This is a list of the world's busiest container seaports, total mass of actual TEU (in thousands) transported through the port. This list contains the Top 50 in container handling in 2008.
Note: "TEU" stands for "Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit," i.e. a 20-foot (6.1 m) long shipping container. Thus a 40-foot (12.2 m) container is 2 TEU.
| Rank | Port | Country | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore |  Singapore |
29,918
|
27,932
|
24,792
|
23,192
|
21,329
|
| 2 | Shanghai |  People's Republic of China |
27,980
|
26,150
|
21,710
|
18,084
|
14,557
|
| 3 | Hong Kong | People's Republic of China |
24,248
|
23,881
|
23,539
|
22,427
|
21,984
|
| 4 | Shenzhen | People's Republic of China |
21,414
|
21,099
|
18,469
|
16,197
|
13,615
|
| - | Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor[6] |  United States of America |
14,200
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| 5 | Busan |  South Korea |
13,425
|
13,270
|
12,039
|
11,843
|
11,430
|
| 6 | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
11,827
|
10,653
|
8,923
|
7,619
|
6,429
|
| 7 | Ningbo | People's Republic of China |
11,226
|
9,349
|
7,068
|
5,208
|
4,006
|
| 8 | Guangzhou | People's Republic of China |
11,001
|
9,200
|
6,600
|
4,685
|
3,308
|
| 9 | Rotterdam |  Netherlands |
10,784
|
10,791
|
9,655
|
9,287
|
8,281
|
| 10 | Qingdao | People's Republic of China |
10,320
|
9,462
|
7,702
|
6,307
|
5,140
|
| 11 | Hamburg |  Germany |
9,737
|
9,890
|
8,862
|
8,088
|
7,003
|
| 12 | Kaohsiung |  Taiwan |
9,677
|
10,257
|
9,775
|
9,471
|
9,714
|
| 13 | Antwerp |  Belgium |
8,663
|
8,176
|
7,019
|
6,482
|
6,064
|
| 14 | Tianjin | People's Republic of China |
8,500
|
7,103
|
5,950
|
4,801
|
3,814
|
| 15 | Port Klang |  Malaysia |
7,970
|
7,120
|
6,326
|
5,544
|
5,244
|
| 16 | Los Angeles | United States of America |
7,850
|
8,355
|
8,470
|
7,485
|
7,321
|
| 17 | Long Beach | United States of America |
6,350
|
7,316
|
7,289
|
6,710
|
5,780
|
| 18 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia |
5,600
|
5,500
|
4,770
|
4,177
|
4,020
|
| 19 | Bremen/Bremerhaven | Germany |
5,529
|
4,912
|
4,450
|
3,736
|
3,469
|
| 20 | New York | United States of America |
5,265
|
5,299
|
5,093
|
4,785
|
4,478
|
| 21 | Laem Chabang |  Thailand |
5,134
|
4,642
|
4,123
|
3,834
|
3,529
|
| 22 | Xiamen | People's Republic of China |
5,035
|
4,627
|
4,019
|
3,342
|
2,872
|
| 23 | Dalian | People's Republic of China |
4,503
|
4,574
|
3,212
|
2,665
|
2,211
|
| 24 | Tokyo |  Japan |
4,271
|
3,818
|
3,969
|
3,593
|
3,358
|
| 25 | Manila |  Philippines |
4,062
|
2,800
|
2,638
|
2,625
|
2,698
|
| 26 | Tanjung Priok (Djakarta) |  Indonesia |
3,984
|
3,900
|
3,280
|
3,282
|
3,170
|
| 27 | Jawaharlal Nehru (Mumbai) |  India |
3,953
|
4,060
|
3,298
|
2,667
|
2,361
|
| 28 | Colombo |  Sri Lanka |
3,687
|
3,380
|
3,079
|
2,455
|
2,221
|
| 29 | Valencia |  Spain |
3,593
|
3,043
|
2,612
|
2,410
|
2,145
|
| 30 | Yokohama | Japan |
3,490
|
3,400
|
3,200
|
2,873
|
2,718
|
| 31 | Gioia Tauro |  Italy |
3,468
|
3,445
|
2,900
|
3,161
|
3,261
|
| 32 | Jeddah |  Saudi Arabia |
3,326
|
3,068
|
2,964
|
2,836
|
2,426
|
| 33 | Algeciras | Spain |
3,324
|
3,152
|
3,257
|
3,180
|
2,937
|
| 34 | Port Said |  Egypt |
3,202
|
2,127
|
2,127
|
1,522
|
869
|
| 35 | Felixstowe |  United Kingdom |
3,200
|
3,300
|
3,000
|
2,700
|
2,717
|
| 36 | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) |  Vietnam |
3,100
|
2,532
|
2,532
|
2,122
|
1,868
|
| 37 | Salalah |  Oman |
3,068
|
2,600
|
2,390
|
2,492
|
2,229
|
| 38 | Nagoya | Japan |
2,817
|
2,890
|
2,740
|
2,470
|
2,304
|
| 39 | Santos |  Brazil |
2,675
|
2,533
|
2,208
|
2,240
|
1,883
|
| 40 | Savannah | United States of America |
2,616
|
2,604
|
2,160
|
1,902
|
1,662
|
| 41 | Barcelona | Spain |
2,570
|
2,399
|
2,318
|
2,071
|
1,916
|
| 42 | Durban |  RSA |
2,560
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
| 43 | Le Havre |  France |
2,500
|
2,656
|
2,138
|
2,118
|
2,145
|
| 44 | Vancouver |  Canada |
2,492
|
2,307
|
2,208
|
1,767
|
1,665
|
| 45 | Kobe | Japan |
2,432
|
2,432
|
2,413
|
2,250
|
2,177
|
| 46 | Melbourne |  Australia |
2,323
|
2,139
|
1,925
|
1,910
|
1,721
|
| 47 | Malta Freeport (Marsaxlokk Harbour) |  Malta |
2,300
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
| 48 | Ambarli (Istanbul) |  Turkey |
2,262
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
| 49 | Oakland | United States of America |
2,236
|
2,388
|
2,390
|
2,271
|
2,043
|
| 50 | Colon |  Panama |
2,262
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
x,xxx
|
Contents |
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Note: Yantian is a container terminal in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
References
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008
- ^ Port of Hamburg
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2006
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2005
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2004
- ^ The Port of Los Angeles adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach, both ports are connected and has a common infrastructure.
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2005
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2004
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2003 (archive link, was dead)
- ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2002 (archive link, was dead)
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