List of world's busiest container ports

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This is a list of the world's busiest container seaports.

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Rank Port Country TEUs(000s) +/- from 2004 % change from 2004
1 Singapore Singapore 23,200 1,900 8.19
2 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 22,430 500 2.28
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China 18,090 3,536 24.30
4 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 16,200 2,540 19.00
5 Busan South Korea 11,840 349 2.95
6 Antwerp Belgium 9,471 424 6.54
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 9,300 1,000 12.05
8 Hamburg Germany 8,086 1,084 13.40
9 Dubai United Arab Emirates 7,619 1,190 15.63
10 Los Angeles United States of America 7,485 164 2.19
11 Long Beach United States of America 6,710 930 13.85
12 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 6;325 -239 -2.46
13 Qingdao People's Republic of China 6,307 1,168 18.52
14 Port Kelang Malaysia 5,544 299 5.39
15 Ningbo People's Republic of China 5,208 1,203 23.09
16 Tianjin People's Republic of China 4,801 987 20.58
17 New York/New Jersey United States of America 4,793 315 6.57
18 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 4,169 149 3.57
19 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,766 142 3.77
20 Tokyo Japan 3,594 14 0.04

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Rank Port Country TEUs(000s) +/- from 2003 % change from 2003
1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 21,984 1,485 7.24
2 Singapore Singapore 21,329 2,918 15.85
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China 14,557 3,277 29.05
4 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 13,615 3,000 28.26
5 Busan South Korea 11,430 1,022 9.82
6 Antwerp Belgium 9,471 619 11.36
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 8,281 1,174 16.52
8 Los Angeles United States 7,321 172 2.41
9 Hamburg Germany 7,003 865 14.10
10 Dubai United Arab Emirates 6,429 1,277 24.78
11 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 6,064 871 9.85
12 Long Beach United States 5,780 1,122 24.08
13 Klang Malaysia 5,244 404 8.34
14 Qingdao People's Republic of China 5,140 901 21.25
15 New York/New Jersey United States 4,478 410 10.09
16 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 4,020 533 15.30
17 Ningbo People's Republic of China 4,006 1,234 44.50
18 Tianjin People's Republic of China 3,814 799 26.50
19 Tanjung Priok Indonesia 3,597 839 30.43
20 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,529 348 10.94
21 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,469 279 8.75
22 Tokyo Japan 3,358 44 1.33
23 Guangzhou People's Republic of China 3,308 546 19.78
24 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,261 112 3.56
25 Algeciras Spain 2,937 421 16.75
26 Yantian People's Republic of China 2,872    
27 Yokohama Japan 2,505 140 5.92
28 Manila Philippines 2,552 90 3.66
29 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,675 175 7.00
30 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2,426 649 36.52
31 Jawaharlal Nehru India 2,361 92 4.05
32 Salalah Oman 2,229 229 11.43
33 Colombo Sri Lanka 2,221 262 13.35
34 Dalian People's Republic of China 2,211 541 32.41
35 Kobe Japan 2,177 131 6.39
36 Nagoya Japan 2,155 81 3.93
37 Valencia Spain 2,145 152 7.64
38 Le Havre France 2,132 155 7.83
39 Keelung Taiwan (Republic of China) 2,070 69 3.46
40 Oakland United States 2,043 120 6.25
41 Osaka Japan 2,009 399 24.79
42 Hampton Roads United States 1,982 336 20.41
43 Melbourne Australia 1,910 189 11.00
44 Barcelona Spain 1,883 237 14.35
45 Santos (São Paulo) Brazil 1,883    
46 Charleston United States 1,864 173 10.23
47 Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates 1,819    
48 Tacoma United States 1,798 60 3.43
49 Seattle United States 1,776    
50 Durban South Africa 1,717    

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Rank Port Country TEUs(000s) +/- from 2002 % change from 2002
1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 20,499 1,355 7.08
2 Singapore Singapore 18,411 1,470 8.68
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China 11,280 2,660 30.86
4 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 10,615 3,001 39.41
5 Busan South Korea 10,408 972 10.30
6 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 8,843 350 4.12
7 Antwerp Belgium 7,149 668 13.98
8 Rotterdam Netherlands 7,107 592 9.09
9 Hamburg Germany 6,138 764 14.22
10 Los Angeles United States 5,445 1,043 17.08
11 Dubai United Arab Emirates 5,152 958 22.84
12 Klang Malaysia 4,840 307 6.77
13 Long Beach United States 4,658 134 2.96
14 Qingdao People's Republic of China 4,239 829 24.31
15 New York/New Jersey United States 4,068 319 8.51
16 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 3,487 827 31.09
17 Tokyo Japan 3,314 602 22.20
18 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,190 158 5.21
19 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,181 524 19.72
20 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,149 195 6.60
21 Tianjin People's Republic of China 3,015 605 25.10
22 Ningbo People's Republic of China 2,772 912 49.03
23 Guangzhou People's Republic of China 2,762 582 26.70
24 Tanjung Priok Indonesia 2,758 78 2.91
25 Manila Philippines 2,552 90 3.66
26 Algeciras Spain 2,516 282 12.62
27 Yokohama Japan 2,505 140 5.92
28 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,500 -250 -9.09
29 Xiamen People's Republic of China 2,331 581 33.20
30 Jawaharlal Nehru India 2,269 302 15,35
31 Nagoya Japan 2,074 147 7.63
32 Kobe Japan 2,046 53 2.66
33 Keelung Taiwan (Republic of China) 2,001 82 4.27
34 Salalah Oman 2,000    
35 Valencia Spain 1,993 172 9.45
36 Le Havre France 1,977 257 14.94
37 Colombo Sri Lanka 1,959 194 10.99
38 Oakland United States 1,923 215 12.59
39 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1,777 410 29.99
40 Tacoma United States 1,738 267 18.15
41 Melbourne Australia 1,721 121 7.56
42 Charleston United States 1,691 98 6.15
43 Dalian People's Republic of China 1,670    
44 San Juan United States 1,666    
45 Barcelona Spain 1,652 191 13.07
46 Hampton Roads United States 1,646 208 14.46
47 Osaka Japan 1,610 95 6.27
48 Genoa Italy 1,606 75 4.90
49 Piraeus Greece 1,605 200 14.23
50 Tanjung Perak Indonesia 1,575 157 11.07

[edit] 2002

Rank Port Country TEUs(000s)
1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 19,144
2 Singapore Singapore 16,941
3 Busan South Korea 9,436
4 Shanghai People's Republic of China 8,620
5 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 8,493
6 Antwerp Belgium 7,614
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 6,515
8 Los Angeles United States 6,106
9 Hamburg Germany 5,374
10 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 4,777
11 Klang Malaysia 4,533
12 Long Beach United States 4,524
13 Dubai United Arab Emirates 4,194
14 Yantian People's Republic of China 4,181
15 New York/New Jersey United States 3,749
16 Qingdao People's Republic of China 3,410
17 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,032
18 Gioia Tauro Italy 2,954
19 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,750
20 Tokyo Japan 2,712
21 Tanjung Priok Indonesia 2,680
22 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 2,660
23 Laem Chabang Thailand 2,657
24 Manila Philippines 2,462
25 Tianjin People's Republic of China 2,410
26 Yokohama Japan 2,365
27 Algeciras Spain 2,234
28 Guangzhou People's Republic of China 2,180
29 Kobe Japan 1,993
30 Jawaharlal Nehru India 1,967
31 Nagoya Japan 1,927
32 Keelung Taiwan (Republic of China) 1,919
33 Ningbo People's Republic of China 1,860
34 Valencia Spain 1,821
35 Colombo Sri Lanka 1,765
36 Xiamen People's Republic of China 1,750
37 Le Havre France 1,720
38 Oakland United States 1,708
39 Melbourne Australia 1,600
40 Charleston United States 1,593
41 Genoa Italy 1,531
42 Osaka Japan 1,515
43 Tacoma United States 1,471
44 Barcelona Spain 1,461
45 Vancouver Canada 1,458
46 Seattle United States 1,439
47 Hampton Roads United States 1,438
48 Tanjung Perak Indonesia 1,418
49 Piraeus Greece 1,405
50 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1,367

Note: Yantian is a container terminal in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.

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