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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.

Container traffic (in thousand TEUs, based on World Shipping Council 2019 figures)

#	Port	Country	Region	Location	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
1	Shanghai	China	East Asia	Yangtze Delta	49,000	47,303	47,030	43,500	43,303	42,010	40,233	37,133	36,537	35,268	33,617	32,529	31,700	29,069	25,002	27,980	26,150	21,710	18,084	14,557
2	Singapore	Singapore	Southeast Asia	Singapore Strait	39,010	37,289	37,470	36,600	37,195	36,599	33,666	30,904	30,922	33,869	32,240	31,649	29,937	28,431	25,866	29,918	27,932	24,792	23,192	21,329
3	Ningbo-Zhoushan	China	East Asia	Yangtze Delta	35,300	33,351	31,070	28,720	27,530	26,351	24,607	21,560	20,620	19,450	17,351	16,670	14,686	13,144	10,502	11,226	9,349	7,068	5,208	4,006
4	Shenzhen	China	East Asia	Pearl River Delta	26,890	30,036	28,768	26,550	25,770	25,740	25,208	23,979	24,204	23,798	23,280	22,940	22,570	22,510	18,250	21,414	21,099	18,469	16,197	13,615
5	Qingdao	China	East Asia	Yellow Sea	26,390	25,670	23,710	22,000	21,010	19,315	18,262	18,010	17,510	16,624	15,520	14,503	13,020	12,012	10,260	10,320	9,462	7,702	6,307	5,140
6	Busan	South Korea	East Asia	Korean Strait	22,750	22,078	22,706	21,590	21,992	21,662	20,493	19,850	19,469	18,423	17,690	17,046	16,185	14,157	11,954	13,425	13,270	12,039	11,843	11,430
7	Tianjin	China	East Asia	Yellow Sea	21,800	21,021	20,269	18,350	17,264	15,972	15,040	14,490	14,090	14,050	13,010	12,300	11,500	10,080	8,700	8,500	7,103	5,950	4,801	3,814
8	Guangzhou	China	East Asia	Pearl River Delta	20,800	24,857	24,180	23,190	23,236	21,992	20,370	18,858	17,625	16,160	15,309	14,744	14,400	12,550	11,190	11,001	9,200	6,600	4,685	3,308
9	Los Angeles / Long Beach	United States	North America	West Coast	16,618	19,044	20,061	17,327	16,969	17,549	17,013	15,632	15,352	15,161	14,600	14,124	14,002	14,095	11,815	14,200	15,671	15,759	14,195	13,101
10	Jebel Ali	United Arab Emirates	West Asia	Persian Gulf	14,472	13,970	13,742	13,488	14,111	14,954	15,368	14,772	15,592	14,750	13,641	13,270	13,000	11,600	11,124	11,827	10,653	8,923	7,619	6,429
11	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	East Asia	Pearl River Delta	14,300	16,685	17,798	20,070	18,361	19,596	20,770	19,813	20,073	22,374	22,352	23,117	24,384	23,532	20,983	24,248	23,881	23,539	22,427	21,984
12	Port Klang	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	Malacca Strait	14,061	13,220	13,724	13,240	13,580	12,316	11,978	13,170	11,887	10,736	10,350	10,000	9,604	8,870	7,309	7,970	7,120	6,326	5,544	5,244
13	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Europe	Rhine delta	13,400	14,455	15,300	14,350	14,810	14,512	13,734	12,385	12,235	12,453	11,621	11,866	11,877	11,146	9,743	10,784	10,791	9,655	9,287	8,281
14	Xiamen	China	East Asia	Taiwan Strait	12,550	12,434	12,045	11,410	11,122	10,702	10,380	9,614	9,183	8,572	8,010	7,202	6,461	5,820	4,680	5,035	4,627	4,019	3,342	2,872
15	Antwerp	Belgium	Europe	Scheldt delta	12,528	13,500	12,020	12,031	11,860	11,100	10,451	10,037	9,654	9,136	8,578	8,635	8,664	8,468	7,309	8,663	8,176	7,019	6,482	6,064
16	Tanjung Pelepas	Malaysia	Southeast Asia	Malacca Strait	10,480	10,512	11,200	9,850	9,100	8,960	8,261	8,281		9,120	8,500	7,628	7,700	7,500	6,530	6,000	5,600	5,500	4,770	4,177	4,020
17	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	East Asia	Taiwan Strait	8,834	9,491	9,864	9,622	10,428	10,445	10,271	10,465	10,264	10,593	9,938	9,781	9,636	8,872	8,581	9,677	10,257	9,775	9,471	9,714
18	Laem Chabang	Thailand	Southeast Asia	Gulf of Thailand	8,680	8,741	8,335	7,547	8,106	8,070	7,670	7,227	6,780	6,518	6,032	5,830	5,731	5,068	4,538	5,134	4,642	4,123	3,834	3,529
19	Tanger-Med	Morocco	North Africa	Western Mediterranean	8,617	7,596	7,173	5,771	4,801	3,472	3,312	2,960
20	New York / New Jersey	United States	North America	East Coast		9,493	8,985	7,586	7,471	7,179	6,711	6,252	6,372	5,772	5,467	5,530	5,503	5,292	4,561	5,265	5,299	5,093	4,785	4,478
21	Hamburg	Germany	Europe	Elbe River	7.700	8,261	8,715	8,540	9,274	8,730	8,860	8,910	8,821	9,729	9,302	8,864	9,022	7,900	7,007	9,737	9,890	8,862	8,088	7,003
22	Taicang / Suzhou	China	East Asia	Yangtze Delta		8,025	7,038	5,212	5,152	5,071	4,514	4,081	3,760
23	Saigon	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	South China Sea		7,905	7,956	7,854	7,220	6,586	6,156	5,987		5,788	6,334	5,542	5,060	4,674	4,100	3,563	3,100	2,532	2,532	2,122	1,868
24	Tanjung Priok	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	Java Sea		6,849	6,134	7,600	7,640	6,090	5,515		5,201	5,034	6,590	6,200	5,618	4,715	3,800	3,984	3,900	3,280	3,282	3,170
25	Colombo	Sri Lanka	Indian Subcontinent	Laccadive Sea		6,860	7,250	6,855	7,228	7,047	6,209	5,735		5,185	4,910										2,221
26	Mundra	India	Indian Subcontinent	Gulf of Kutch		6,503	6,660	6,503	5,657	4,732	4,449	4,240	3,320	2,895
27	Nhava Sheva / Mumbai	India	Indian Subcontinent	Arabian Sea		5,959	5,630	4,470	5,100	5,051	4,833	4,432	4,490	4,450
28	Savannah	United States	North America	East Coast		5,892	5,613	4,682	4,599	4,350	4,046	3,645	3,737	3,346	3,034	2,966	2,945	2,825	2,356	2,616	2,604	2,160	1,902	1,662
29	Rizhao	China	East Asia	Yellow Sea		5,804	5,174	4,860	4,500	4,000	3,240	3,010	2,810
30	Hai Phong	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	Hong River Delta		5,629	5,696	5,142	5,133	4,954
31	Vũng Tàu	Vietnam	Southeast Asia	South China Sea		5,593	5,385	4,411	3,742	3,567	3,065	2,261
32	Lianyungang	China	East Asia	Yellow Sea		5,570	5,090	4,800	4,780	4,750	4,711	4,703	4,703
33	Manila	Philippines	Southeast Asia	Manila Bay		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
34	Qinzhou	China	East Asia	Gulf of Tonkin		5,407	4,630	3,950	2,580	2,400	2,303	2,091
35	Colón	Panama	Central America	Caribbean coast		5,102	4,916	4,454	4,379	3,890	3,891	3,258	3,577	3,356	2,060	1,900	1,600	2,802	1,856	2,262	N/A	1,947	2,150
36	Valencia	Spain	Europe	Western Mediterranean		5,052	5,604	5,428	5,439	5,128	4,832	4,722	4,616	4,442	4,328	4,470	4,327	4,207	3,653	3,593	3,043	2,612	2,410	2,145
37	Piraeus	Greece	Europe	Eastern Mediterranean		5,000	5,311	5,437	5,648	4,907	4,145	3,737	3,330	3,164	2,745	1,680	1,198	665	434	1,373	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	Yingkou	China	East Asia	Liaodong Bay		4,995	5,207	5,650	5,480	6,487	6,278	6,086		5,922	5,770
39	Santos	Brazil	South America	South Atlantic Ocean		4,986	4,831	4,232	4,165	4,120	3,854	3,394	3,645	3,685	3,446	3,172	2,985	2,716	2,252	2,675	2,533	2,208	2,240	1,883
40	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	West Asia	Red Sea		4,960	4,882	4,737	4,433	4,120	4,150	3,957	4,188		4,200	4,561	4,738	4,010	3,830	3,091	3,326	3,068	2,964	2,836	2,426
41	Algeciras	Spain	Europe	Western Mediterranean		4,767	4,799	5,108	5,125	4,773	4,340	4,761	4,516	4,457	4,501	4,114	3,603	2,810	3,042	3,324	3,152	3,257	3,180	2,937
42	Bremerhaven	Germany	Europe	North Sea		4,572	5,018	4,767	4,856	5,450	5,510	5,535		5,479	5,796	5,831	6,115	5,915	4,871	4,578	5,529	4,912	4,450	3,736	3,469
43	Salalah	Oman	West Asia	Arabian Sea		4,504	4,510	4,340	4,109	3,390	3,946	3,325	2,569										2,229
44	Dalian	China	East Asia	Yellow Sea		4,459	3,672	5,110	10,210	9,770	9,707	9,614		9,450	10,128	10,860	8,060	6,400	5,242	4,552	4,503	4,574	3,212	2,665	2,211
45	Tokyo	Japan	East Asia	Tokyo Bay		4,430	4,326	4,260	4,510	4,570	4,500	4,700	4,629	4,917	4,861	4,752	4,640	4,286	3,810	4,271	3,818	3,969	3,593	3,358
46	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	West Asia	Persian Gulf		4,330	3,440	3,220	2,780	1,740	1,400
47	Port Said	Egypt	North Africa	North of Suez Canal		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
48	Yantai	China	East Asia	Yellow Sea		4,117	3,651	3,300	3,102	3,001
49	Houston	United States	North America	Gulf of Mexico		3,974	3,453	3,001	2,987	2,701
50	Tanjung Perak	Indonesia	Southeast Asia	Madura Strait		3,972	3,901	3,602

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

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