# List of busiest container ports

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 | South Asia | 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 | South Asia | 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 | South Asia | 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 | Piraeus | Greece | Europe | Eastern Mediterranean | 5,100 | 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 | |
| 37 | Valencia | Spain | Europe | Western Mediterranean | 4.804 | 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |