176,800 | 31,638 | 21.79 |
15 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 167,500 | 17,180 | 11.43 |
16 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 165,700 | -3,554 | -2.10 |
17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 160,100 | 7,773 | 5.10 |
18 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 153,900 | 18,654 | 13.79 |
19 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 138,014 | -314 | -0.23 |
20 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | MT | 137,900 | -14,568 | -9.55 |
21 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 133,300 | 6,340 | 4.99 |
22 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 125,700 | 11,216 | 9.80 |
23 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 123,500 | 10,427 | 9.22 |
24 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 110,600 | 2,100 | 1.94 |
25 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 110,100 | 22,172 | 25.22 |
26 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 109,700 | 9,789 | 9.80 |
27 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 103,500 | -53,017 | -33.87 |
28 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 101,700 | -1,545 | -1.50 |
29 | Marseille | France | MT | 96,600 | 2,507 | 2.66 |
30 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 93,100 | -47 | -0.05 |
31 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 92,700 | 8,267 | 9.79 |
32 | Port of Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | MT | 92,500 | 15,120 | 19.54 |
33 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 92,000 | 573 | 0.63 |
34 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 91,200 | 5,539 | 6.47 |
35 | Richards Bay | South Africa | HT | 86,600 | 1,646 | 1.94 |
36 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 85,900 | 8,942 | 11.62 |
37 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 85,600 | 2,040 | 2.44 |
38 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 81,600 | -3,959 | -4.63 |
39 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 76,500 | 2,926 | 3.98 |
40 | Huntington | United States | MT | 76,104 | 5,924 | 8.44 |
41 | Le Havre | France | MT | 75,000 | -1,175 | -1.54 |
42 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 74,900 | 1,724 | 2.36 |
43 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 72,447 | -237 | -0.33 |
44 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 71,900 | 4,291 | 6.35 |
45 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 71,566 | -11,677 | -14.03 |
46 | Novorossiysk | Russia | MT | 70,800 | ||
47 | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | MT | 70,441 | -1,207 | -1.68 |
48 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 67,200 | 4,052 | 6.42 |
49 | Sepetiba | Brazil | MT | 67,100 | ||
50 | Algeciras | Spain | MT | 63,500 | 2,206 | 3.60 |
2004
Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s)[11] | +/- from 2003 | % change from 2003 |
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1 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 393,418 | 45,724 | 13.15 |
2 | Shanghai | China | MT | 378,962 | 62,752 | 19.85 |
3 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 352,563 | 25,605 | 7.83 |
4 | Ningbo | China | MT | 225,850 | 71,870 | 46.67 |
5 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 220,879 | 13,267 | 6.39 |
6 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 219,760 | 57,300 | 35.27 |
7 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 215,190 | 47,470 | 28.30 |
8 | Tianjin | China | MT | 206,161 | 44,341 | 27.40 |
9 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 203,517 | 23,024 | 12.76 |
10 | Houston | United States | MT | 183,419 | 10,099 | 5.83 |
11 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 182,289 | 13,911 | 8.26 |
12 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 169,254 | 254 | 0.15 |
13 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 165,875 | 786 | 0.48 |
14 | Qingdao | China | MT | 161,650 | 20,750 | 14.73 |
15 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 156,517 | 9,577 | 6.52 |
16 | Kaohsiung | Republic of China | MT | 152,468 | 13,636 | 9.82 |
17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 152,327 | 9,452 | 6.62 |
18 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 150,320 | 24,700 | 19.66 |
19 | Dalian | China | MT | 145,162 | 19,142 | 15.19 |
20 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 138,328 | 5,890 | 4.45 |
21 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 135,246 | 47,576 | 54.27 |
22 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 126,960 | 1,017 | 0.81 |
23 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 114,484 | 7,948 | 7.46 |
24 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 113,073 | -17,945 | -13.70 |
25 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 108,500 | 18,701 | 20.83 |
26 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 103,245 | 14,355 | 16.15 |
27 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 99,911 | 11,023 | 12.40 |
28 | Marseille | France | MT | 94,093 | -1,452 | -1.52 |
29 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 93,147 | 3,460 | 3.86 |
30 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 91,427 | 2,952 | 3.34 |
31 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 87,928 | -952 | -1.07 |
32 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 85,661 | 6,902 | 8.76 |
33 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 85,559 | 8,013 | 10.33 |
34 | Richards Bay | South Africa | HT | 84,954 | -2,567 | -2.93 |
35 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 84,433 | 6,812 | 8.78 |
36 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 83,560 | 848 | 1.03 |
37 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 83,243 | 3,773 | 4.75 |
38 | Port of Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | MT | 77,380 | 13,754 | 21.62 |
39 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 76,958 | 9,367 | 13.86 |
40 | Le Havre | France | MT | 76,175 | 4,682 | 6.55 |
41 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 73,574 | 6,847 | 10.26 |
42 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 73,176 | 7,715 | 11.79 |
43 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 72,684 | 9,868 | 15.71 |
44 | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | MT | 71,648 | 1,543 | 2.20 |
45 | New Orleans | United States | MT | 70,886 | -5,230 | -6.87 |
46 | Huntington | United States | MT | 70,180 | -303 | -0.43 |
47 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 67,609 | 7,532 | 12.54 |
48 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 63,148 | 3,487 | 5.84 |
49 | Texas City | United States | MT | 61,987 | ||
50 | Algeciras | Spain | MT | 61,294 | 4,612 | 8.14 |
2003
Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s) | +/- from 2002 | % change from 2002 |
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1 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 347,694 | 12,538 | 3.74 |
2 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 326,958 | 5,107 | 1.59 |
3 | Shanghai | China | MT | 316,210 | 77,604 | 32.52 |
4 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 207,612 | 15,102 | 7.84 |
5 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 180,493 | -15,952 | -8.12 |
6 | Houston | United States | MT | 173,320 | 12,130 | 7.52 |
7 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 169,000 | 10,071 | 6.34 |
8 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 168,378 | 10,358 | 6.55 |
9 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 167,720 | 27,325 | 19.46 |
10 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 165,089 | 11,642 | 7.59 |
11 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 162,460 | 18,688 | 13.00 |
12 | Tianjin | China | MT | 161,820 | 32,820 | 25.44 |
13 | Ningbo | China | MT | 153,980 | 3,980 | 2.65 |
14 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 146,940 | -1,472 | -0.99 |
15 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 142,875 | 11,246 | 8.54 |
16 | Qingdao | China | MT | 140,900 | 20,900 | 17.42 |
17 | Kaohsiung | Republic of China | MT | 138,832 | 9,418 | 7.28 |
18 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 132,438 | 10,335 | 8.46 |
19 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 131,018 | -15,163 | -10.37 |
20 | Dalian | China | MT | 126,020 | 18,482 | 17.19 |
21 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 125,943 | 7,871 | 6.67 |
22 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 125,620 | 4,468 | 3.69 |
23 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 106,536 | 8,264 | 8.41 |
24 | Marseille | France | MT | 95,545 | 3,284 | 3.56 |
25 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 89,799 | 8,041 | 9.84 |
26 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 89,687 | 3,188 | 3.69 |
27 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 88,890 | 4,641 | 5.51 |
28 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 88,888 | 6,617 | 8.04 |
29 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 88,880 | -3,348 | -3.63 |
30 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 88,475 | 5,530 | 6.67 |
31 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 87,670 | 11,788 | 15.53 |
32 | Richards Bay | South Africa | HT | 87,521 | 6,012 | 7.38 |
33 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 82,712 | 5,825 | 7.58 |
34 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 79,470 | 1,480 | 1.90 |
35 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 78,759 | 158 | 0.20 |
36 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 77,621 | 1,756 | 2.31 |
37 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 77,546 | 2,874 | 3.85 |
38 | New Orleans | United States | MT | 76,116 | -1,047 | -1.36 |
39 | Le Havre | France | MT | 71,493 | 3,795 | 5.61 |
40 | Huntington | United States | MT | 70,483 | -3,107 | -4.22 |
41 | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | MT | 70,105 | 4,743 | 7.26 |
42 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 67,591 | 2,649 | 4.08 |
43 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 66,727 | 3,926 | 6.25 |
44 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 65,461 | -4,956 | -7.04 |
45 | Port of Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | MT | 63,626 | ||
46 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 62,816 | 1,201 | 1.95 |
47 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 60,077 | 6,603 | 12.35 |
48 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 59,661 | 5,195 | 9.54 |
49 | Algeciras | Spain | MT | 56,682 | ||
50 | Grimsby & Immingham | United Kingdom | MT | 55,931 |
2002
References and notes
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2014
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2013
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2012
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2011
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2010
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2009
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2007 Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2006
- ^ a b AAPA World Port Rankings 2005 (archive link, was dead)
- ^ a b AAPA World Port Rankings 2004 (archive link, was dead)