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Top 50 World Container Ports

Rank Port, Country Volume 2012 (Million TEUs) Volume 2011 (Million TEUS) Website

1

Shanghai, China 32.58 31.74 www.portshanghai.com.cn
2 SIngapore,Singapore 31.65 29.94 www.singaporepsa.com
3 Hong Kong, China 23.10 24.38 www.mardep.gov.hk
4 Shenzhen, China 22.94 22.57 www.szport.net
5 Busan, South Korea 17.02 16.17 www.busanpa.com
6 Ningbo-Zhoushan, China 16.83 14.72 www.zhoushan.cn/english
7 Guangzhou Harbor, China 14.74 14.26 www.gzport.com
8  QIngdao, China 14.50 13.02 www.qdport.com 
9 Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 13.28 13.01 www.dpworld.ae 
10 Tianjin, China 12.29 11.59 www.ptacn.com 
11 Rotterdam, Netherlands 11.87 11.88 www.portofrotterdam.com 
12 Port Kelang, Malaysia 10.01 9.60 www.pka.gov.my
13 Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China 9.78 9.64 www.khb.gov.tw
14 Hamburg, Germany 8.90 9.04 www.hafen-hamburg.de 
15 Antwerp, Belguim 8.64 8.66 www.portofantwerp.com 
16 Los Angeles, U.S.A. 8.07 7.94 www.portoflosangeles.org
17 Dalian, China 8.00 6.40 www.dlport.cn
18 Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia 7.72 7.50 www.ptp.com.my 
19 Xiamen, China 7.19 6.47 www.portxiamen.gov.cn
20 Bremen/Bremerhaven, Germany 6.28 5.92 www.bremen-ports.de 
21 Tanjung Priok, Indonesia 6.21 5.62 www.priokport.co.id
22 Long Beach, U.S.A.  6.05 6.06  www.polb.com
23 Laem Chabang, Thailand 5.93 5.73 www.laemchabangport.com 
24 New York-New Jersey, U.S.A. 5.52 5.50 www.panynj.gov 
25 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 5.15 4.53 www.vpa.org.vn 
26 Lianyungung, China 4.97 4.85 www.lyg.gov.cn 
27 Yingkou, China 4.85 4.03 www.ykport.com.cn 
28 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  4.74 4.01 www.ports.gov.sa 
29 Tokyo, Japan* 4.69 4.55 www.kouwan.metro.tokyo.jp/
30 Valencia, Spain 4.47 4.30 www.valenciaport.com 
31 Keihin Ports, Japan**    7.64 www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/en/ 
32 Hanshin Ports, Japan    4.80 www.pa.kkr.mlit.go.jp/kobeport/index.html
33 Suzhou, China   4.69 www.jiangsu.net
34 Jawaharlal Nehru, India   4.53 www.jnport.com 
35 Colombo, Sri Lanka    4.26 www.slpa.lk
36 Port Said, Egypt    3.91 www.scctportsaid.com
37 Felixtowe,U.K.    3.74 www.portoffelixstowe.co.uk/
38 Algerciras Bay, Spain    3.60 www.apba.es 
39 Colon, Panama    3.37 www.cct-pa.com 
40 Manila, Philippines   3.26 www.ppa.com.ph
41 Balboa, Panama    3.23 www.ppc.com.pa/balboa.php 
42 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates    3.23 www.sharjahports.ae 
43 Salalah, Oman    3.20 www.salalahport.com
44 Santos, Brazil    2.99  www.portodesantos.com 
45 Georgia Ports, U.S.A.    2.94  www.gaports.com 
46 Foshan, China    2.92  www.foshan.gov.cn/english 
47 Bandar Abbas, Iran   2.80  www.mytcts.com 
48 Durban, South Africa   2.71  www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net
49 Ambarli, Turkey   2.69 www.altasliman.com/en 
50 Nagoya, Japan   2.62 www.port-of-nagoya.jp/
51 Metro Vancouver, Canada    2.51  www.portmetrovancouver.com 
51 Melbourne, Australia    2.51  www.portofmelbourne.com

 *Tokyo only, does not include Yokohama, and Kawasaki.
**Keihin Ports is Japan's superport hub on the Tokyo Bay and includes Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Tokyo. Hanshin Ports is Japan's superport hub on the Osaka Bay and includes Kobe, Lsaka, Sakai-Semboku and Amafasaki-Nishinomiya-Ashiya.
Note: Represents total port throughput, included loaded and empty TEU.
Source 2011 data: The Journal of Commerce, August 20-27, 2012 (2012 V.13 N. 29)
Source 2012 data: Containerisation International and ports