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List of busiest container ports
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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.
The latest ranking reflected the figures for the year 2023, as published in the Lloyds List Top 100 and World Shipping Council (2024 figures) [1] [2][3]
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# | Port | Country | Region | Location | 2023[4][5] | 2022[6] | 2021[7] | 2020[7][8] | 2019[9] | 2018[9][10][11] | 2017[12] | 2016[13] | 2015[14] | 2014[14] | 2013[15] | 2012[16] | 2011[17] | 2010[18] | 2009[19] | 2008[20] | 2007[21] | 2006[22] | 2005[23] | 2004[24] | |
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1 | Shanghai | ![]() | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 49,000* | 47,303 | 47,030 | 43,500 | 43,303 | 42,010 | 40,233 | 37,133 | 36,537[25] | 35,268 | 33,617 | 32,529 | 31,700 | 29,069 | 25,002 | 27,980 | 26,150 | 21,710 | 18,084 | 14,557 | |
2 | Singapore | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Singapore Strait | 39,010^ | 37,289 | 37,470 | 36,600 | 37,195 | 36,599 | 33,666 | 30,904[26] | 30,922[26] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 35,300** | 33,351 | 31,070 | 28,720 | 27,530 | 26,351 | 24,607 | 21,560[27] | 20,620[27] | 19,450 | 17,351 | 16,670 | 14,686 | 13,144 | 10,502 | 11,226 | 9,349 | 7,068 | 5,208 | 4,006 | |
4 | Shenzhen | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 26,890 | 30,036 | 28,768 | 26,550 | 25,770 | 25,740 | 25,208 | 23,979[28] | 24,204[28] | 23,798 | 23,280 | 22,940 | 22,570 | 22,510 | 18,250 | 21,414 | 21,099 | 18,469 | 16,197 | 13,615 | |
5 | Qingdao | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 26,390 | 25,670 | 23,710 | 22,000 | 21,010 | 19,315 | 18,262 | 18,010[29] | 17,510 | 16,624 | 15,520 | 14,503 | 13,020 | 12,012 | 10,260 | 10,320 | 9,462 | 7,702 | 6,307 | 5,140 | |
6 | Guangzhou | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 20,800 | 24,857 | 24,180 | 23,190 | 23,236 | 21,992 | 20,370 | 18,858[30] | 17,625 | 16,160 | 15,309 | 14,744 | 14,400 | 12,550 | 11,190 | 11,001 | 9,200 | 6,600 | 4,685 | 3,308 | |
7 | Busan | ![]() | East Asia | Korean Strait | 22,750 | 22,078 | 22,706 | 21,590 | 21,992 | 21,662 | 20,493 | 19,850[31] | 19,469[31] | 18,423 | 17,690 | 17,046 | 16,185 | 14,157 | 11,954 | 13,425 | 13,270 | 12,039 | 11,843 | 11,430 | |
8 | Tianjin | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 21,800 | 21,021 | 20,269 | 18,350 | 17,264 | 15,972 | 15,040 | 14,490[32] | 14,090 | 14,050 | 13,010 | 12,300 | 11,500 | 10,080 | 8,700 | 8,500 | 7,103 | 5,950 | 4,801 | 3,814 | |
9 | Jebel Ali Dubai | ![]() | West Asia | Persian Gulf | 14,472[33] | 13,970 | 13,742 | 13,488 | 14,111 | 14,954 | 15,368 | 14,772[34] | 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 | Hong Kong | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 14,300[35] | 16,685 | 17,798 | 20,070 | 18,361 | 19,596 | 20,770 | 19,813[36] | 20,073[36] | 22,374 | 22,352 | 23,117 | 24,384 | 23,532 | 20,983 | 24,248 | 23,881 | 23,539 | 22,427 | 21,984 | |
* Shanghai crossed the 50 millionth TEUs mark in December 22, 2024.[37] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
^ Singapore posted 41.12million TEUs by end-December 2024.[38][39] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
** Ningbo-Zhoushen reported 39.3 million TEUs for end-December 2024.[40]
World's busiest container port : 11-52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Port Klang | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 14,061[41] | 13,220 | 13,724 | 13,240 | 13,580 | 12,316 | 11,978 | 13,170[42] | 11,887 | 10,736 | 10,350 | 10,000 | 9,604 | 8,870 | 7,309 | 7,970 | 7,120 | 6,326 | 5,544 | 5,244 | |
12 | Rotterdam | ![]() | Europe | Rhine delta | 13,400[43] | 14,455 | 15,300 | 14,350 | 14,810 | 14,512 | 13,734 | 12,385[44] | 12,235 | 12,453 | 11,621 | 11,866 | 11,877 | 11,146 | 9,743 | 10,784 | 10,791 | 9,655 | 9,287 | 8,281 | |
13 | Xiamen | ![]() | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 12,550[45] | 12,434 | 12,045 | 11,410 | 11,122 | 10,702 | 10,380 | 9,614[46] | 9,183 | 8,572 | 8,010 | 7,202 | 6,461 | 5,820 | 4,680 | 5,035 | 4,627 | 4,019 | 3,342 | 2,872 | |
14 | Antwerp | ![]() | Europe | Scheldt delta | 12,528[47] | 13,500 | 12,020 | 12,031 | 11,860 | 11,100 | 10,451 | 10,037[48] | 9,654 | 9,136 | 8,578 | 8,635 | 8,664 | 8,468 | 7,309 | 8,663 | 8,176 | 7,019 | 6,482 | 6,064 | |
15 | Tanjung Pelepas | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 10,480[49] | 10,512 | 11,200 | 9,850 | 9,100 | 8,960 | 8,261 | 8,281[50] | 9,120 | 8,500[14] | 7,628 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 6,530 | 6,000 | 5,600 | 5,500 | 4,770 | 4,177 | 4,020 | |
16 | Laem Chabang | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Gulf of Thailand | 8,680 | 8,741 | 8,335 | 7,547 | 8,106 | 8,070 | 7,670 | 7,227[51] | 6,780 | 6,518 | 6,032 | 5,830 | 5,731 | 5,068 | 4,538 | 5,134 | 4,642 | 4,123 | 3,834 | 3,529 | |
17 | Kaohsiung | ![]() | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 8,834 | 9,491 | 9,864 | 9,622 | 10,428 | 10,445 | 10,271 | 10,465[52] | 10,264 | 10,593 | 9,938 | 9,781 | 9,636 | 8,872 | 8,581 | 9,677 | 10,257 | 9,775 | 9,471 | 9,714 | |
18 | Los Angeles | ![]() | North America | West Coast | 8,634[53] | 19,044 | 20,061 | 17,327 | 16,969 | 17,549 | 17,013 | 15,632[54][55] | 15,352 | 15,161 | 14,600 | 14,124 | 14,002 | 14,095 | 11,815 | 14,200 | 15,671 | 15,759 | 14,195 | 13,101 | |
19 | Tanger-Med | ![]() | North Africa | Western Mediterranean | 8,617[56] | 7,596 | 7,173 | 5,771 | 4,801 | 3,472 | 3,312 | 2,960 | |||||||||||||
20 | Taicang / Suzhou | ![]() | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 8,039[57] | 8,025 | 7,038 | 5,212 | 5,152 | 5,071 | 4,514 | 4,081 | 3,760 | ||||||||||||
21 | Long Beach | ![]() |
North America | Los Angeles | 8,018[58] | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | New York / New Jersey | ![]() | North America | East Coast | 7810[59] | 9,493 | 8,985 | 7,586 | 7,471 | 7,179 | 6,711 | 6,252[60] | 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 | Hamburg | ![]() | Europe | Elbe River | 7,700[61] | 8,261 | 8,715 | 8,540 | 9,274 | 8,730 | 8,860 | 8,910[62] | 8,821 | 9,729 | 9,302 | 8,864 | 9,022 | 7,900 | 7,007 | 9,737 | 9,890 | 8,862 | 8,088 | 7,003 | |
24 | Mundra | ![]() | South Asia | Gulf of Kutch | 7,400[63] | 6,503 | 6,660 | 6,503 | 5,657 | 4,732 | 4,449 | 4,240 | 3,320 | 2,895 | |||||||||||
25 | Ho Chi Minh Saigon | ![]() | Southeast Asia | South China Sea | 7,397[64] | 7,905 | 7,956 | 7,854 | 7,220 | 6,586 | 6,156 | 5,987[65] | 5,788[14][65] | 6,334 | 5,542 | 5,060 | 4,674 | 4,100 | 3,563 | 3,100 | 2,532 | 2,532 | 2,122 | 1,868 | |
26 | Tanjung Priok | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Java Sea | 7,290[66] | 6,849 | 6,134 | 7,600 | 7,640 | 6,090 | 5,515[67] | 5,201[67] | 5,034 | 6,590 | 6,200 | 5,618 | 4,715 | 3,800 | 3,984 | 3,900 | 3,280 | 3,282 | 3,170 | ||
27 | Colombo | ![]() | South Asia | Laccadive Sea | 6,940 | 6,860 | 7,250 | 6,855 | 7,228 | 7,047 | 6,209 | 5,735[68] | 5,185[14][68] | 4,910 | 2,221 | ||||||||||
28 | Nhava Sheva / Jawaharlal Nehru Mumbai | ![]() | South Asia | Arabian Sea | 6,354[69] | 5,959 | 5,630 | 4,470 | 5,100 | 5,051 | 4,833 | 4,432 | 4,490 | 4,450 | |||||||||||
29 | Rizhao | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 6,260 | 5,804 | 5,174 | 4,860 | 4,500 | 4,000 | 3,240 | 3,010[70] | 2,810[70] | ||||||||||||
30 | Qinzhou | ![]() | East Asia | Gulf of Tonkin | 6,210[71] | 5,407 | 4,630 | 3,950 | 2,580 | 2,400 | 2,303 | 2,091 | |||||||||||||
31 | Lianyungang | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 6,140[72] | 5,570 | 5,090 | 4,800 | 4,780 | 4,750 | 4,711 | 4,703 | 4,703 | ||||||||||||
32 | Jeddah | ![]() | West Asia | Red Sea | 5,586[73] | 4,960 | 4,882 | 4,737 | 4,433 | 4,120 | 4,150 | 3,957 | 4,188[74] | 4,200 | 4,561 | 4,738 | 4,010 | 3,830 | 3,091 | 3,326 | 3,068 | 2,964 | 2,836 | 2,426 | |
33 | Hai Phong | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Hong River Delta | 5,567.9[75] | 5,629 | 5,696 | 5,142 | 5,133 | 4,954 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Cai Mep, Vũng Tàu | ![]() | Southeast Asia | South China Sea | 5,482[76] | 5,593 | 5,385 | 4,411 | 3,742 | 3,567 | 3,065 | 2,261 | |||||||||||||
35 | Yingkou | ![]() | East Asia | Liaodong Bay | 5,331[77] | 4,995 | 5,207 | 5,650 | 5,480 | 6,487 | 6,278 | 6,086[78] | 5,922 | 5,770 | |||||||||||
36 | Manila | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Manila Bay | 5,209.4[79] | 5,474 | 4,976 | 4,443 | 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 | ||
37 | Piraeus | ![]() | Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 5,100 | 5,000 | 5,311 | 5,437 | 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 | ||
38 | Dalian | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 5,028 | 4,459 | 3,672 | 5,110 | 10,210 | 9,770 | 9,707 | 9,614[80] | 9,450 | 10,128 | 10,860 | 8,060 | 6,400 | 5,242 | 4,552 | 4,503 | 4,574 | 3,212 | 2,665 | 2,211 | |
39 | Savannah | ![]() | North America | East Coast | 4,927 | 5,892 | 5,613 | 4,682 | 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 | |
40 | Abu Dhabi | ![]() | West Asia | Persian Gulf | 4,910 | 4,330 | 3,440 | 3,220 | 2,780 | 1,740 | 1,400 | ||||||||||||||
41 | Colón | ![]() | Central America | Caribbean coast | 4,868 | 5,102 | 4,916 | 4,454 | 4,379 | 3,890 | 3,891 | 3,258 | 3,577 | 3,356 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 2,802 | 1,856[81] | 2,262 | N/A | 1,947 | 2,150 | ||
42 | Valencia | ![]() | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 4.804 | 5,052 | 5,604 | 5,428 | 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 | |
43 | Santos | ![]() | South America | South Atlantic Ocean | 4,783[82] | 4,986 | 4,831 | 4,232 | 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 | Algeciras | ![]() | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 4,733[83] | 4,767 | 4,799 | 5,108 | 5,125 | 4,773 | 4,340 | 4,761[84] | 4,516[84] | 4,457 | 4,501 | 4,114 | 3,603 | 2,810 | 3,042 | 3,324 | 3,152 | 3,257 | 3,180 | 2,937 | |
45 | Yantai | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,627[85] | 4,117 | 3,651 | 3,300 | 3,102 | 3,001 | |||||||||||||||
46 | Tokyo | ![]() | East Asia | Tokyo Bay | 4,570[86] | 4,430 | 4,326 | 4,260 | 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 | |
47 | Port Said | ![]() | North Africa | North of Suez Canal | 4,438[87] | 4,252 | 4,765 | 4,010 | 3,816 | 3,105 | 2,968 | 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 | |
48 | Bremerhaven | ![]() | Europe | North Sea | 4,181[88] | 4,572 | 5,018 | 4,767 | 4,856 | 5,450 | 5,510 | 5,535 [89] | 5,479[89] | 5,796 | 5,831 | 6,115 | 5,915 | 4,871 | 4,578 | 5,529 | 4,912 | 4,450 | 3,736 | 3,469 | |
49 | Tanjung Perak | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Madura Strait | 4,100[90] | 3,972 | 3,901 | 3,602 | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Dongguan | ![]() |
East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 3,901[91] | - | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | Houston | ![]() | North America | Gulf of Mexico | 3,824 | 3,974 | 3,453 | 3,001 | 2,987 | 2,701 | |||||||||||||||
52 | Salalah | ![]() | West Asia | Arabian Sea | 3,790 | 4,504 | 4,510 | 4,340 | 4,109 | 3,390 | 3,946 | 3,325 | 2,569 | 2,229 | |||||||||||
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