List of busiest container ports
This article lists the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in 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.
# | Port | Country | Region | Location | 2019[1] | 2018[2][3] | 2017[4] | 2016[5] | 2015[6] | 2014[6] | 2013[7] | 2012[8] | 2011[9] | 2010[10] | 2009[11] | 2008[12] | 2007[13] | 2006[14] | 2005[15] | 2004[16] |
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1 | Shanghai | ![]() | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 43,303 | 42,010 | 40,233 | 37,133 | 36,537[17] | 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 | 37,195 | 36,660 | 33,666 | 30,904[18] | 30,922[18] | 33,869 | 32,240 | 31,649 | 29,937 | 28,431 | 25,866 | 29,918 | 27,932 | 24,792 | 23,192 | 21,329 |
3 | Shenzhen | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 25,770 | 25,740 | 25,208 | 23,979[19] | 24,204[19] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 27,530 | 26,350 | 24,607 | 21,560[20] | 20,620[20] | 19,450 | 17,351 | 16,670 | 14,686 | 13,144 | 10,502 | 11,226 | 9,349 | 7,068 | 5,208 | 4,006 |
5 | Guangzhou | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 23,236 | 21,992 | 20,370 | 18,858[21] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Korean Strait | 21,992 | 21,660 | 20,493 | 19,850[22] | 19,469[22] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 18,361 | 19,600 | 20,770 | 19,813[23] | 20,073[23] | 22,374 | 22,352 | 23,117 | 24,384 | 23,532 | 20,983 | 24,248 | 23,881 | 23,539 | 22,427 | 21,984 |
8 | Qingdao | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 21,010 | 19,315 | 18,262 | 18,010[24] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 17,264 | 16,000 | 15,040 | 14,490[25] | 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 | ![]() | West Asia | Arab Peninsula | 14,111 | 14,950 | 15,368 | 14,772[26] | 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 | ![]() | Europe | Rhine delta | 14,810 | 14,510 | 13,734 | 12,385[27] | 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 | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 13,580 | 12,320 | 11,978 | 13,170[28] | 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 | ![]() | Europe | Scheldt delta | 11,860 | 11,100 | 10,451 | 10,037[29] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 11,122 | 10,702 | 10,380 | 9,614[30] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 10,428 | 10,450 | 10,271 | 10,465[31] | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 8,760 | 9,770 | 9,707 | 9,614[32] | 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 | ![]() | North America | West Coast | 9,337 | 9,460 | 9,343 | 8,857[33] | 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 | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Malacca Strait | 9,100 | 8,960 | 8,261 | 8,281[34] | 9,120 | 8,500[6] | 7,628 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 6,530 | 6,000 | 5,600 | 5,500 | 4,770 | 4,177 | 4,020 |
19 | Hamburg | ![]() | Europe | Elbe River | 9,274 | 8,730 | 8,860 | 8,910[35] | 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 | ![]() | North America | West Coast | 7,632 | 8,090 | 7,670 | 6,775[36] | 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 | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Gulf of Thailand | 8,106 | 8,070 | 7,670 | 7,227[37] | 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 | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Java Sea | 7,600 | 7,640 | 6,090 | 5,515[38] | 5,201[38] | 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 | ![]() | North America | East Coast | 7,471 | 7,200 | 6,711 | 6,252[39] | 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 | ![]() | South Asia | Sri Lanka | 7,228 | 7,050 | 6,209 | 5,735[40] | 5,185[6][40] | 4,910 | 2,221 | |||||||||
25 | Yingkou | ![]() | East Asia | Liaodong Bay | 5,480 | 6,500 | 6,278 | 6,086[41] | 5,922 | 5,770 | ||||||||||
26 | Saigon | ![]() | Southeast Asia | East Vietnam Sea | 7,220 | 6,330 | 6,156 | 5,987[42] | 5,788[6][42] | 6,334 | 5,542 | 5,060 | 4,674 | 4,100 | 3,563 | 3,100 | 2,532 | 2,532 | 2,122 | 1,868 |
27 | Bremerhaven | ![]() | Europe | North Sea | 4,856 | 5,420 | 5,510 | 5,535 [43] | 5,479[43] | 5,796 | 5,831 | 6,115 | 5,915 | 4,871 | 4,578 | 5,529 | 4,912 | 4,450 | 3,736 | 3,469 |
28 | Valencia | ![]() | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 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 |
29 | Manila | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Manila Bay | 5,315 | 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 | ![]() | East Asia | Yangtze Delta | 5,152 | 5,071 | 4,514 | 4,081 | 3,760 | |||||||||||
31 | Mumbai | ![]() | South Asia | Arabian Sea | 5,100 | 5,050 | 4,833 | 4,432 | 4,490 | 4,450 | ||||||||||
32 | Piraeus | ![]() | Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 5,648 | 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 | ![]() | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 5,125 | 4,770 | 4,340 | 4,761[44] | 4,516[44] | 4,457 | 4,501 | 4,114 | 3,603 | 2,810 | 3,042 | 3,324 | 3,152 | 3,257 | 3,180 | 2,937 |
34 | Lianyungang | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,780 | 4,750 | 4,711 | 4,703 | 4,703 | |||||||||||
35 | Tokyo | ![]() | East Asia | Tokyo Bay | 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 |
36 | Mundra | ![]() | South Asia | Gulf of Kutch | 4,732 | 4,440 | 4,240 | 3,320 | 2,895 | |||||||||||
37 | Savannah | ![]() | North America | East Coast | 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 |
38 | Jeddah | ![]() | West Asia | Red Sea | 4,433 | 4,120 | 4,150 | 3,957 | 4,188[45] | 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 | 4,165 | 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 |
40 | Port of Gioia Tauro | ![]() | Europe | Mediterranean Sea | 4,005 | 3,391 | 3,796 | 3,030 | 3,708 | 3,652 | 3,725 | 3,307 | ||||||||
41 | Rizhao | ![]() | East Asia | Yellow Sea | 4,500 | 4,000 | 3,240 | 3,010[46] | 2,810[46] | |||||||||||
42 | Colón | ![]() | Central America | Caribbean coast | 4,379 | 3,890 | 3,891 | 3,258 | 3,577 | 3,356 | 2,060 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 2,802 | 1,856[47] | 2,262 | N/A | 1,947 | 2,150 | |
43 | Tanjung Perak | ![]() | Southeast Asia | Madura Strait | 3,900 | 3,866 | 3,553 | 3,355 | 3,154 | |||||||||||
44 | Felixstowe | ![]() | Europe | North Sea | 3,584 | 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 | ![]() | North America | West Coast | 3,800 | 3,665 | 3,616 | 3,154 | 3,456 | 3,461 | 3,510 | 3,590 | ||||||||
46 | Dongguan | ![]() | East Asia | Pearl River Delta | 3,680 | 3,500 | 3,910 | 3,640 | 3,363 | |||||||||||
47 | Tanger-Med | ![]() | Africa | North Africa | 3,470 | 3,312 | 2,960 | |||||||||||||
48 | Barcelona | ![]() | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 3,420 | 2,970 | 2,230 | 1,720 | 1,756 | 2,014 | 1,946 | 1,883 | ||||||||
49 | Vancouver | ![]() | North America | West Coast | 3,400 | 3,252 | ||||||||||||||
50 | Salalah | ![]() | West Asia | Arabian Sea | 3,390 | 3,946 | 3,325 | 2,569 | 2,229 | |||||||||||
51 | Fuzhou | ![]() | East Asia | Taiwan Strait | 3,340 | 3,010 | 2,660 | 1,977 | 1,825 | 1,451 | 1,319 |

Busiest container ports top 10 as a function of time
See also
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