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.

The latest ranking reflected the figures for the year 2023, as published in the Lloyds List Top 100 and World Shipping Council (2024 figures) Assuming that all boxes are either counted as 1 or 2 TEUs (which is pretty much the case), and that for every 20-foot / single TEU box, there are at least two 40-foot (or other 2 TEU) units (meaning 2 × 2 = 4 TEUs) in circulation, the 40-footers represent at least 80% of the TEU volume; and for every 10 TEUs, on average, at least 80% of them must be divided by two, to compute the actual number of boxes, meaning the total number of boxes drops below 60% of the number of TEUs moved.

World's busiest container port - Top 10 + Container traffic (in thousand TEUs, based on Lloyds List Top 100 and World Shipping Council (2024 figures)#PortCountryRegionLocation20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2013 2012The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2012 2011The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2011 2010The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2010 2009200820072006AAPA World Port Rankings 2006 2005AAPA World Port Rankings 2005 2004AAPA World Port Rankings 2004 1Shanghai ChinaEast AsiaYangtze Delta49,000*47,30347,03043,50043,30342,01040,23337,13336,537 35,268 33,61732,52931,70029,06925,00227,980 26,150 21,710 18,084 14,5572Singapore Singapore Singapore Strait39,010^37,28937,47036,60037,19536,59933,666 30,90430,922 33,869 32,24031,64929,93728,43125,866 29,918 27,932 24,792 23,192 21,3293Ningbo-Zhoushan China East AsiaYangtze Delta35,300**33,35131,07028,72027,53026,35124,60721,56020,620 19,450 17,35116,67014,68613,14410,50211,2269,3497,0685,2084,0064Shenzhen ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta26,89030,03628,76826,55025,77025,74025,20823,979 24,204 23,798 23,28022,94022,57022,51018,25021,41421,09918,46916,19713,6155Qingdao China East AsiaYellow Sea26,39025,67023,71022,00021,01019,31518,26218,01017,510 16,624 15,52014,50313,02012,01210,26010,3209,4627,7026,3075,1406Guangzhou ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta20,80024,85724,18023,19023,23621,99220,37018,85817,625 16,160 15,30914,74414,40012,55011,19011,0019,2006,6004,6853,3087Busan South KoreaEast AsiaKorean Strait22,75022,07822,70621,59021,99221,66220,49319,85019,469 18,423 17,69017,04616,18514,15711,95413,42513,27012,03911,84311,4308Tianjin ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea21,80021,02120,26918,35017,26415,97215,04014,49014,090 14,050 13,01012,30011,50010,0808,7008,5007,1035,9504,8013,8149Jebel Ali DubaiWest AsiaPersian Gulf14,47213,97013,74213,48814,11114,95415,36814,77215,592 14,750 13,64113,27013,00011,60011,12411,82710,6538,9237,6196,42910Hong Kong ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta14,30016,68517,79820,07018,36119,59620,77019,81320,073 22,374 22,35223,11724,38423,53220,98324,248 23,88123,53922,42721,984* Shanghai crossed the 50 millionth TEUs mark in December 22, 2024.^ Singapore posted 41.12million TEUs by end-December 2024.** Ningbo-Zhoushen reported 39.3 million TEUs for end-December 2024.

World's busiest container port : 11-52 11Port Klang MalaysiaSoutheast AsiaMalacca Strait14,06113,22013,72413,24013,58012,31611,97813,17011,887 10,736 10,35010,0009,6048,8707,3097,9707,1206,3265,5445,24412Rotterdam NetherlandsEuropeRhine delta13,40014,45515,30014,35014,81014,51213,73412,38512,235 12,453 11,62111,86611,87711,1469,74310,78410,7919,6559,2878,28113Xiamen ChinaEast Asia Taiwan Strait12,55012,43412,04511,41011,12210,70210,3809,6149,183 8,572 8,0107,2026,4615,8204,6805,0354,6274,0193,3422,87214Antwerp BelgiumEuropeScheldt delta12,52813,50012,02012,03111,86011,10010,45110,0379,654 9,136 8,5788,6358,6648,4687,3098,6638,1767,0196,4826,06415Tanjung Pelepas MalaysiaSoutheast AsiaMalacca Strait10,48010,51211,2009,8509,1008,9608,2618,2819,1208,5007,6287,7007,5006,5306,0005,6005,5004,7704,1774,02016Laem Chabang ThailandSoutheast AsiaGulf of Thailand8,6808,7418,3357,5478,1068,0707,6707,2276,780 6,518 6,0325,8305,7315,0684,5385,1344,6424,1233,8343,52917Kaohsiung TaiwanEast AsiaTaiwan Strait8,8349,4919,8649,62210,42810,44510,27110,46510,264 10,593 9,9389,7819,6368,8728,5819,67710,2579,7759,4719,71418 North AmericaWest Coast8,63419,04420,06117,32716,96917,54917,01315,63215,352 15,161 14,60014,12414,00214,09511,81514,20015,67115,75914,19513,10119Tanger-Med MoroccoNorth AfricaWestern Mediterranean8,6177,5967,1735,7714,8013,4723,3122,960 20Taicang / Suzhou ChinaEast AsiaYangtze Delta8,0398,0257,0385,2125,1525,0714,5144,0813,76021Long Beach United StatesNorth AmericaLos Angeles8,01822New York / New Jersey United StatesNorth AmericaEast Coast78109,4938,9857,5867,4717,1796,7116,2526,372 5,772 5,4675,5305,5035,2924,5615,2655,2995,0934,7854,47823Hamburg GermanyEuropeElbe River7,7008,2618,7158,5409,2748,7308,8608,9108,821 9,729 9,3028,8649,0227,9007,0079,7379,8908,8628,0887,00324Mundra IndiaSouth AsiaGulf of Kutch7,4006,5036,6606,5035,6574,7324,4494,2403,3202,89525Ho Chi Minh Saigon VietnamSoutheast AsiaSouth China Sea7,3977,9057,9567,8547,2206,5866,1565,9875,7886,3345,5425,0604,6744,1003,5633,1002,5322,5322,1221,86826Tanjung Priok IndonesiaSoutheast AsiaJava Sea7,2906,8496,1347,6007,6406,0905,5155,2015,0346,5906,2005,6184,7153,8003,9843,9003,2803,2823,17027Colombo Sri LankaSouth AsiaLaccadive Sea6,9406,8607,2506,8557,2287,0476,2095,7355,1854,9102,22128Nhava Sheva / Jawaharlal Nehru Mumbai IndiaSouth AsiaArabian Sea6,3545,9595,6304,4705,1005,0514,8334,4324,4904,450 29Rizhao ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea6,260 5,8045,1744,8604,5004,0003,2403,0102,81030Qinzhou ChinaEast AsiaGulf of Tonkin6,2105,4074,6303,9502,5802,4002,3032,09131Lianyungang ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea6,1405,5705,0904,8004,7804,7504,7114,7034,70332Jeddah Saudi ArabiaWest AsiaRed Sea5,5864,9604,8824,7374,4334,1204,1503,9574,1884,2004,5614,7384,0103,8303,0913,3263,0682,9642,8362,42633Hai Phong VietnamSoutheast AsiaHong River Delta5,567.95,6295,6965,1425,1334,95434Cai Mep, Vũng Tàu VietnamSoutheast AsiaSouth China Sea5,4825,5935,3854,4113,7423,5673,0652,26135Yingkou ChinaEast AsiaLiaodong Bay5,3314,9955,2075,6505,4806,4876,2786,0865,9225,77036Manila PhilippinesSoutheast AsiaManila Bay5,209.45,4744,9764,4435,3155,0854,7824,5233,9763,6733,7703,7053,2503,2572,8152,9772,8002,6382,62537Piraeus GreeceEuropeEastern Mediterranean5,1005,0005,3115,4375,6484,9074,1453,7373,3303,1642,7451,6801,198665434 1,373 N/A N/A N/A38Dalian ChinaEast Asia Yellow Sea5,0284,4593,6725,11010,2109,7709,7079,6149,45010,12810,8608,0606,4005,2424,5524,5034,5743,2122,6652,21139Savannah United StatesNorth AmericaEast Coast4,9275,8925,6134,6824,5994,3504,0463,645 3,737 3,346 3,0342,9662,9452,8252,3562,6162,6042,1601,9021,66240Abu Dhabi United Arab EmiratesWest AsiaPersian Gulf4,9104,3303,4403,2202,7801,7401,400 41Colón PanamaCentral AmericaCaribbean coast4,8685,1024,9164,4544,3793,8903,891 3,2583,5773,3562,0601,9001,6002,8021,8562,262N/A 1,9472,15042Valencia SpainEuropeWestern Mediterranean4.8045,0525,6045,4285,4395,1284,8324,7224,616 4,442 4,3284,4704,3274,2073,6533,5933,0432,6122,4102,14543SantosSouth AmericaSouth Atlantic Ocean4,7834,9864,8314,2324,1654,1203,8543,3943,645 3,685 3,4463,1722,9852,7162,2522,6752,5332,2082,2401,88344Algeciras SpainEuropeWestern Mediterranean4,7334,7674,7995,1085,1254,7734,3404,7614,516 4,457 4,5014,1143,6032,8103,0423,3243,1523,2573,1802,93745Yantai ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea4,6274,1173,6513,3003,1023,001 46Tokyo JapanEast AsiaTokyo Bay4,5704,4304,3264,2604,5104,5704,5004,7004,629 4,917 4,8614,7524,6404,2863,8104,2713,8183,9693,5933,35847Port Said EgyptNorth AfricaNorth of Suez Canal4,4384,2524,7654,0103,8163,1052,9683,0363,4623,0364,1003,6314,2723,6463,3003,2022,1272,1271,52286948Bremerhaven GermanyEuropeNorth Sea4,1814,5725,0184,7674,8565,4505,5105,535 5,4795,7965,8316,1155,9154,8714,5785,5294,9124,4503,7363,46949Tanjung Perak IndonesiaSoutheast AsiaMadura Strait4,1003,9723,9013,602 50Dongguan ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta3,901 -51Houston United StatesNorth AmericaGulf of Mexico3,8243,9743,4533,0012,9872,701 52Salalah OmanWest AsiaArabian Sea3,7904,5044,5104,3404,1093,3903,9463,3252,5692,229

See also

United States container ports List of largest container shipping companies List of largest container ships List of busiest ports in Europe List of countries by container port traffic

References

World's busiest container port + Container traffic (in thousand TEUs)#PortCountryRegionLocation202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2013 2012The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2012 2011The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2011 2010The Lloyd's List of the World's Busiest Container Ports 2010 2009200820072006AAPA World Port Rankings 2006 2005AAPA World Port Rankings 2005 2004AAPA World Port Rankings 2004 1Shanghai ChinaEast AsiaYangtze Delta51,50649,00047,30347,03043,50043,30342,01040,23337,13336,537 35,268 33,61732,52931,70029,06925,00227,980 26,150 21,710 18,084 14,5572Singapore Singapore Singapore Strait41,12439,01037,28937,47036,60037,19536,59933,666 30,90430,922 33,869 32,24031,64929,93728,43125,866 29,918 27,932 24,792 23,192 21,3293Ningbo-Zhoushan China East AsiaYangtze Delta39,30835,30033,35131,07028,72027,53026,35124,60721,56020,620 19,450 17,35116,67014,68613,14410,50211,2269,3497,0685,2084,0064Shenzhen ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta33,38026,89030,03628,76826,55025,77025,74025,20823,979 24,204 23,798 23,28022,94022,57022,51018,25021,41421,09918,46916,19713,6155Qingdao China East AsiaYellow Sea30,87026,39025,67023,71022,00021,01019,31518,26218,01017,510 16,624 15,52014,50313,02012,01210,26010,3209,4627,7026,3075,1406Guangzhou ChinaEast AsiaPearl River Delta26,07020,80024,85724,18023,19023,23621,99220,37018,85817,625 16,160 15,30914,74414,40012,55011,19011,0019,2006,6004,6853,3087Busan South KoreaEast AsiaKorean Strait24,40222,75022,07822,70621,59021,99221,66220,49319,85019,469 18,423 17,69017,04616,18514,15711,95413,42513,27012,03911,84311,4308Tianjin ChinaEast AsiaYellow Sea23,29021,80021,02120,26918,35017,26415,97215,04014,49014,090 14,050 13,01012,30011,50010,0808,7008,5007,1035,9504,8013,8149Jebel Ali DubaiWest AsiaPersian Gulf15,53614,47213,97013,74213,48814,11114,95415,36814,77215,592 14,750 13,64113,27013,00011,60011,12411,82710,6538,9237,6196,42910Port Klang MalaysiaSoutheast AsiaMalacca Strait14,64514,06113,22013,72413,24013,58012,31611,97813,17011,887 10,736 10,35010,0009,6048,8707,3097,9707,1206,3265,5445,24411Rotterdam NetherlandsEuropeRhine delta13,82013,40014,45515,30014,35014,81014,51213,73412,38512,235 12,453 11,62111,86611,87711,1469,74310,78410,7919,6559,2878,28112Hong Kong