List of busiest container ports
This article lists the world's busiest container ports by total number of actual twenty-foot equivalent units transported through the port. The data appears in thousands of TEU.
# | Port | Country | Region | Location | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
1 | Shanghai | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 42,010 | 40,233 | 37,133 | 36,537 | 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 | Singapore Strait | 36,660 | 33,666 | 30,904 | 30,922 | 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 | 27,740 | 25,208 | 23,979 | 24,204 | 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 | 26,350 | 24,607 | 21,560 | 20,620 | 19,450 | 17,351 | 16,670 | 14,686 | 13,144 | 10,502 | 11,226 | 9,349 | 7,068 | 5,208 | 4,006 |
5 | Guangzhou | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 21,870 | 20,370 | 18,858 | 17,625 | 16,160 | 15,309 | 14,744 | 14,400 | 12,550 | 11,190 | 11,001 | 9,200 | 6,600 | 4,685 | 3,308 |
6 | Busan | South Korea | East Asia | Korean Strait | 21,660 | 20,493 | 19,850 | 19,469 | 18,423 | 17,690 | 17,046 | 16,185 | 14,157 | 11,954 | 13,425 | 13,270 | 12,039 | 11,843 | 11,430 |
7 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong / China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 19,600 | 20,770 | 19,813 | 20,073 | 22,374 | 22,352 | 23,117 | 24,384 | 23,532 | 20,983 | 24,248 | 23,881 | 23,539 | 22,427 | 21,984 |
8 | Qingdao | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 18,260 | 18,262 | 18,010 | 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 | Tianjin | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 16,000 | 15,040 | 14,490 | 14,090 | 14,050 | 13,010 | 12,300 | 11,500 | 10,080 | 8,700 | 8,500 | 7,103 | 5,950 | 4,801 | 3,814 |
10 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | West Asia | Arab Peninsula | 14,950 | 15,368 | 14,772 | 15,592 | 14,750 | 13,641 | 13,270 | 13,000 | 11,600 | 11,124 | 11,827 | 10,653 | 8,923 | 7,619 | 6,429 |
11 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Europe | North Sea | 14,510 | 13,734 | 12,385 | 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 | 12,320 | 11,978 | 13,170 | 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 | Europe | North Sea | 11,100 | 10,451 | 10,037 | 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 | 10,702 | 10,380 | 9,614 | 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 Strait | 10,450 | 10,271 | 10,465 | 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 | 9,770 | 9,707 | 9,614 | 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 | 9,460 | 9,343 | 8,857 | 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 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 8,960 | 8,261 | 8,281 | 9,120 | 8,500 | 7,628 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 6,530 | 6,000 | 5,600 | 5,500 | 4,770 | 4,177 | 4,020 |
19 | Hamburg | Germany | Europe | Elbe River | 8,730 | 8,860 | 8,910 | 8,821 | 9,729 | 9,302 | 8,864 | 9,022 | 7,900 | 7,007 | 9,737 | 9,890 | 8,862 | 8,088 | 7,003 |
20 | Long Beach | United States | North America | West Coast | 8,090 | 7,670 | 6,775 | 7,192 | 6,821 | 6,731 | 6,046 | 6,061 | 6,263 | 5,067 | 6,350 | 7,316 | 7,289 | 6,710 | 5,780 |
21 | Laem Chabang | Thailand | Southeast Asia | Gulf of Thailand | 8,070 | 7,670 | 7,227 | 6,780 | 6,518 | 6,032 | 5,830 | 5,731 | 5,068 | 4,538 | 5,134 | 4,642 | 4,123 | 3,834 | 3,529 |
22 | Tanjung Priok | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Java Sea | 7,640 | 6,090 | 5,515 | 5,201 | 5,034 | 6,590 | 6,200 | 5,618 | 4,715 | 3,800 | 3,984 | 3,900 | 3,280 | 3,282 | 3,170 |
23 | New York | United States | North America | East Coast | 7,200 | 6,711 | 6,252 | 6,372 | 5,772 | 5,467 | 5,530 | 5,503 | 5,292 | 4,561 | 5,265 | 5,299 | 5,093 | 4,785 | 4,478 |
24 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | South Asia | Sri Lanka | 7,050 | 6,209 | 5,735 | 5,185 | 4,910 | 2,221 | |||||||||
25 | Yingkou | China | East Asia | Liaodong Bay | 6,500 | 6,278 | 6,086 | 5,922 | 5,770 | ||||||||||
26 | Saigon | Vietnam | Southeast Asia | East Vietnam Sea | 6,330 | 6,156 | 5,987 | 5,788 | 6,334 | 5,542 | 5,060 | 4,674 | 4,100 | 3,563 | 3,100 | 2,532 | 2,532 | 2,122 | 1,868 |
27 | Bremerhaven | Germany | Europe | North Sea | 5,420 | 5,510 | 5,535 | 5,479 | 5,796 | 5,831 | 6,115 | 5,915 | 4,871 | 4,578 | 5,529 | 4,912 | 4,450 | 3,736 | 3,469 |
28 | Valencia | Spain | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 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 |
29 | Manila | Philippines | Southeast Asia | Manila Bay | 5,050 | 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 | 2,698 |
30 | Taicang | China | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 5,071 | 4,514 | 4,081 | 3,760 | |||||||||||
31 | Mumbai | India | South Asia | Arabian Sea | 5,050 | 4,833 | 4,432 | 4,490 | 4,450 | ||||||||||
32 | Piraeus | Greece | Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 4,910 | 4,145 | 3,737 | 3,330 | 3,164 | 2,745 | 1,680 | 1,198 | 665 | 434 | 1,373 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
33 | Algeciras | Spain | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 4,770 | 4,340 | 4,761 | 4,516 | 4,457 | 4,501 | 4,114 | 3,603 | 2,810 | 3,042 | 3,324 | 3,152 | 3,257 | 3,180 | 2,937 |
34 | Lianyungang | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,750 | 4,711 | 4,703 | 4,703 | |||||||||||
35 | Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | Tokyo Bay | 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 |
36 | Mundra | India | South Asia | Gulf of Kutch | 4,440 | 4,240 | 3,320 | 2,895 | |||||||||||
37 | Savannah | United States | North America | East Coast | 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 |
38 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | West Asia | Red Sea | 4,120 | 4,150 | 3,957 | 4,188 | 4,200 | 4,561 | 4,738 | 4,010 | 3,830 | 3,091 | 3,326 | 3,068 | 2,964 | 2,836 | 2,426 |
39 | Santos | South America | South Atlantic Ocean | 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 | |
40 | Port of Gioia Tauro | Italy | Europe | Mediterranean Sea | 4,005 | 3,391 | 3,796 | 3,030 | 3,708 | 3,652 | 3,725 | 3,307 | |||||||
41 | Rizhao | China | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,000 | 3,240 | 3,010 | 2,810 | |||||||||||
42 | Colón | Panama | Central America | Caribbean coast | 3,890 | 3,891 | 3,258 | 3,577 | 3,356 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 2,802 | 1,856 | 2,262 | N/A | 1,947 | 2,150 | |
43 | Tanjung Perak | Indonesia | Southeast Asia | Madura Strait | 3,866 | 3,553 | 3,355 | 3,154 | |||||||||||
44 | Felixstowe | United Kingdom | Europe | North Sea | 3,850 | 3,850 | 4,016 | 3,980 | 3,680 | 3,740 | 3,700 | 3,519 | 3,400 | 3,100 | 3,200 | 3,300 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 2,717 |
45 | Seattle/Tacoma | United States | North America | West Coast | 3,800 | 3,665 | 3,616 | 3,154 | 3,456 | 3,461 | 3,510 | 3,590 | |||||||
46 | Dongguan | China | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 3,500 | 3,910 | 3,640 | 3,363 | |||||||||||
47 | Tanger-Med | Morocco | Africa | North Africa | 3,470 | 3,312 | 2,960 | ||||||||||||
48 | Barcelona | Spain | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 3,420 | 2,970 | 2,230 | 1,720 | 1,756 | 2,014 | 1,946 | 1,883 | |||||||
49 | Vancouver | Canada | North America | West Coast | 3,400 | 3,252 | |||||||||||||
50 | Salalah | Oman | West Asia | Arabian Sea | 3,390 | 3,946 | 3,325 | 2,569 | 2,229 | ||||||||||
51 | Fuzhou | China | East Asia | Fujian | 3,340 | 3,010 | 2,660 | 1,977 | 1,825 | 1,451 | 1,319 |