The Top 50 Container Ports.
These are the biggest container ports in the world, the hubs that keep global trade moving.
Port |
Volume 2023 (Million TEU) |
Volume 2022 (Million TEU) |
Volume 2021 (Million TEU) |
Volume 2020 (Million TEU) |
Volume 2019 (Million TEU) |
Website |
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1 |
Shanghai, China |
49.16 |
47.3 |
47.03 |
43.5 |
43.30 |
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2 |
Singapore |
39.01 |
37.29 |
37.49 |
36.9 |
37.20 |
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3 |
Ningbo-Zhoushan, China |
35.30 |
33.35 |
31.07 |
28.72 |
27.49 |
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4 |
Shenzhen, China |
29.88 |
30.04 |
28.77 |
26.55 |
25.77 |
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5 |
Guangzhou Harbor, China |
25.41 |
24.86 |
24.18 |
23.51 |
23.23 |
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6 |
Busan, South Korea |
23.04 |
22.08 |
22.71 |
21.82 |
21.99 |
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7 |
Qingdao, China |
28.77 |
25.67 |
23.71 |
22.01 |
21.01 |
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8 |
Hong Kong, S.A.R, China |
14.40 |
16.69 |
17.80 |
17.95 |
18.30 |
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9 |
Tianjin, China |
22.19 |
22.02 |
20.27 |
18.35 |
17.30 |
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10 |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
13.45 |
14.46 |
15.30 |
14.35 |
14.82 |
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11 |
Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
14.47 |
13.97 |
13.74 |
13.50 |
14.11 |
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12 |
Port Klang, Malaysia |
14.06 |
13.22 |
13.72 |
13.24 |
13.58 |
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13 |
Xiamen, China |
12.55 |
12.43 |
12.05 |
11.41 |
11.12 |
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14 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
12.50 |
13.50 |
12.02 |
12.03 |
11.10 |
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15 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China |
8.83 |
9.49 |
9.86 |
9.62 |
10.42 |
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16 |
Dalian, China |
5.03 |
4.46 |
3.67 |
5.11 |
10.21 |
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17 |
Los Angeles, U.S.A |
8.63 |
9.91 |
10.68 |
9.21 |
9.30 |
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18 |
Hamburg, Germany |
7.70 |
8.26 |
8.72 |
8.54 |
9.30 |
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19 |
Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia |
10.48 |
10.51 |
11.20 |
9.80 |
9.10 |
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20 |
Laem Chabang, Thailand |
8.87 |
8.74 |
8.34 |
7.55 |
8.10 |
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21 |
Keihin Ports, Japan* |
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8.00 |
7.98 |
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22 |
Long Beach, U.S.A. |
8.02 |
9.13 |
9.38 |
8.11 |
7.63 |
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23 |
Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia |
4.10 |
3.97 |
3.90 |
3.60 |
7.60 |
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24 |
New York-New Jersey, U.S.A. |
7.81 |
9.49 |
9.00 |
7.59 |
7.40 |
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25 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
6.94 |
6.86 |
7.30 |
6.86 |
7.23 |
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26 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
7.40 |
7.91 |
8.00 |
7.85 |
7.22 |
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27 |
Suzhou, China |
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8.11 |
8.11 |
6.29 |
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28 |
Piraeus, Greece |
5.10 |
5.00 |
5.31 |
5.44 |
5.67 |
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29 |
Yingkou, China |
5.21 |
5.67 |
5.48 |
6.5 |
6.28 |
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30 |
Valencia, Spain |
4.80 |
5.05 |
5.60 |
5.43 |
5.44 |
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31 |
Manila, Philippines |
5.21 |
5.47 |
4.98 |
4.43 |
5.31 |
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32 |
Taicang, China |
8.04 |
7.04 |
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33 |
Hai Phong, Vietnam |
5.57 |
5.63 |
5.70 |
5.14 |
5.13 |
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34 |
Algeciras, Spain |
4.73 |
4.77 |
4.80 |
5.12 |
5.12 |
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35 |
Jawarharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva), India |
6.35 |
5.96 |
5.63 |
4.48 |
5.03 |
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36 |
Bremen/Bremerhaven, Germany |
4.18 |
4.57 |
5.02 |
4.77 |
4.87 |
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37 |
Tanger Med, Morocco |
8.61 |
7.60 |
7.17 |
5.77 |
4.80 |
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38 |
Lianyungang, China |
6.14 |
5.57 |
5.09 |
4.80 |
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39 |
Mundra, India |
7.40 |
6.50 |
6.66 |
5.66 |
4.73 |
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40 |
Savannah, U.S.A |
4.93 |
5.89 |
5.61 |
4.68 |
4.59 |
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41 |
Tokyo, Japan |
4.57 |
4.43 |
4.33 |
4.26 |
4.51 |
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42 |
Rizhao, China |
6.26 |
5.80 |
5.17 |
4.86 |
4.50 |
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43 |
Foshan, China |
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3.71 |
4.05 |
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44 |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
5.59 |
4.96 |
4.88 |
4.74 |
4.43 |
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45 |
Colon, Panama |
4.87 |
5.10 |
4.92 |
4.45 |
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46 |
Santos, Brazil |
4.78 |
4.99 |
4.83 |
4.23 |
4.17 |
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47 |
Salalah, Oman |
3.79 |
4.50 |
4.51 |
4.34 |
3.94 |
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48 |
Dongguan, China |
3.90 |
3.41 |
3.40 |
3.42 |
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49 |
Guangxi Beibu, China |
8.00 |
7.02 |
6.01 |
5.38 |
3.82 |
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50 |
Cai Mep, Vietnam |
5.48 |
5.59 |
5.39 |
4.41 |
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51 |
Yingkou, China |
5.33 |
5.00 |
5.21 |
5.65 |
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52 |
Port Said, Egypt |
4.44 |
4.25 |
4.76 |
4.01 |
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53 |
Qinzhou, China |
6.21 |
5.40 |
4.63 |
3.95 |
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54 |
NW Seaport Alliance, U.S.A. |
2.97 |
3.38 |
3.74 |
3.32 |
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55 |
Felixstowe, U.K. |
3.71 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
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56 |
Marsaxlokk, Malta |
2.80 |
2.89 |
2.97 |
2.44 |
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57 |
Nanjing, China |
3.46 |
3.02 |
3.11 |
3.02 |
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58 |
Fuzhou, China |
3.50 |
3.29 |
3.29 |
3.52 |
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59 |
Barcelona, Spain |
3.28 |
3.52 |
3.53 |
2.96 |
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60 |
Vancouver, Canada |
3.13 |
3.56 |
3.68 |
3.47 |
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*= tie |
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**= discrepancy of sources |
Note: ranking is based off of 2023 statistics