WORLD PORT RANKINGS 2010

WORLD PORT RANKINGS - 2010
TOTAL CARGO VOLUME

CONTAINER TRAFFIC

THOUSANDS OF TONS
RANK PORT

TEUs - Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units

COUNTRY

MEASURE

TONS

1

Shanghai

China


Metric Tons

534,371

RANK PORT
1

Shanghai

2

Singapore

Singapore

Freight Tons

501,566


2

Singapore

Singapore

28,431,100

3

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Metric Tons

429,926

3


Hong Kong

COUNTRY

China

23,669,242

4

Guangzhou

China

Metric Tons

425,600

4


Shenzhen

China

22,509,700

5

Ningbo

China

Metric Tons

408,150

5

Busan


China

South Korea

TEUS
29,069,000

14,194,334

6

Tianjin

China

Metric Tons

400,000

6


Ningbo

China

13,144,000

7

Qingdao

China

Metric Tons

350,120

7

Guangzhou


China

12,486,900

8

Qinhuangdao

China

Metric Tons

276,282

8

Qingdao

China


12,012,000

9

Hong Kong

China

Metric Tons

267,815

9

Dubai Ports

United Arab Emirates

11,575,775


10

Busan

11

South Louisiana

12

South Korea

Revenue Tons

262,963

10

Rotterdam


Netherlands

11,145,804

United States

Metric Tons

214,337

11

Tianjin

China

10,080,000

Metric Tons


206,055

12

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

204,860

13

Port Kelang

Malaysia

14

Antwerp

Belgium

15

Hamburg

Germany

7,895,736

185,703

16

Los Angeles

United States

7,831,902

178,167

17

Tanjung Pelepas

Malaysia

6,298,734

168,558

18

Long Beach

Houston

United States

13

Shenzhen

China

Metric Tons

14

Dalian

China

Metric Tons

200,000

15

Port Hedland

Australia

Metric Tons

198,997

16

Nagoya

Japan

freight tons

17

Antwerp

Belgium

Metric Tons

18

Port Kelang

19

Dampier

20

Chiba

Malasyia
Australia

Freight Tons

United States

8,468,475

6,263,499

165,025

19

Xiamen

155,256

20

New York/New Jersey

21

Ulsan

South Korea

Revenue Tons

150,993

21

Dalian

China

5,242,000

22

Inchon

South Korea

Revenue Tons

149,077

22

Laem Chabang

Thailand

5,068,076

23

Tubarao

Brazil

Metric Tons

132,031

23

Bremen/Bremerhaven

Germany

4,888,655

24

Dubai Ports

United Arab Emirates

25

Yokohama

26

Xiamen

China

Metric Tons

127,281

26

Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)

India

4,269,811

27

New York/New Jersey

United States

Metric Tons

126,281

27

Valencia

Spain

4,206,937

28

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

Metric Tons

124,950

28

Colombo

Sri Lanka

4,000,000

Japan

Japan

Metric Tons
Freight Tons

Metric Tons

130,518

Freight Tons

129,640

24
25

Tanjung Priok
Tokyo

China

9,121,211
8,871,745

United States

Indonesia
Japan

5,824,256
5,292,023

4,714,857
4,284,944

29

Hamburg

Germany

Metric Tons

121,187

29

Lianyunggang

China

3,870,000

30

Vancouver

Canada

Metric Tons

118,379

30

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnam

3,856,000

31

Itaqui

Brazil

32

Yantian

China

33

Newcastle

Australia

Metric Tons

114,576

33

Port Said

Egypt

3,474,792

34

Kwangyang

South Korea

Revenue Tons

102,606

34

Felixstowe

United Kingdom

3,400,000

35

Kitakyushu

Yingkou

China

Metric Tons
Metric Tons

118,058
116,589

31
32

Jeddah
Mina Raysut (Salalah)

Saudi Arabia
Oman

3,830,857
3,485,395

Japan

freight tons

98,844

35

36

Tanjung Pelepas

Malasyia

Metric Tons

97,656

36

Yokohama

Japan

3,280,191

Brazil

Philippines

3,154,702

3,338,000

37

Santos

Metric Tons

96,026

37

Manila

38

Amsterdam Ports

Netherlands

Metric Tons

90,644

38

Khor Fakkan

39

Sepetiba

Brazil

Metric Tons

90,475

39

Gioia Tauro

Italy

2,851,261

40

Hay Point

Australia

Metric Tons

87,804

40

Savannah

United States

2,825,179

41

Marseilles

France

Metric Tons

85,997

41

Algeciras - La Linea

Spain

2,810,242

42

Kobe

Japan

Freight Tons

85,532

43

Osaka

Japan

Freight Tons

South Africa

United Arab Emirates

42

Balboa

85,283

43

Santos

Brazil

2,722,225

Metric Tons

85,148

44

Shahid Rajase

Iran

2,592,622

45

Novorossisk

Russia

Metric Tons

81,603

45

Kobe

Japan

46

Primorsk

Russia

Metric Tons

77,640

46

Nagoya

Japan

47

Tokyo

Japan

Metric Tons

77,515

47

Ambarli

Turkey

2,540,353

48

Gladstone

Australia

Metric Tons

73,900

48

Durban

South Africa

2,529,209

49

Bandar Abbas

Iran

Metric Tons

72,352

49

Port Metro Vancouver

Canada

2,514,309

50

Le Havre

France

Metric Tons

70,469

51

Beaumont

Metric Tons

52

Bremen/Bremerhaven

44

Richards Bay

Panama

3,022,524

2,556,291
2,548,851

50

Zeebrugge

69,817

51

Marsaxlokk

Malta

2,370,729

Metric Tons

68,690

52

Le Havre

France

2,358,077

53

Long Beach

United States

Metric Tons

68,434

53

Oakland

United States

2,330,202

54

Corpus Christi

United States

Metric Tons

66,827

54

Melbourne

Australia

55

New Orleans

United States

Metric Tons

65,691

55

Taicang

China

56

Algeciras - La Linea

Spain

Metric Tons

65,531

56

Seattle

United States

2,133,548

57

Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva)

India

Metric Tons

64,320

57

Colon

Panama

2,121,605

58

Valencia

Spain

Metric Tons

63,741

59

Madras

India

Metric Tons

62,019

Thailand

Metric Tons

United States
Germany

58
59

Kwangyang
Tangier

Belgium

2,758,506

South Korea
Morocco

2,389,879

2,322,135
2,211,500

2,084,892
2,058,430

60

Laem Chabang

59,529

60

Sydney Ports

Australia

61

Daesan

South Korea

Revenue Tons

58,961

61

Keelung

Taiwan

1,962,896

62

Taichung

Taiwan

Metric Tons

58,943

62

Barcelona

Spain

1,945,735

63

St. Petersburg

Russia

Metric Tons

57,967

63

St. Petersburg

Russia

1,931,382

64

Hampton Roads

United States

Metric Tons

56,617

64

Hampton Roads

United States

1,895,017

65

Los Angeles

United States

Metric Tons

56,597

65

Inchon

South Korea

66

Paradip

India

Metric Tons

56,030

66

Kingston

Jamaica

United Kingdom

Metric Tons

54,029

68

Genoa

Italy

1,758,858

Pohang

South Korea

Revenue Tons

53,192

69

Buenos Aires (Including Exolgen)

Argentina

1,736,398

70

Saldanha Bay

South Africa

Metric Tons

53,107

70

Cartagena

71

Texas City

United States

Metric Tons

51,339

71

Southampton

United Kingdom

1,540,000

72

Genoa

Italy

Metric Tons

50,702

72

San Juan

United States

1,525,532

73

Plaquemines

United States

Metric Tons

50,655

73

Chennai

India

1,522,068

74

Mobile

United States

Metric Tons

50,543

74

Manzanillo

Mexico

1,511,378

67

United States

1,887,000

India

Grimsby and Immingham

Metric Tons

Houston

1,848,431

Bombay

68
69

67

54,586

2,020,086

Colombia

1,581,401

Metric Tons

50,383

75

Bandar Abbas

76

Mormugao

India

Metric Tons

50,020

76

Tacoma

77

Bergen

Norway

Metric Tons

49,870

77

Bangkok

78

Zeebrugge

Belgium

Metric Tons

49,600

78

Karachi

Pakistan

1,370,000

79

Lake Charles

United States

Metric Tons

49,547

79

Charleston

United States

1,364,502

80

Jeddah

81

Alexandria and El-Dekheila

82

London

75

Baton Rouge

United States

Iran

1,812,268

United States
Thailand

1,500,501
1,455,466
1,452,829

Saudi Arabia

Metric Tons

49,164

80

Taichung

Egypt

Metric Tons

48,712

81

Callao

United Kingdom

Metric Tons

48,060

82

Dammam

Saudi Arabia

1,333,094

Montreal

Canada

1,331,351

Chittagong

Taiwan

Bangladesh

1,356,952

Peru

1,346,186

1,328,976

La Spezia

Italy

1,285,455

Osaka

Japan

83

São Sebastião

Brazil

Metric Tons

47,939

83

84

Constantza

Romania

Metric Tons

47,563

84

85

Trieste

Italy

Metric Tons

47,418

85

86

Colombo

Sri Lanka

Metric Tons

46,777

86

87

Calcutta

India

Metric Tons

46,423

87

Haifa

88

Jubail

Saudi Arabia

Metric Tons

46,228

88

Las Palmas

Spain

1,198,491

89

Karachi

Pakistan

Metric Tons

45,220

89

Penang

Malasyia

1,106,098

Sweden

90

Gothenburg

Israel

Metric Tons

43,875

90

Damietta

91

Dunkirk

France

Metric Tons

42,980

91

Guayaquil

Ecuador

1,093,349

92

Barcelona

Spain

Metric Tons

42,878

92

Freeport

Bahamas

1,081,000

93

Milford Haven

United Kingdom

Metric Tons

42,788

93

Nanjing

China

1,058,500

94

San Lorenz-San Martin

Argentina

Metric Tons

42,694

94

Mersin

Turkey

95

Durban

South Africa

Metric Tons

41,713

95

Ashdod

Israel

1,018,000

96

Tanjung Priok

Indonesia

Metric Tons

39,997

96

Caucedo

Dominican Republic

1,004,901

97

Angra dos Reis

Brazil

Metric Tons

39,612

97

Honolulu

United States

968,326
957,130

United Kingdom

1,024,171

Itajai/Navagantes

Brazil

99

Manila

Philippines

Metric Tons

38,236

99

Marseilles

France

953,435

Paranaguá

Brazil

Metric Tons

38,160

100

Beirut

Lebanon

949,155

Metric Tons

39,365

1,096,052

100

98

Southampton

Egypt

1,284,000
1,263,552

98

NOTE: The cargo rankings based on tonnage should be interpreted with caution since these measures are not directly comparable and cannot be converted to a single, standardized
Sources: Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários - ANTAQ(Brazil), Institute of Shipping Economics & Logistics, Containerisation International Yearbook 2012; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, Secretariat of Communications and Transport (Mexico), Waterborne Transport Institute (China); AAPA Surveys ; various port internet sites.

Australia

928,547

Auckland

New Zealand

894,383

103

Tallinn

36,581

103

Gothenburg

Sweden

879,611

104

Baltimore, MD

United States

Metric Tons

35,952

104

Valparaiso

Chile

878,797

105

Bandar Khomeini

Iran

metric tons

35,857

105

San Antonio

Chile

870,719

106

Tees and Hartlepool

United Kingdom

metric tons

35,697

106

Limón-Moin

107

Gioia Tauro

Italy

metric tons

35,372

107

Miami

United States

847,219

108

Taranto

Italy

metric tons

34,849

108

Jacksonville

United States

826,580

109

Forth Ports

UK

metric tons

34,335

109

Puerto Cabello

Venezuela

809,454

United States

Metric Tons

33,817

110

Hakata

101

Calais

102

Izmit (Kocaeli)

France
Turkey
Estonia

metric tons
metric tons
metric tons

37,799
37,735

101
102

Brisbane

Costa Rica

858,176

110

Pascagoula, MS

Japan

805,287

111

Bilbao

Port Everglades

United States

793,227

112

Port Kembla

33,597

112

Bin Qasim

Pakistan

113

Duluth-Superior, MN and WI

United States

Metric Tons

33,202

113

Johor

Malasyia

114

Brisbane

Australia

metric tons

33,172

114

Izmir

Turkey

725,675

115

Saigon New Port

Viet Nam

metric tons

33,039

115

Cape Town

South Africa

697,018

116

Flushing

Netherlands

metric tons

32,968

116

Shuwaikh

Kuwait

696,000

117

Chittagong

Spain
Australia

Bangladesh
Spain

metric tons
revenue tons

metric tons

33,661

32,708

metric tons

32,599
32,300

117

Cristobal

Panama

689,058

Tarragona
Melbourne

120

New Mangalore

India

metric tons

31,550

120

Rio Grande

Brazil

647,188

121

Savannah, GA

United States

Metric Tons

31,463

121

Leghorn

Italy

628,489

122

Klaipeda

Taranto

Italy

581,936

123

Nantes St. Nazaire

Brazil

546,564

124

Romania

544,444

118

Liverpool/Mersey-side

Uruguay

765,655

118

119

Montevideo

779,000

119

Australia

metric tons

111

United Kingdom

Lithuania

metric tons

31,277

France

metric tons

31,092

123

Paranaguá

Tampa, FL

United States

Metric Tons

31,028

124

Constantza

125

Philadelphia, PA

United States

Metric Tons

30,878

125

Abidjan

Ivory Coast

126

Riga

Latvia

metric tons

30,477

126

Casablanca

Morocco

127

Saint John N.B.

Canada

metric tons

30,450

127

Mombasa

Kenya

128

Leghorn

Italy

metric tons

30,299

128

Piraeus

Greece

129

Liverpool/Mersey-side

UK

30,063

129

130

Sydney Ports

Australia

metric tons

29,732

131

Hakata

Japan

metric tons

29,670

132

Lazaro Cardenas

Mexico

metric tons

29,451

132

metric tons

122

130
131

133

Valdez, AK

United States

Metric Tons

28,942

133

134

Penang

Malasyia

freight tons

28,924

134

135

Damietta

Egypt

metric tons

28,654

136

Johor

Malasyia

metric tons

28,129

137

Dublin

Ireland

metric tons

28,112

137

138

Port Arthur, TX

United States

Metric Tons

27,426

138

139

Yanbu

Saudi Arabia

metric tons

27,387

139

140

Ghent

Belgium

metric tons

27,258

140

141

Gdansk

Poland

metric tons

27,181

141

142

Rouen

France

metric tons

26,688

142

143

Skikda

Algeria

metric tons

26,666

143

144

Lubeck

Germany

metric tons

26,582

144

145

Venice

Italy

metric tons

26,368

145

146

Bin Qasim

Pakistan

metric tons

26,147

146

147

Fremantle Ports

Australia

metric tons

25,973

147

148

Felixstowe

United Kingdom

metric tons

25,756

148

149

Tuticorin

India

metric tons

25,727

149

150

Cebu

Philippines

metric tons

25,348

150

135
136

672,354
662,000