List of world's busiest container ports

This is a list of the world's busiest container ports by total number of actual twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. Data listed in thousands of TEU.

Container Traffic (in thousand TEUs):
Rank Port Country 2013[1] 2012[2] 2011[3] 2010[4] 2009[5] 2008[6] 2007[7] 2006[8] 2005[9] 2004[10]
1ShanghaiChina China33,61732,52931,70029,06925,00227,980 26,150 21,710 18,084 14,557
2SingaporeSingapore Singapore32,24031,64929,93728,43125,866 29,918 27,932 24,792 23,192 21,329
3ShenzhenChina China23,28022,94022,57022,51018,25021,41421,09918,46916,19713,615
4Hong Kong China China22,35223,11724,38423,53220,98324,248 23,88123,53922,42721,984
5BusanSouth Korea South Korea17,69017,04616,18514,15711,95413,42513,27012,03911,84311,430
6Ningbo-ZhoushanChina China17,35116,67014,68613,14410,50211,2269,3497,0685,2084,006
7QingdaoChina China15,52014,50313,02012,01210,26010,3209,4627,7026,3075,140
8GuangzhouChina China15,30914,74414,40012,55011,19011,0019,2006,6004,6853,308
9Jebel Ali (Dubai)United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates13,64113,27013,00011,60011,12411,82710,6538,9237,6196,429
10TianjinChina China13,01012,30011,50010,0808,7008,5007,1035,9504,8013,814
11RotterdamNetherlands Netherlands11,62111,86611,87711,1469,74310,78410,7919,6559,2878,281
12Dalian China China10,8608,0606,4005,2424,5524,5034,5743,2122,6652,211
13Port KlangMalaysia Malaysia10,35010,0009,6048,8707,3097,9707,1206,3265,5445,244
14KaohsiungTaiwan Taiwan9,9389,7819,6368,8728,5819,67710,2579,7759,4719,714
15HamburgGermany Germany9,3028,8649,0227,9007,0079,7379,8908,8628,0887,003
16Antwerp Belgium Belgium8,5788,6358,6648,4687,3098,6638,1767,0196,4826,064
17XiamenChina China8,0107,2026,4615,8204,6805,0354,6274,0193,3422,872
18Los Angeles United States United States7,8698,0787,9417,8326,7487,8508,3558,4707,4857,321
19Tanjung PelepasMalaysia Malaysia7,6287,7007,5006,5306,0005,6005,5004,7704,1774,020
20Long Beach United States United States6,7316,0466,0616,2635,0676,3507,3167,2896,7105,780
21Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) Indonesia Indonesia6,5906,2005,6184,7153,8003,9843,9003,2803,2823,170
22Laem Chabang Thailand Thailand6,0325,8305,7315,0684,5385,1344,6424,1233,8343,529
23Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany Germany5,8316,1155,9154,8714,5785,5294,9124,4503,7363,469
24Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam Vietnam5,5425,0604,6744,1003,5633,1002,5322,5322,1221,868
25LianyungangChina China5,4905,0204,8503,8703,0213,0012,0011,3021,005N/A
26New York and New Jersey United States United States5,4675,5305,5035,2924,5615,2655,2995,0934,7854,478
27YingkouChina China5,3014,8514,0333,3382,5372,0301,371838634N/A
28Tokyo Japan Japan4,8614,7524,6404,2863,8104,2713,8183,9693,5933,358
29Jeddah Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia4,5614,7384,0103,8303,0913,3263,0682,9642,8362,426
30Algeciras Spain Spain4,5014,1143,6032,8103,0423,3243,1523,2573,1802,937
31Valencia Spain Spain4,3284,4704,3274,2073,6533,5933,0432,6122,4102,145
32Colombo Sri Lanka Sri Lanka4,3064,1804,2634,1373,4643,6873,3803,0792,4552,221
33Mumbai India India4,1624,2604,2173,8574,0613,9534,0603,2982,6672,361
34Port Said Egypt Egypt4,1003,6314,2723,6463,3003,2022,1272,1271,522869
35Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates3,8003,9963,2303,0232,7502,1121,8501,7301,9291,819
36Manila Philippines Philippines3,7703,7053,2503,2572,8152,9772,8002,6382,6252,698
37Felixstowe United Kingdom United Kingdom3,7403,7003,5193,4003,1003,2003,3003,0002,7002,717
38Santos Brazil3,4463,1722,9852,7162,2522,6752,5332,2082,2401,883
39Ambarli (Istanbul)Turkey Turkey3,3783,0972,6862,540
40Colón Panama Panama3,3562,0601,9001,6002,8021,856[11]2,262N/A 1,9472,150
41Salalah Oman Oman3,3403,6203,2013,4823,4903,0682,6002,3902,4922,229
42Taicang China China3,2674,0153,0582,212
43PiraeusGreece Greece3,1642,7451,6801,198665434 1,373 N/A N/A N/A
44Gioia Tauro Italy Italy3,0872,7212,3052,8512,8573,4683,4452,9003,1613,261
45Balboa Panama Panama3,0643,2513,2322,7592,0122,0112,167988663
46Savannah United States3,0342,9662,9452,8252,3562,6162,6042,1601,9021,662
47Tanjung Perak (Surabaya)Indonesia Indonesia3,0012,8492,6443,030
48Yokohama Japan Japan2,8883,0533,0833,2802,5553,4903,4003,2002,8732,718
49Vancouver Canada2,8252,7132,5512,5142,4922,3072,2081,7671,665
50Malta FreeportMalta Malta2,7502,5402,3602,371
51Nagoya Japan2,7092,6552,6232,5492,1132,8172,8902,7402,4702,304
52NanjingChina China2,6702,3001,4931,400
53Keelung and TaipeiTaiwan Taiwan2,6422,7052,4032,199
54DurbanSouth Africa South Africa2,6332,5292,7132,762
55Tanger-Med (Tangiers)Morocco Morocco2,5581,9002,0702,058
56KobeJapan Japan2,5532,5682,4702,556
57St PetersburgRussia Russia2,5152,5252,3651,928
58MelbourneAustralia Australia2,4922,5482,5072,348
59Le HavreFrance France2,4862,3062,2202,400
60OsakaJapan Japan2,4852,4102,4902,282
61MundraIndia India2,3901,5201,3441,149
62OaklandUnited States United States2,3472,3442,3432,330
63Yeosu GwangyangSouth Korea South Korea2,2852,1542,2532,073
64VirginiaUnited States United States2,2242,1061,9181,895
65IncheonSouth Korea South Korea2,1611,9822,3291,903
66SydneyAustralia Australia2,1532,0942,0541,986
67YantaiChina China2,1501,8501,7091,527
68ManzanilloMexico Mexico2,1181,9921,7631,509
69RizhaoChina China2,0271,749
70Bruges-ZeebruggeBelgium Belgium2,0261,9532,2222,500
71CartagenaColombia Colombia2,0142,2011,8531,581
72GenoaItaly Italy1,9882,0651,8471,759
73FuzhouChina China1,9771,8251,4511,319
74HoustonUnited States United States1,9501,9231,8901,812
75CallaoPeru Peru1,8551,8181,6161,346
76Shahid RajaeeIran Iran1,7632,3182,7622,593
77BarcelonaSpain Spain1,7201,7562,0141,946
78TacomaUnited States United States1,7181,7111,4891,455
79KingstonJamaica Jamaica1,7041,5471,8481,892
80DammamSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1,6591,6221,4921,333
81Buenos AiresArgentina Argentina1,6511,6561,8521,759
82CharlestonUnited States United States1,6011,5151,380
83SeattleUnited States United States1,5931,8862,0302,140
84KarachiPakistan Pakistan1,5631,4901,4001,370
85DandongChina China1,5601,250
86ChittagongBangladesh Bangladesh1,5401,4061,3921,329
87GuayaquilEcuador Ecuador1,5181,4491,4061,093
88BangkokThailand Thailand1,5091,2741,3051,498
89AlexandriaEgypt Egypt1,5081,5001,4901,350
90DongguanChina China1,5001,100
91SouthamptonUnited Kingdom United Kingdom1,4911,4761,5631,540
92ChennaiIndia India1,4701,5501,5601,522
93TaichungTaiwan Taiwan1,4681,3951,3801,357
94FreeportThe Bahamas Bahamas1,4001,202
95MersinTurkey Turkey1,3781,263
96HaifaIsrael Israel1,3571,3721,2351,264
97MontrealCanada Canada1,3571,3751,3631,331
98ZhongshanChina China1,3201,2041,4231,294
99La SpeziaItaly Italy1,2981,2471,3071,285
100ShantouChina China1,2801,250

2005

RankPortCountryTEUs (000s)[12]+/- from 2004% change from 2004
1Singapore Singapore23,1921,8638.73
2Hong Kong Hong Kong22,4274432.02
3Shanghai China18,0843,52724.23
4Shenzhen China16,1972,58218.96
5Busan South Korea11,8434133.61
6Kaohsiung Taiwan9,47100.00
7Rotterdam Netherlands9,2871,00612.15
8Hamburg Germany8,0881,08515.49
9Dubai United Arab Emirates7,6191,19018.51
10Los Angeles United States7,4851642.24
11Long Beach United States6,71093016.09
12Antwerp Belgium6,4824186.89
13Qingdao China6,3071,16722.70
14Port Klang Malaysia5,5443005.72
15Ningbo China5,2081,20230.00
16Tianjin China4,80198725.88
17New York/New Jersey United States4,7853076.86
18Guangzhou China4,6851,37741.63
19Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia4,1771573.91
20Laem Chabang Thailand3,8343058.64
21Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany3,7362677.70
22Tokyo Japan3,5932357.00
23Xiamen China3,342  
24Jakarta Indonesia3,282-315-8.76
25Algeciras Spain3,1802438.27
26Gioia Tauro Italy3,161-100-3.07
27Yokohama Japan2,87336814.69
28Jeddah Saudi Arabia2,83641016.90
29Felixstowe United Kingdom2,700250.93
30Mumbai India2,66730612.96
31Manila Philippines2,66545420.53
32Dalian China2,6651134.43
32Salalah Oman2,49226311.80
33Nagoya Japan2,49133615.59
34Colombo Sri Lanka2,45523410.54
36Valencia Spain2,41026512.35
37Oakland United States2,27323011.26
38Santos Brazil2,26838520.45
39Kobe Japan2,262853.90
40Le Havre France2,119-13-0.61
41Keelung Taiwan2,091211.01
42Seattle United States2,08831217.57
43Barcelona Spain2,0711889.98
44Tacoma United States2,06626814.91
45Charleston United States1,9871236.60
46Hampton Roads United States1,98200.00
47Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates1,9301116.10
48Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam1,911  
49Savannah United States1,902  
50Melbourne Australia1,863-47-2.46

2004

RankPortCountryTEUs (000s)[13]+/- from 2003% change from 2003
1Hong Kong China21,9841,4857.24
2Singapore Singapore21,3292,91815.85
3Shanghai China14,5573,27729.05
4Shenzhen China13,6153,00028.26
5Busan South Korea11,4301,0229.82
6Kaohsiung Taiwan9,47161911.36
7Rotterdam Netherlands8,2811,17416.52
8Los Angeles United States7,3211722.41
9Hamburg Germany7,00386514.10
10Dubai United Arab Emirates6,4291,27724.78
11Antwerp Belgium6,0648719.85
12Long Beach United States5,7801,12224.08
13Port Klang Malaysia5,2444048.34
14Qingdao China5,14090121.25
15New York/New Jersey United States4,47841010.09
16Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia4,02053315.30
17Ningbo China4,0061,23444.50
18Tianjin China3,81479926.50
19Jakarta Indonesia3,59783930.43
20Laem Chabang Thailand3,52934810.94
21Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany3,4692798.75
22Tokyo Japan3,358441.33
23Guangzhou China3,30854619.78
24Gioia Tauro Italy3,2611123.56
25Algeciras Spain2,93742116.75
26Yantian China2,872  
27Yokohama Japan2,5051405.92
28Manila Philippines2,552903.66
29Felixstowe United Kingdom2,6751757.00
30Jeddah Saudi Arabia2,42664936.52
31Mumbai India2,361924.05
32Salalah Oman2,22922911.43
33Colombo Sri Lanka2,22126213.35
34Dalian China2,21154132.41
35Kobe Japan2,1771316.39
36Nagoya Japan2,155813.93
37Valencia Spain2,1451527.64
38Le Havre France2,1321557.83
39Keelung Taiwan2,070693.46
40Oakland United States2,0431206.25
41Osaka Japan2,00939924.79
42Hampton Roads United States1,98233620.41
43Melbourne Australia1,91018911.00
44Barcelona Spain1,88323714.35
45Port of Santos (São Paulo) Brazil1,883  
46Charleston United States1,86417310.23
47Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates1,819  
48Tacoma United States1,798603.43
49Seattle United States1,776  
50Durban South Africa1,717  

2003

RankPortCountryTEUs (000s)[14]+/- from 2002% change from 2002
1Hong KongChina20,4991,3557.08
2SingaporeSingapore18,4111,4708.68
3ShanghaiChina11,2802,66030.86
4ShenzhenChina10,6153,00139.41
5BusanSouth Korea10,40897210.30
6KaohsiungTaiwan8,8433504.12
7Los AngelesUnited States7,14966813.98
8RotterdamNetherlands7,1075929.09
9HamburgGermany6,13876414.22
10AntwerpBelgium5,4451,04317.08
11DubaiUnited Arab Emirates5,15295822.84
12KlangMalaysia4,8403076.77
13Long BeachUnited States4,6581342.96
14QingdaoChina4,23982924.31
15New York/New JerseyUnited States4,0683198.51
16Tanjung PelepasMalaysia3,48782731.09
17TokyoJapan3,31460222.20
18Bremen/BremerhavenGermany3,1901585.21
19Laem ChabangThailand3,18152419.72
20Gioia TauroItaly3,1491956.60
21TianjinChina3,01560525.10
22NingboChina2,77291249.03
23GuangzhouChina2,76258226.70
24JakartaIndonesia2,758782.91
25ManilaPhilippines2,552903.66
26AlgecirasSpain2,51628212.62
27YokohamaJapan2,5051405.92
28FelixstoweUnited Kingdom2,500-250-9.09
29XiamenChina2,33158133.20
30MumbaiIndia2,26930215,35
31NagoyaJapan2,0741477.63
32KobeJapan2,046532.66
33KeelungTaiwan2,001824.27
34SalalahOman2,000  
35ValenciaSpain1,9931729.45
36Le HavreFrance1,97725714.94
37ColomboSri Lanka1,95919410.99
38OaklandUnited States1,92321512.59
39JeddahSaudi Arabia1,77741029.99
40TacomaUnited States1,73826718.15
41MelbourneAustralia1,7211217.56
42CharlestonUnited States1,691986.15
43DalianChina1,670  
44San JuanUnited States1,666  
45BarcelonaSpain1,65219113.07
46Hampton RoadsUnited States1,64620814.46
47OsakaJapan1,610956.27
48GenoaItaly1,606754.90
49PiraeusGreece1,60520014.23
50Tanjung PerakIndonesia1,57515711.07

2002

RankPortCountryTEUs (000s)[15]
1Hong KongChina19,144
2SingaporeSingapore16,941
3BusanSouth Korea9,436
4ShanghaiChina8,620
5KaohsiungTaiwan8,493
6ShenzhenChina7,614
7RotterdamNetherlands6,515
8Los AngelesUnited States6,106
9HamburgGermany5,374
10AntwerpBelgium4,777
11KlangMalaysia4,533
12Long BeachUnited States4,524
13DubaiUnited Arab Emirates4,194
14YantianChina4,181
15New York/New JerseyUnited States3,749
16QingdaoChina3,410
17Bremen/BremerhavenGermany3,032
18Gioia TauroItaly2,954
19FelixstoweUnited Kingdom2,750
20TokyoJapan2,712
21JakartaIndonesia2,680
22Tanjung PelepasMalaysia2,660
23Laem ChabangThailand2,657
24ManilaPhilippines2,462
25TianjinChina2,410
26YokohamaJapan2,365
27AlgecirasSpain2,234
28GuangzhouChina2,180
29KobeJapan1,993
30MumbaiIndia1,967
31NagoyaJapan1,927
32KeelungTaiwan1,919
33NingboChina1,860
34ValenciaSpain1,821
35ColomboSri Lanka1,765
36XiamenChina1,750
37Le HavreFrance1,720
38OaklandUnited States1,708
39MelbourneAustralia1,600
40CharlestonUnited States1,593
41GenoaItaly1,531
42OsakaJapan1,515
43TacomaUnited States1,471
44BarcelonaSpain1,461
45VancouverCanada1,458
46SeattleUnited States1,439
47Hampton RoadsUnited States1,438
48Tanjung PerakIndonesia1,418
49PiraeusGreece1,405
50JeddahSaudi Arabia1,367

Note: Yantian is a container terminal in Shenzhen, China.

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