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This article lists the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in intermodal 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. The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted.

Top 60 container ports
The top 10 busiest container ports by year (2004–2023)

The latest ranking reflected the figures for the year 2023, as published in the Lloyds List Top 100 and World Shipping Council (2024 figures) [1] [2][3]

World's busiest container port - Top 10

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Container traffic (in thousand TEUs, based on Lloyds List Top 100 [1] and World Shipping Council (2024 figures) [2]
# Port Country Region Location 2023[4][5] 2022[6] 2021[7] 2020[7][8] 2019[9] 2018[9][10][11] 2017[12] 2016[13] 2015[14] 2014[14] 2013[15] 2012[16] 2011[17] 2010[18] 2009[19] 2008[20] 2007[21] 2006[22] 2005[23] 2004[24]
1ShanghaiChina ChinaEast AsiaYangtze Delta 49,000* 47,303 47,030 43,500 43,303 42,010 40,233 37,133 36,537[25] 35,26833,61732,52931,70029,06925,00227,98026,15021,71018,08414,557
2SingaporeSingapore SingaporeSoutheast AsiaSingapore Strait 39,010^ 37,289 37,470 36,600 37,195 36,599 33,666 30,904[26] 30,922[26] 33,86932,24031,64929,93728,43125,86629,91827,93224,79223,19221,329
3Ningbo-ZhoushanChina ChinaEast AsiaYangtze Delta 35,300** 33,351 31,070 28,720 27,530 26,351 24,607 21,560[27] 20,620[27] 19,45017,35116,67014,68613,14410,50211,2269,3497,0685,2084,006
4ShenzhenChina ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta 26,890 30,036 28,768 26,550 25,770 25,740 25,208 23,979[28] 24,204[28] 23,79823,28022,94022,57022,51018,25021,41421,09918,46916,19713,615
5QingdaoChina ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea 26,390 25,670 23,710 22,000 21,010 19,315 18,262 18,010[29] 17,510 16,62415,52014,50313,02012,01210,26010,3209,4627,7026,3075,140
6GuangzhouChina ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta 20,800 24,857 24,180 23,190 23,236 21,992 20,370 18,858[30] 17,625 16,16015,30914,74414,40012,55011,19011,0019,2006,6004,6853,308
7BusanSouth Korea South KoreaEast AsiaKorean Strait 22,750 22,078 22,706 21,590 21,992 21,662 20,493 19,850[31] 19,469[31] 18,42317,69017,04616,18514,15711,95413,42513,27012,03911,84311,430
8TianjinChina ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea 21,800 21,021 20,269 18,350 17,264 15,972 15,040 14,490[32] 14,090 14,05013,01012,30011,50010,0808,7008,5007,1035,9504,8013,814
9Jebel Ali DubaiUnited Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWest AsiaPersian Gulf 14,472[33] 13,970 13,742 13,488 14,111 14,954 15,368 14,772[34] 15,592 14,75013,64113,27013,00011,60011,12411,82710,6538,9237,6196,429
10Hong KongChina ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta 14,300[35] 16,685 17,798 20,070 18,361 19,596 20,770 19,813[36] 20,073[36] 22,37422,35223,11724,38423,53220,98324,24823,88123,53922,42721,984
* Shanghai crossed the 50 millionth TEUs mark in December 22, 2024.[37]
^ Singapore posted 41.12million TEUs by end-December 2024.[38][39]
** Ningbo-Zhoushen reported 39.3 million TEUs for end-December 2024 [40].

World's busiest container port : 11-52

11Port KlangMalaysia MalaysiaSoutheast AsiaMalacca Strait 14,061[41] 13,220 13,724 13,240 13,580 12,316 11,978 13,170[42] 11,887 10,73610,35010,0009,6048,8707,3097,9707,1206,3265,5445,244
12RotterdamNetherlands NetherlandsEuropeRhine delta 13,400[43] 14,455 15,300 14,350 14,810 14,512 13,734 12,385[44] 12,235 12,45311,62111,86611,87711,1469,74310,78410,7919,6559,2878,281
13XiamenChina ChinaEast AsiaTaiwan Strait 12,550[45] 12,434 12,045 11,410 11,122 10,702 10,380 9,614[46] 9,183 8,5728,0107,2026,4615,8204,6805,0354,6274,0193,3422,872
14AntwerpBelgium BelgiumEuropeScheldt delta 12,528[47] 13,500 12,020 12,031 11,860 11,100 10,451 10,037[48] 9,654 9,1368,5788,6358,6648,4687,3098,6638,1767,0196,4826,064
15Tanjung PelepasMalaysia MalaysiaSoutheast AsiaMalacca Strait 10,480[49] 10,512 11,200 9,850 9,100 8,960 8,261 8,281[50] 9,120 8,500[14] 7,628 7,700 7,500 6,530 6,000 5,600 5,500 4,770 4,177 4,020
16Laem ChabangThailand ThailandSoutheast AsiaGulf of Thailand 8,680 8,741 8,335 7,547 8,106 8,070 7,670 7,227[51] 6,780 6,5186,0325,8305,7315,0684,5385,1344,6424,1233,8343,529
17KaohsiungTaiwan TaiwanEast AsiaTaiwan Strait 8,834 9,491 9,864 9,622 10,428 10,445 10,271 10,465[52] 10,264 10,5939,9389,7819,6368,8728,5819,67710,2579,7759,4719,714
18Los AngelesUnited States United StatesNorth AmericaWest Coast 8,634[53] 19,044 20,061 17,327 16,969 17,549 17,013 15,632[54][55] 15,352 15,16114,60014,12414,00214,09511,81514,20015,67115,75914,19513,101
19Tanger-MedMorocco MoroccoNorth AfricaWestern Mediterranean 8,617[56] 7,596 7,173 5,771 4,801 3,472 3,312 2,960
20Taicang / SuzhouChina ChinaEast AsiaYangtze Delta 8,039[57] 8,025 7,038 5,212 5,152 5,071 4,514 4,081 3,760
21 Long Beach United States United States North America Los Angeles 8,018[58]
22New York / New JerseyUnited States United StatesNorth AmericaEast Coast 7810[59] 9,493 8,985 7,586 7,471 7,179 6,711 6,252[60] 6,372 5,7725,4675,5305,5035,2924,5615,2655,2995,0934,7854,478
23HamburgGermany GermanyEuropeElbe River 7,700[61] 8,261 8,715 8,540 9,274 8,730 8,860 8,910[62] 8,821 9,7299,3028,8649,0227,9007,0079,7379,8908,8628,0887,003
24MundraIndia IndiaSouth AsiaGulf of Kutch 7,400[63] 6,503 6,660 6,503 5,657 4,732 4,449 4,240 3,320 2,895
25Ho Chi Minh SaigonVietnam VietnamSoutheast AsiaSouth China Sea 7,397[64] 7,905 7,956 7,854 7,220 6,586 6,156 5,987[65] 5,788[14][65] 6,334 5,542 5,060 4,674 4,100 3,563 3,100 2,532 2,532 2,122 1,868
26Tanjung PriokIndonesia IndonesiaSoutheast AsiaJava Sea 7,290[66] 6,849 6,134 7,600 7,640 6,090 5,515[67] 5,201[67] 5,034 6,590 6,200 5,618 4,715 3,800 3,984 3,900 3,280 3,282 3,170
27ColomboSri Lanka Sri LankaSouth AsiaLaccadive Sea 6,940 6,860 7,250 6,855 7,228 7,047 6,209 5,735[68] 5,185[14][68] 4,910 2,221
28Nhava Sheva / Jawaharlal Nehru MumbaiIndia IndiaSouth AsiaArabian Sea 6,354[69] 5,959 5,630 4,470 5,100 5,051 4,833 4,432 4,490 4,450
29RizhaoChina ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea 6,260 5,804 5,174 4,860 4,500 4,000 3,240 3,010[70] 2,810[70]
30QinzhouChina ChinaEast AsiaGulf of Tonkin 6,210[71] 5,407 4,630 3,950 2,580 2,400 2,303 2,091
31LianyungangChina ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea 6,140[72] 5,570 5,090 4,800 4,780 4,750 4,711 4,703 4,703
32JeddahSaudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaWest AsiaRed Sea 5,586[73] 4,960 4,882 4,737 4,433 4,120 4,150 3,957 4,188[74] 4,200 4,561 4,738 4,010 3,830 3,091 3,326 3,068 2,964 2,836 2,426
33Hai PhongVietnam VietnamSoutheast AsiaHong River Delta 5,567.9[75] 5,629 5,696 5,142 5,133 4,954
34Cai Mep, Vũng TàuVietnam VietnamSoutheast AsiaSouth China Sea 5,482[76] 5,593 5,385 4,411 3,742 3,567 3,065 2,261
35YingkouChina ChinaEast AsiaLiaodong Bay 5,331[77] 4,995 5,207 5,650 5,480 6,487 6,278 6,086[78] 5,922 5,770
36ManilaPhilippines PhilippinesSoutheast AsiaManila Bay 5,209.4[79] 5,474 4,976 4,443 5,315 5,085 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
37PiraeusGreece GreeceEuropeEastern Mediterranean 5,100 5,000 5,311 5,437 5,648 4,907 4,145 3,737 3,330 3,1642,7451,6801,1986654341,373N/AN/AN/A
38DalianChina ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea 5,028 4,459 3,672 5,110 10,210 9,770 9,707 9,614[80] 9,450 10,128 10,860 8,060 6,400 5,242 4,552 4,503 4,574 3,212 2,665 2,211
39SavannahUnited States United StatesNorth AmericaEast Coast 4,927 5,892 5,613 4,682 4,599 4,350 4,046 3,645 3,7373,3463,0342,9662,9452,8252,3562,6162,6042,1601,9021,662
40Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesWest AsiaPersian Gulf 4,910 4,330 3,440 3,220 2,780 1,740 1,400
41ColónPanama PanamaCentral AmericaCaribbean coast 4,868 5,102 4,916 4,454 4,379 3,890 3,891 3,258 3,577 3,3562,0601,9001,6002,8021,856[81]2,262N/A1,9472,150
42ValenciaSpain SpainEuropeWestern Mediterranean 4.804 5,052 5,604 5,428 5,439 5,128 4,832 4,722 4,616 4,4424,3284,4704,3274,2073,6533,5933,0432,6122,4102,145
43Santos BrazilSouth America South Atlantic Ocean 4,783[82] 4,986 4,831 4,232 4,165 4,120 3,854 3,394 3,645 3,6853,4463,1722,9852,7162,2522,6752,5332,2082,2401,883
44AlgecirasSpain SpainEuropeWestern Mediterranean 4,733[83] 4,767 4,799 5,108 5,125 4,773 4,340 4,761[84] 4,516[84] 4,4574,5014,1143,6032,8103,0423,3243,1523,2573,1802,937
45YantaiChina ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea 4,627[85] 4,117 3,651 3,300 3,102 3,001
46TokyoJapan JapanEast AsiaTokyo Bay 4,570[86] 4,430 4,326 4,260 4,510 4,570 4,500 4,700 4,629 4,9174,8614,7524,6404,2863,8104,2713,8183,9693,5933,358
47Port SaidEgypt EgyptNorth AfricaNorth of Suez Canal 4,438[87] 4,252 4,765 4,010 3,816 3,105 2,968 3,036 3,462 3,036 4,100 3,631 4,272 3,646 3,300 3,202 2,127 2,127 1,522 869
48BremerhavenGermany GermanyEuropeNorth Sea 4,181[88] 4,572 5,018 4,767 4,856 5,450 5,510 5,535 [89] 5,479[89] 5,796 5,831 6,115 5,915 4,871 4,578 5,529 4,912 4,450 3,736 3,469
49Tanjung PerakIndonesia IndonesiaSoutheast AsiaMadura Strait 4,100[90] 3,972 3,901 3,602
50 Dongguan China China East Asia Pearl River Delta 3,901[91] -
51HoustonUnited States United StatesNorth AmericaGulf of Mexico 3,824 3,974 3,453 3,001 2,987 2,701
52SalalahOman OmanWest AsiaArabian Sea 3,790 4,504 4,510 4,340 4,109 3,390 3,946 3,325 2,569 2,229
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