List of busiest container ports - wikipedia List of busiest container ports This is a list of the world 's busiest container ports ( ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in shipping containers ) by total number of actual twenty - foot equivalent units ( TEUs ) transported through the port. Data listed in thousands of TEU. Container Traffic ( in thousand TEUs ) : Rank Port Jurisdiction 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Shanghai China 36,516 35,268 33,617 32,529 31,700 29,069 25,002 27,980 26,150 21,710 18,084 14,557 Singapore Singapore 30,922 33,869 32,240 31,649 29,937 28,431 25,866 29,918 27,932 24,792 23,192 21,329 Shenzhen China 24,142 23,798 23,280 22,940 22,570 22,510 18,250 21,414 21,099 18,469 16,197 13,615 Ningbo - Zhoushan China 20,636 19,450 17,351 16,670 14,686 13,144 10,502 11,226 9,349 7,068 5,208 4,006 Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR 20,073 22,374 22,352 23,117 24,384 23,532 20,983 24,248 23,881 23,539 22,427 21,984 6 Busan South Korea 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 Qingdao China 17,323 16,624 15,520 14,503 13,020 12,012 10,260 10,320 9,462 7,702 6,307 5,140 8 Guangzhou China 17,097 16,160 15,309 14,744 14,400 12,550 11,190 11,001 9,200 6,600 4,685 3,308 9 Jebel Ali ( Dubai ) United Arab Emirates 15,585 14,750 13,641 13,270 13,000 11,600 11,124 11,827 10,653 8,923 7,619 6,429 10 Tianjin China 13,881 14,050 13,010 12,300 11,500 10,080 8,700 8,500 7,103 5,950 4,801 3,814 11 Rotterdam Netherlands 12,235 12,453 11,621 11,866 11,877 11,146 9,743 10,784 10,791 9,655 9,287 8,281 12 Port Klang Malaysia 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 Kaohsiung Taiwan 10,264 10,593 9,938 9,781 9,636 8,872 8,581 9,677 10,257 9,775 9,471 9,714 14 Antwerp Belgium 9,654 9,136 8,578 8,635 8,664 8,468 7,309 8,663 8,176 7,019 6,482 6,064 15 Dalian China 9,591 10,128 10,860 8,060 6,400 5,242 4,552 4,503 4,574 3,212 2,665 2,211 16 Xiamen China 9,215 8,572 8,010 7,202 6,461 5,820 4,680 5,035 4,627 4,019 3,342 2,872 17 Hamburg Germany 8,821 9,729 9,302 8,864 9,022 7,900 7,007 9,737 9,890 8,862 8,088 7,003 18 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 8,797 7,897 7,628 7,700 7,500 6,530 6,000 5,600 5,500 4,770 4,177 4,020 19 Los Angeles United States 8,160 8,340 7,869 8,078 7,941 7,832 6,748 7,850 8,355 8,470 7,485 7,321 20 Long Beach United States 7,192 6,821 6,731 6,046 6,061 6,263 5,067 6,350 7,316 7,289 6,710 5,780 21 Laem Chabang Thailand 6,780 6,518 6,032 5,830 5,731 5,068 4,538 5,134 4,642 4,123 3,834 3,529 22 Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon ) Vietnam 6,556 6,334 5,542 5,060 4,674 4,100 3,563 3,100 2,532 2,532 2,122 1,868 23 New York and New Jersey United States 6,372 5,772 5,467 5,530 5,503 5,292 4,561 5,265 5,299 5,093 4,785 4,478 24 Bremen / Bremerhaven Germany 5,547 5,796 5,831 6,115 5,915 4,871 4,578 5,529 4,912 4,450 3,736 3,469 25 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 5,417 4,200 4,561 4,738 4,010 3,830 3,091 3,326 3,068 2,964 2,836 2,426 26 Tanjung Priok ( Jakarta ) Indonesia 5,154 5,034 6,590 6,200 5,618 4,715 3,800 3,984 3,900 3,280 3,282 3,170 27 Valencia Spain 4,615 4,442 4,328 4,470 4,327 4,207 3,653 3,593 3,043 2,612 2,410 2,145 28 Algeciras Spain 4,516 4,457 4,501 4,114 3,603 2,810 3,042 3,324 3,152 3,257 3,180 2,937 29 Mumbai India 4,492 4,496 4,162 4,260 4,217 3,857 4,061 3,953 4,060 3,298 2,667 2,361 30 Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates 4,414 4,256 3,800 3,996 3,230 3,023 2,750 2,112 1,850 1,730 1,929 1,819 31 Tokyo Japan 4,150 4,917 4,861 4,752 4,640 4,286 3,810 4,271 3,818 3,969 3,593 3,358 32 Manila Philippines 3,976 3,673 3,770 3,705 3,250 3,257 2,815 2,977 2,800 2,638 2,625 2,698 33 Santos Brazil 3,780 3,685 3,446 3,172 2,985 2,716 2,252 2,675 2,533 2,208 2,240 1,883 34 Savannah United States 3,737 3,346 3,034 2,966 2,945 2,825 2,356 2,616 2,604 2,160 1,902 1,662 35 Felixstowe United Kingdom 3,676 3,680 3,740 3,700 3,519 3,400 3,100 3,200 3,300 3,000 2,700 2,717 36 Seattle / Tacoma United States 3,531 3,456 3,461 3,510 3,590 37 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,512 3,062 3,087 2,721 2,305 2,851 2,857 3,468 3,445 2,900 3,161 3,261 38 Piraeus Greece 3,360 3,164 2,745 1,680 1,198 665 434 1,373 N / A N / A N / A 39 Balboa Panama 3,078 3,236 3,064 3,251 3,232 2,759 2,012 2,011 2,167 988 663 40 Ambarli ( Istanbul ) Turkey 3,062 3,445 3,378 3,097 2,686 2,540 1,836 41 Vancouver Canada 3,054 2,913 2,825 2,713 2,551 2,514 2,492 2,307 2,208 1,767 1,665 42 Port Said Egypt 3,036 3,036 4,100 3,631 4,272 3,646 3,300 3,202 2,127 2,127 1,522 869 43 Tanger - Med ( Tangiers ) Morocco 2,971 3,354 2,558 1,900 2,070 2,058 1,222 44 Yokohama Japan 2,787 2,775 2,888 3,053 3,083 3,280 2,555 3,490 3,400 3,200 2,873 2,718 45 Durban South Africa 2,770 2,633 2,529 2,713 2,762 46 Colón Panama 2,765 3,356 2,060 1,900 1,600 2,802 1,856 2,262 N / A 1,947 2,150 47 Kobe Japan 2,707 2,765 2,553 2,568 2,470 2,556 48 Keelung Taiwan 2,666 2,943 2,642 2,705 2,403 2,199 1,578 49 Melbourne Australia 2,638 2,492 2,548 2,507 2,348 50 Nagoya Japan 2,631 2,740 2,709 2,655 2,623 2,549 2,113 2,817 2,890 2,740 2,470 2,304 List of busiest container ports Level in 2015 Level in 2004 Map See also Container ports in the United States Largest container shipping companies Largest container ships ever built List of busiest ports in Europe References Jump up ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2015 Jump up ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2014 Jump up ^ The Lloyd 's List of the World 's Busiest Container Ports 2013 Jump up ^ The Lloyd 's List of the World 's Busiest Container Ports 2012 Jump up ^ The Lloyd 's List of the World 's Busiest Container Ports 2011 Jump up ^ The Lloyd 's List of the World 's Busiest Container Ports 2010 Jump up ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2009 Jump up ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008 Jump up ^ Port of Hamburg Jump up ^ AAPA World Port Rankings 2006 Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. 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Question: who has the biggest port in the world
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