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World container port rankings: 1970-2019

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2020, what a waste! [3]
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May 2021
Over the past five decades, traffic at the world's ports and seaboards has also undergone a profound change. With the increasing containerization of freight transport, maritime traffic has shifted to East Asian ports, particularly Chinese ports, at the expense of North American and European ports.

container shipIn 2019, seven Chinese ports will enter the top 10 hubs specializing in containerized cargo transport. No American, British, German or Japanese ports show in this ranking.

Only the port of Rotterdam still appears in this ranking, which fell from third place in 1970 down to 10th place in 2019.

Ranking of container ports according to world traffic

Rank19702019
PortCountryPortCountry
1New YorkUnited StatesShanghaiChina
2OaklandUnited StatesSingaporeSingapore
3RotterdamNetherlandsNingboChina
4LiverpoolEngland
United Kingdom		ShenzhenChina
5TilburyEngland
United Kingdom		CantonChina
6BremenGermanyBusanSouth Korea
7YokohamaJapanHong KongChina
8BelfastNorthern Ireland
United Kingdom		QingdaoChina
9SeattleUnited StatesTianjinChina
10VirginiaUnited StatesRotterdamNetherlands
Wed, 26/05/2021 - 12:21

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