This article mainly lists 50 famous container ports in the world.

Rank Port / Volume 2018 (Million TEU) / Volume 2017 (Million TEU) / Volume 2016 (Million TEU) / Volume 2015 (Million TEU) / Volume 2014 (Million TEU)

1 Shanghai, China 42.01 40.23 37.13 36.54 35.29 2 Singapore 36.60 33.67 30.90 30.92 33.87 3 Shenzhen, China 27.74 25.21 23.97 24.20 24.03 4 Ningbo-Zhoushan, China 26.35 24.61 21.60 20.63 19.45 5 Guangzhou Harbor, China 21.87 20.37 18.85 17.22 16.16 6 Busan, South Korea 21.66 20.49 19.85 19.45 18.65 7 Hong Kong, S.A.R, China 19.60 20.76 19.81 20.07 22.23 8 Qingdao, China 18.26 18.30 18.01 17.47 16.62 9 Tianjin, China 16.00 15.07 14.49 14.11 14.05 10 Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14.95 15.37 15.73 15.60 15.25 11 Rotterdam, The Netherlands 14.51 13.73 12.38 12.23 12.30 12 Port Klang, Malaysia 12.32 13.73 13.20 11.89 10.95 13 Antwerp, Belgium 11.10 10.45 10.04 9.65 8.98 14 Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China 10.45 10.27 10.46 10.26 10.59 15 Xiamen, China 10.00 10.38 9.61 9.18 10.13 16 Dalian, China 9.77 9.70 9.61 9.45 10.13 17 Los Angeles, U.S.A 9.46 9.43 8.86 8.16 8.33 18 Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia 8.96 8.38 8.28 9.10 8.50 19 Hamburg, Germany 8.73 8.86 8.91 8.82 9.73 20 Long Beach, U.S.A. 8.09 7.54 6.80 7.19 6.82 21 Laem Chabang, Thailand 8.07 7.78 7.22 6.82 6.58 22 Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia 7.64 6.09 5.51 5.20 5.77 23 New York-New Jersey, U.S.A. 7.20 6.71 6.25 6.37 5.77 24 Colombo, Sri Lanka 7.05 6.21 5.73 5.19 4.91 25 Yingkou, China 6.50 6.28 6.08 5.92 5.77 26 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 6.33 6.16 5.99 5.31 6.39 27 Bremen/Bremerhaven, Germany 5.42 5.51 5.49 5.48 5.78 28 Manila, Philippines 5.05 4.82 4.52 4.23 3.65 29 Jawarharlal Nehru Port India 5.05 4.83 4.51 4.49 4.45 30 Piraeus, Greece 4.91 4.15 3.73 3.37 3.59 31 Algeciras, Spain 4.77 4.39 4.76 4.52 4.56 32 Lianyunguang, China 4.75 4.72 4.70 5.01 5.01 33 Tokyo, Japan 4.57 4.50 4.25 34 Mundra, India 4.44 4.24 4.80 2.99 2.70 35 Savannah, U.S.A 4.35 4.05 3.64 3.74 3.35 36 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 4.12 4.15 3.96 4.19 4.20 37 Santos, Brazil 4.12 3.85 3.60 3.78 3.68 38 Rizhao, China 4.00 3.24 3.01 39 Colon, Panama 3.89 3.89 3.26 3.58 3.29 40 Felixstowe, U.K. 3.85 4.30 4.10 4.00 3.74 41 Seattle-Tacoma NW Seaport Alliance, U.S.A. 3.80 3.70 3.62 3.53 3.43 42 Dongguan, China 3.50 3.91 3.64 43 Tanger Med, Morocco 3.47 3.31 2.96 44 Barcelona, Spain 3.42 2.97 2.23 45 Vancouver, Canada 3.40 3.25 2.92 46 Salalah, Oman 3.39 3.94 3.32 2.57 2.96 47 Fuzhou, China 3.34 3.01 2.66 48 Marsaxlokk, Malta 3.31 3.15 3.08 3.06 2.90 49 Nanjing, China 3.23 3.17 3.08 2.94 50 Cai Mep, Vietnam 3.20 3.07 2.56 --

*Keihin Ports is Japan's superport hub on the Tokyo Bay and includes Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Tokyo. No data avaliable for 2018 as of July 2019.

**Hanshin Ports is Japan's superport hub on the Osaka Bay and includes Kobe, Lsaka, Sakai-Semboku and Amafasaki-Nishinomiya-Ashiya. No data avaliable for 2018 as of July 2019.

***In October of 2014 the Port of Tacoma and Port of Seattle announced an agreement to opperate jointly.

Which is the leading container port in the world?

Port

1 Port of Shanghai, China It has the Huangpu River and Yangtze River flowing through it. In 2022 47.3 Million TEU passed through the Port of Shanghai's 200 berths. The Yangshan Deep Water Port is the largest automated container port in the world and is also a part of the larger Shanghai Port.

What is used to determine the rankings for the top 50 ports in the world?

Every year, a new ranking of top seaports is issued. Port throughput can be measured by cargo tonnage, container TEU, and the number of vessel calls categorized by commodities carried. TEU is a standard measure used to measure container movements and the capacity of container ships.

Which country has the busiest container port?

China has the busiest and top ports in the world. In fact, several of the busiest container ports in the world are located in China, including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Guangzhou, and Tianjin.

Who owns the most ports in the world?

A decade later, China owns or operates ports and terminals at nearly 100 locations in over 50 countries, spanning every ocean and every continent. Many are located along some of the world's most strategic waterways.