30 American Journal of Transportation American Journal of Transportation ajot.com Containerports Top 100 2026 Rank Port Nation 2022 TEUs 2023 TEUs 2024 TEUs 2025 TEUs 1 Shanghai China 47,300,000 49,158,000 50,051,000 55,060,000 2 Singapore Singapore 37,300,000 39,013,000 41,120,000 44,660,000 3 Ningbo-Zhoushan China 33,350,000 35,300,000 39,300,000 43,000,000 4 Shenzhen (1) China 30,040,000 29,880,000 33,390,000 33,150,000 5 Qingdao China 25,670,000 28,750,000 30,870,000 27,600,000 6 Guangzhou (2) China 24,600,000 25,410,000 26,450,000 27,145,000 7 Busan Korea 23,500,000 22,750,000 24,400,000 24,880,000 8 Tianjin China 20,120,000 22,170,000 23,290,000 20,810,000 9 Dubai (Port of Jebel Ali) UAE 13,970,000 14,472,000 15,530,000 15,550,000 10 Port Klang Malaysia 13,740,000 14,061,022 14,640,000 15,140,000 11 Rotterdam Netherlands 14,455,000 13,447,000 13,800,000 14,200,000 12 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 10,510,000 10,480,537 12,250,000 14,020,000 13 Antwerp-Bruges (3) Belgium 13,500,000 12,528,000 13,500,000 13,630,000 14 Hong Kong China/SAR 16,570,000 14,341,000 13,690,000 12,990,000 15 Xiamen China 12,430,000 12,550,000 12,250,000 12,507,700 16 Tanger Med Morocco 7,596,845 8,617,410 10,241,392 11,106,164 17 Cai Mep-Thi Vai Vietnam 5,000,000 5,783,000 10,800,000 11,000,000 18 Los Angeles USA 9,911,156 8,629,681 10,297,352 10,239,318 19 Laem Chabang Thailand 8,740,000 8,689,000 9,460,000 10,150,000 20 Beibu Gulf China 7,020,000 8,020,000 9,015,200 10,000,000 21 Long Beach USA 9,133,657 8,018,668 9,649,724 9,881,595 22 Ho Chi Minh Port (Cat Lai) Vietnam 5,500,000 5,500,000 8,400,000 9,488,640 23 New York/New Jersey USA 9,493,664 7,810,005 8,697,767 8,897,531 24 Kaohsiung China/Taiwan 9,490,000 8,834,000 9,228,418 8,885,854 25 Suzhou (Taicang) China 8,000,000 8,039,000 10,000,000 8,736,000 26 Hamburg Germany 8,256,300 7,700,000 7,800,000 8,300,000 27 Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) Indonesia 6,417,053 6,700,000 7,600,000 8,300,000 28 Colombo Sri Lanka 6,860,000 6,900,000 7,780,000 8,291,178 29 Jawaharlal Nehru India 6,050,000 6,430,000 7,050,000 7,940,000 30 Khalifa Abu Dhabi 4,330,000 4,910,000 4,910,000 7,700,000 31 Mundra (Adani Port) India 6,640,000 7,000,000 7,400,000 7,400,000 32 Rizhao China 5,800,000 6,174,545 6,710,000 7,370,000 33 Lianyungang China 5,570,000 6,752,727 6,690,000 7,159,800 34 Yingkou China NA 5,301,818 5,560,000 5,900,000 35 Santos Brazil 4,451,000 4,284,000 5,485,000 5,900,000 36 Colon (4) (Atlantic side) Panama 4,100,000 3,960,000 5,385,134 5,808,462 37 Savannah USA 5,892,131 4,927,654 5,545,557 5,700,000 38 Valencia Spain 5,052,272 4,796,985 5,475,773 5,691,480 39 Port Said Egypt NA NA 3,940,000 5,570,000 40 Dalian (Liaoning Port Group) China 4,460,000 4,963,636 5,030,000 5,400,000 41 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 4,614,000 4,180,919 4,445,000 4,901,695 42 Tokyo Japan 4,300,000 4,243,404 4,400,000 4,800,000 43 Algeciras Spain 4,762,808 4,733,474 4,706,000 4,740,000 44 Manila Philippines 5,474,483 5,500,000 4,200,000 4,500,000 45 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,400,000 3,548,827 3,940,000 4,500,000 46 Durban South Africa 4,000,000 4,113,821 4,100,000 4,473,000 47 Tanjung Perak (Surabaya) Indonesia 3,800,000 3,900,000 4,050,000 4,400,000 48 Houston USA 3,974,901 3,824,600 4,139,911 4,303,345 49 Salalah Oman 4,503,837 3,794,109 3,304,735 4,300,000 50 Balboa (5) (Pacific side) Panama 2,100,000 2,300,000 4,013,685 4,216,476 51 Cartagena Colombia 3,141,000 3,299,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 52 Piraeus Greece 4,939,983 4,586,500 4,788,000 3,976,713 53 Manzanillo Mexico 3,400,000 3,699,000 4,365,000 3,893,337 54 Fuzhou China 3,450,000 3,392,350 3,400,000 3,850,000 55 Vancouver Canada 3,557,294 3,126,559 3,473,822 3,780,000 56 Barcelona Spain 3,522,944 3,280,247 3,885,736 3,700,000 57 Felixstowe UK 3,700,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,600,000 58 Incheon Korea 3,174,000 3,450,000 3,560,000 3,500,000 59 Ambarli Turkey 2,867,215 3,314,919 3,009,700 3,428,048 60 Chittagong Bangladesh 3,133,020 3,100,000 3,276,000 3,409,069 61 Melbourne Australia 3,230,000 3,190,000 3,396,000 3,390,000 62 Jeddah Saudi Arabia NA NA 3,190,000 3,380,000 63 Yangpu (Hainan) China 1,546,000 1,830,000 2,000,000 3,310,000 64 Virginia/Norfolk USA 3,695,156 3,287,546 3,523,512 3,239,638 65 Le Havre (Haropa) France 3,100,000 2,633,273 3,122,000 3,200,000 66 Northwest Seaport Alliance USA 3,384,018 2,974,416 3,340,733 3,156,598 67 Callao Peru 2,461,000 2,703,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 68 London UK 2,053,000 2,000,000 2,050,000 3,000,000 69 Genoa Italy 2,799,123 2,394,335 2,821,000 2,999,486 70 Marsaxlokk (Malta) Malta 2,888,685 2,993,799 2,857,000 2,870,000 71 Yokohama Japan 2,800,000 2,918,208 2,595,720 2,813,277 72 Nagoya Japan 2,680,000 2,500,000 2,600,000 2,790,000 73 Gdansk Poland 2,072,000 2,050,000 2,242,000 2,766,475 74 Kobe Japan 2,890,000 2,835,578 2,771,878 2,600,000 75 Charleston USA 2,792,313 2,482,080 2,497,143 2,565,297 76 Kingston Jamaica 2,000,000 2,306,666 2,300,000 2,549,698 77 Kocaeli (Izmit) Turkey 2,059,300 2,159,200 2,322,100 2,505,678 78 Oakland USA 2,337,607 2,065,709 2,629,210 2,253,976 79 Mersin Turkey 1,989,585 1,949,882 1,889,900 2,200,000 80 Lazaro Cardenas Mexico 1,700,000 1,869,000 1,987,978 2,161,847 81 Tekirdag Turkey 1,773,228 1,719,426 2,032,700 2,138,327 82 Osaka Japan 1,843,000 2,174,364 2,000,000 2,100,000 83 Southampton UK 1,800,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 84 Sines Portugal 1,663,000 1,665,308 1,909,731 1,718,867 85 Aliaga Turkey 1,493,841 1,588,162 2,119,200 1,701,274 86 Chennai India NA NA 1,590,000 1,670,000 87 Keelung China/Taiwan 1,622,706 1,533,121 1,649,898 1,603,563 88 Taichung China/Taiwan 1,785,365 1,610,199 1,613,469 1,590,746 89 Montreal Canada 1,700,000 1,500,000 1,464,320 1,517,348 90 Taipei China/Taiwan 1,789,998 1,617,713 1,439,806 1,463,658 91 Marseilles-Fos France 1,530,000 1,300,000 1,450,000 1,450,000 92 Buenos Aires Argentina 1,360,000 1,279,000 1,300,000 1,420,000 93 La Spezia Italy 1,262,496 1,139,088 1,238,258 1,400,000 94 Jacksonville USA 1,298,132 1,313,487 1,340,412 1,388,841 95 Veracruz Mexico 1,187,000 1,148,000 1,275,000 1,299,337 96 Livorno Italy NA NA NA 1,200,000 97 Port Everglades USA 1,107,546 1,013,159 1,087,112 1,167,552 98 PortMiami USA 1,197,660 1,098,332 1,089,443 1,115,058 99 Port of Baltimore USA 1,069,000 1,100,000 1,022,913 1,113,309 100 Civitavecchia Italy NA NA NA 1,100,000 (1) Shenzhen includes the ports of Yantian and Dachan Bay (2) Guangzhou includes the Port of Nansha (3) Antwerp and Zeebrugge merged (4) Port of Colon consists of Panama Container Port, Panama Colon Container Port, Colon Container Terminal, Manzanillo International Terminal and Port of Cristobal (5) Port of Balboa and Port of Panama City Sources: Port Authorities, Terminal Operators, Press Reports, Government Agencies, Public Organizations
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