List of busiest container ports

Table columns:
Rank
Port
Jurisdiction
2015[1]
2014[2]
2013[3]
2012[4]
2011[5]
2010[6]
2009[7]
2008[8]
2007[9]
2006[10]
2005[11]
2004[12]

Table rows:
cells: 1
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
cells: 2
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
cells: 3
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
cells: 4
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
cells: 5
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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 36
Seattle/Tacoma
United States
3,531
3,456
3,461
3,510
3,590
cells: 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
cells: 38
Piraeus
Greece
3,360
3,164
2,745
1,680
1,198
665
434
1,373
N/A
N/A
N/A
cells: 39
Balboa
Panama
3,078
3,236
3,064
3,251
3,232
2,759
2,012
2,011
2,167
988
663
cells: 40
Ambarli (Istanbul)
Turkey
3,062
3,445
3,378
3,097
2,686
2,540
1,836
cells: 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
cells: 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
cells: 43
Tanger-Med (Tangiers)
Morocco
2,971
3,354
2,558
1,900
2,070
2,058
1,222
cells: 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
cells: 45
Durban
South Africa
2,770
2,633
2,529
2,713
2,762
cells: 46
Colón
Panama
2,765
3,356
2,060
1,900
1,600
2,802
1,856[13]
2,262
N/A
1,947
2,150
cells: 47
Kobe
Japan
2,707
2,765
2,553
2,568
2,470
2,556
cells: 48
Keelung
Taiwan
2,666
2,943
2,642
2,705
2,403
2,199
1,578
cells: 49
Melbourne
Australia
2,638
2,492
2,548
2,507
2,348
cells: 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

Questions about this table:
originalText: who has the biggest port in the world
answer: answerTexts: Shanghai