Top 20 largest ports in the world
| Rank | Commercial ports | Country | Shipping volume (in millions of TEU) (1) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2005 | Evolution | |||
| 1 | Shanghai | China | 47.28 | 18.1 | 161.22% |
| 2 | Singapore | Singapore | 37.29 | 23.2 | 60.73% |
| 3 | Ningbo-Zhoushan (2) | China | 33.36 | - | - |
| 4 | Shenzhen | China | 30.04 | 16.2 | 85.43% |
| 5 | Qingdao | China | 25.66 | 6.31 | 306.66% |
| 6 | Guangzhou (Canton) | China | 24.6 | 4.7 | 423.40% |
| 7 | Busan | South Korea | 22.07 | 11.8 | 87.03% |
| 8 | Tianjin | China | 21.03 | 4.8 | 338.13% |
| 9 | Los Angeles-Long Beach | United States | 19.04 | 7.5 | 153.87% |
| 10 | Hong Kong | China | 16.64 | 22.43 | -25.81% |
| 11 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 14.46 | 9.3 | 55.48% |
| 12 | Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | 13.97 | 7.6 | 83.82% |
| 13 | Antwerp-Bruges | Belgium | 13.50 | 6.5 | 107.69% |
| 14 | Kelang Port | Malaysia | 13.22 | 5.5 | 140.36% |
| 15 | Xiamen | China | 12.42 | 3.3 | 276.36% |
| 16 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia | 10.51 | 4.2 | 150.24% |
| 17 | New York | United States | 9.49 | 4.8 | 97.71% |
| 18 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 9.49 | 9.5 | -0.11% |
| 19 | Laem Chabang | Thailand | 8.74 | 3.8 | 130% |
| 20 | Hamburg | Germany | 8.35 | 8.1 | 3.09% |
| Total | 391.16 | 177.64 | 120.20% | ||
(1) TEU Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit is a standard unit of measurement used to express the transport capacity of sea containers.
(2) Port created in 2006 by merging two neighbouring ports under the same authority: Ningbo and Zhoushan.
Sources: Marine Department (Hong Kong government), Bureau of Transportation Statistic, Alphaliner report, Hackett Associates, National Retail Federation, Cosco, Upply, Le Marin
