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The world's busiest port is contested by several ports around the world, as there is as yet no standardised means of evaluating port performance and traffic. Most keenly fought over this is between the Port of Rotterdam, Port of Shanghai, Port of Hong Kong and the Port of Singapore, the former of which based its measurement on cargo tonnage handled (total weight of goods loaded and discharged), while the latter ranks in terms of shipping tonnage handled (total volume of ships handled).

By total cargo tonnage

2005 (preliminary)

Rank Port Country Measure Tons(000s) +/- from 2004 % change from 2004
1 Shanghai People's Republic of China MT 443,000 64,000 16.89
2 Singapore Singapore FT 423,268 29,850 7.59
3 Rotterdam Netherlands MT 370,231 17,638 5.00
4 Hong Kong People's Republic of China MT 230,139 9,260 4.19
5 Nagoya Japan FT 185,000 2,711 1.50
6 Antwerp Belgium MT 160,054 7,727 5.07
7 Dampier Australia MT 104,366 14,265 15.83

2004 (preliminary)

Rank Port Country Measure Tons(000s) +/- from 2003 % change from 2003
1 Singapore Singapore FT 393,418 45,724 13.15
2 Shanghai People's Republic of China MT 379,000 62,790 19.86
3 Rotterdam Netherlands MT 352,593 25,635 7.84
4 Hong Kong People's Republic of China MT 220,879 13,267 6.39
5 Nagoya Japan FT 182,289 10,250 5.96
6 Antwerp Belgium MT 152,327 9,452 6.62
7 Klang Malaysia FT 99,911 11,023 12.40
8 Dampier Australia MT 90,101 1,221 1.37

2003

Rank Port Country Measure Tons(000s) +/- from 2002 % change from 2002
1 Singapore Singapore FT 347,694 12,538 3.74
2 Rotterdam Netherlands MT 326,958 5,107 1.59
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China MT 316,210 77,604 32.52
4 Hong Kong People's Republic of China MT 207,612 15,102 7.84
5 South Louisiana United States MT 180,493 -15,952 -8.12
6 Houston United States MT 173,320 12,130 7.52
7 Chiba Japan FT 169,000 10,071 6.34
8 Nagoya Japan FT 168,378 10,358 6.55
9 Guangzhou People's Republic of China MT 167,720 27,325 19.46
10 Gwangyang South Korea RT 165,089 11,642 7.59
11 Busan South Korea RT 162,460 18,688 13.00
12 Tianjin People's Republic of China MT 161,820 32,820 25.44
13 Ningbo People's Republic of China MT 153,980 3,980 2.65
14 Ulsan South Korea RT 146,940 -1,472 -0.99
15 Antwerp Belgium MT 142,875 11,246 8.54
16 Qingdao People's Republic of China MT 140,900 20,900 17.42
17 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) MT 138,832 9,418 7.28
18 New York/New Jersey United States MT 132,438 10,335 8.46
19 Incheon South Korea RT 131,018 -15,163 -10.37
20 Dalian People's Republic of China MT 126,020 18,482 17.19
21 Yokohama Japan FT 125,943 7,871 6.67
22 Qinhuangdao People's Republic of China MT 125,620 4,468 3.69
23 Hamburg Germany MT 106,536 8,264 8.41
24 Marseilles France MT 95,545 3,284 3.56
25 Port Hedland Australia MT 89,799 8,041 9.84
26 Osaka Japan FT 89,687 3,188 3.69
27 Kitakyushu Japan FT 88,890 4,641 5.51
28 Klang Malaysia FT 88,888 6,617 8.04
29 Dampier Australia MT 88,880 -3,348 -3.63
30 Tokyo Japan FT 88,475 5,530 6.67
31 Shenzhen People's Republic of China MT 87,670 11,788 15.53
32 Richards Bay South Africa HT 87,521 6,012 7.38
33 Newcastle Australia MT 82,712 5,825 7.58
34 Beaumont United States MT 79,470 1,480 1.90
35 Kobe Japan FT 78,759 158 0.20
36 Tubarão Brazil MT 77,621 1,756 2.31
37 Hay Point Australia MT 77,546 2,874 3.85
38 New Orleans, Louisiana United States MT 76,116 -1,047 -1.36
39 Le Havre France MT 71,493 3,795 5.61
40 Huntington United States MT 70,483 -3,107 -4.22
41 Corpus Christi, Texas United States MT 70,105 4,743 7.26
42 Itaqui Brazil MT 67,591 2,649 4.08
43 Vancouver Canada MT 66,727 3,926 6.25
44 Amsterdam Netherlands MT 65,461 -4,956 -7.04
45 Dubai United Arab Emirates MT 63,626    
46 Long Beach United States MT 62,816 1,201 1.95
47 Santos Brazil MT 60,077 6,603 12.35
48 Gladstone Australia MT 59,661 5,195 9.54
49 Algeciras Spain MT 56,682    
50 Grimsby & Immingham United Kingdom MT 55,931    

2002

Rank Port Country Measure Tons(000s)
1 Singapore Singapore MT 335,156
2 Rotterdam Netherlands MT 321,851
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China MT 238,606
4 South Louisiana United States MT 196,445
5 Hong Kong People's Republic of China MT 192,510
6 Houston United States MT 161,190
7 Chiba Japan FT 158,929
8 Nagoya Japan FT 158,020
9 Gwangyang South Korea RT 153,447
10 Ningbo People's Republic of China MT 150,000
11 Ulsan South Korea RT 148,412
12 Incheon South Korea RT 146,181
13 Busan South Korea RT 143,772
14 Guangzhou People's Republic of China MT 140,395
15 Antwerp Belgium MT 131,629
16 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) MT 129,414
17 Tianjin People's Republic of China MT 129,000
18 New York/New Jersey United States MT 122,103
19 Qinhuangdao People's Republic of China MT 121,152
20 Qingdao People's Republic of China MT 120,000
21 Yokohama Japan FT 118,072
22 Dalian People's Republic of China MT 107,538
23 Hamburg Germany MT 98,272
24 Marseilles France MT 92,261
25 Dampier Australia MT 92,228
26 Osaka Japan FT 86,499
27 Kitakyushu Japan FT 84,249
28 Tokyo Japan FT 82,945
29 Klang Malaysia FT 82,271
30 Port Hedland Australia MT 81,758
31 Richards Bay South Africa MT 81,509
32 Kobe Japan FT 78,601
33 Beaumont United States MT 77,990
34 New Orleans United States MT 77,163
35 Newcastle Australia MT 76,887
36 Shenzhen People's Republic of China MT 75,882
37 Tubarão Brazil MT 75,865
38 Hay Point Australia MT 74,672
39 Huntington United States MT 73,590
40 Amsterdam Netherlands MT 70,417
41 Le Havre France MT 67,698
42 Corpus Christi United States MT 65,362
43 Itaqui Brazil MT 64,942
44 Novorossiysk Russia MT 63,291
45 Vancouver Canada MT 62,801
46 Long Beach United States MT 61,615
47 Baton Rouge United States MT 54,997
48 Gladstone Australia MT 54,466
49 Plaquemine United States MT 53,661
50 Santos Brazil MT 53,474

Note: MT=Metric Tons; HT= Harbor Tons; FT=Freight Tons; RT = Revenue Tons

By total shipping tonnage

2005

Rank Port Country Gross tons
1 Singapore Singapore 1.15 billion

2004

Rank Port Country Gross tons
1 Singapore Singapore 1.04 billion

By container traffic

2005 (preliminary)

Rank Port Country TEUs(000s) +/- from 2004 % change from 2004
1 Singapore Singapore 23,200 1,900 8.9
2 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 22,430 500 2.28
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China 18,090 3,536 24.30
4 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 16,200 2,540 19.00
5 Busan South Korea      
6 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 9,471 -239 -2.46
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 9,300 1,000 12.05

2004 (preliminary)

Rank Port Country TEUs(000s) +/- from 2003 % change from 2003
1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 21,930 1,431 6.98
2 Singapore Singapore 21,300 2,889 15.69
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China 14,554 3,274 29.02
4 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 13,660 3,045 28.69
5 Busan South Korea 11,500 1,092 10.49
6 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 9,710    
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 8,300 1,193 16.79
8 Los Angeles United States      
9 Hamburg Germany 7,003 865 12.36
10 Dubai United Arab Emirates      
11 Antwerp Belgium 6,060 615 11.29
12 Long Beach United States      
13 Klang Malaysia 5,200    
14 Qingdao People's Republic of China      
15 New York/New Jersey United States      
16 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 4,020 533 15.29

2003

Rank Port Country TEUs(000s) +/- from 2002 % change from 2002
1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 20,499 1,355 7.08
2 Singapore Singapore 18,411 1,470 8.68
3 Shanghai People's Republic of China 11,280 2,660 30.86
4 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 10,615 3,001 39.41
5 Busan South Korea 10,408 972 10.30
6 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 8,843 350 4.12
7 Los Angeles United States 7,149 1,043 17.08
8 Rotterdam Netherlands 7,107 592 9.09
9 Hamburg Germany 6,138 764 14.22
10 Antwerp Belgium 5,445 668 13.98
11 Dubai United Arab Emirates 5,152 958 22.84
12 Klang Malaysia 4,840 307 6.77
13 Long Beach United States 4,658 134 2.96
14 Qingdao People's Republic of China 4,239 829 24.31
15 New York/New Jersey United States 4,068 319 8.51
16 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 3,487 827 31.09
17 Tokyo Japan 3,314 602 22.20
18 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,190 158 5.21
19 Laem Chabang Thailand 3,181 524 19.72
20 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,149 195 6.60
21 Tianjin People's Republic of China 3,015 605 25.10
22 Ningbo People's Republic of China 2,772 912 49.03
23 Guangzhou People's Republic of China 2,762 582 26.70
24 Tanjung Priok Indonesia 2,758 78 2.91
25 Manila Philippines 2,552 90 3.66
26 Algeciras Spain 2,516 282 12.62
27 Yokohama Japan 2,505 140 5.92
28 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,500 -250 -9.09
29 Xiamen People's Republic of China 2,331 581 33.20
30 Nhava Sheva India 2,269    
31 Nagoya Japan 2,074 147 7.63
32 Kobe Japan 2,046 53 2.66
33 Keelung Taiwan (Republic of China) 2,001 82 4.27
34 Salalah Oman 2,000    
35 Valencia Spain 1,993 172 9.45
36 Le Havre France 1,977 257 14.94
37 Colombo Sri Lanka 1,959 194 10.99
38 Oakland United States 1,923 215 12.59
39 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1,777 410 29.99
40 Tacoma United States 1,738 267 18.15
41 Melbourne Australia 1,721 121 7.56
42 Charleston United States 1,691 98 6.15
43 Dalian People's Republic of China 1,670    
44 San Juan United States 1,666    
45 Barcelona Spain 1,652 191 13.07
46 Hampton Roads United States 1,646 208 14.46
47 Osaka Japan 1,610 95 6.27
48 Genoa Italy 1,606 75 4.90
49 Piraeus Greece 1,605 200 14.23
50 Tanjung Perak Indonesia 1,575 157 11.07

2002

Rank Port Country TEUs(000s)
1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 19,144
2 Singapore Singapore 16,941
3 Busan South Korea 9,436
4 Shanghai People's Republic of China 8,620
5 Kaohsiung Taiwan (Republic of China) 8,493
6 Shenzhen People's Republic of China 7,614
7 Rotterdam Netherlands 6,515
8 Los Angeles United States 6,106
9 Hamburg Germany 5,374
10 Antwerp Belgium 4,777
11 Klang Malaysia 4,533
12 Long Beach United States 4,524
13 Dubai United Arab Emirates 4,194
14 Yantian People's Republic of China 4,181
15 New York/New Jersey United States 3,749
16 Qingdao People's Republic of China 3,410
17 Bremen/Bremerhaven Germany 3,032
18 Gioia Tauro Italy 2,954
19 Felixstowe United Kingdom 2,750
20 Tokyo Japan 2,712
21 Tanjung Priok Indonesia 2,680
22 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 2,660
23 Laem Chabang Thailand 2,657
24 Manila Philippines 2,462
25 Tianjin People's Republic of China 2,410
26 Yokohama Japan 2,365
27 Algeciras Spain 2,234
28 Guangzhou People's Republic of China 2,180
29 Kobe Japan 1,993
30 Jawarlal Nehru India 1,967
31 Nagoya Japan 1,927
32 Keelung Taiwan (Republic of China) 1,919
33 Ningbo People's Republic of China 1,860
34 Valencia Spain 1,821
35 Colombo Sri Lanka 1,765
36 Xiamen People's Republic of China 1,750
37 Le Havre France 1,720
38 Oakland United States 1,708
39 Melbourne Australia 1,600
40 Charleston United States 1,593
41 Genoa Italy 1,531
42 Osaka Japan 1,515
43 Tacoma United States 1,471
44 Barcelona Spain 1,461
45 Vancouver Canada 1,458
46 Seattle United States 1,439
47 Hampton Roads United States 1,438
48 Tanjung Perak Indonesia 1,418
49 Piraeus Greece 1,405
50 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1,367

Note: Yantian is a container terminal in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.

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See also

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