"Table 3-5  Top 25 World Container Ports, 2005 and 2006",,,,
"(in millions of TEUs - domestic, international and empty repositioning) ",,,,
Rank in 2006,Seaport,Country,2006 TEUs,2005 TEUs
1,Singapore1,Singapore, 24.79 , 23.19 
2,Hong Kong1,China, 23.54 , 22.43 
3,Shanghai1,China, 21.71 , 18.08 
4,Shenzhen1,China, 18.47 , 16.20 
5,Busan1,South Korea, 12.04 , 11.84 
6,Kaohsiung1,Taiwan, 9.78 , 9.47 
7,Rotterdam1,Netherlands, 9.66 , 9.29 
8,Dubai1,United Arab Emirates, 8.92 , 7.62 
9,Hamburg1,Germany, 8.86 , 8.09 
10,Los Angeles,United States, 8.47 , 7.49 
11,Qingdao,China, 7.70 , 6.31 
12,Long Beach,United States, 7.29 , 6.71 
13,Ningbo,China, 7.07 , 5.21 
14,Antwerp1,Belgium, 7.02 , 6.48 
15,Guangzhou,China, 6.60 , 4.69 
16,Port Klang1,Malaysia, 6.33 , 5.54 
17,Tianjin,China, 5.95 , 4.80 
18,New York/New Jersey,United States, 5.09 , 4.79 
19,Tanjung Pelepas1,Indonesia, 4.77 , 4.18 
20,Bremen/Bremerhaven1,Germany, 4.45 , 3.74 
21,Laem Chabang1,Thailand, 4.12 , 3.83 
22,Xiamen,China, 4.02 , 3.34 
23,Tokyo1,Japan, 3.97 , 3.59 
24,Jawaharlal Nehru,India, 3.30 , 2.67 
25,Tanjung Priok,Indonesia, 3.28 , 3.28 
"1 Port participates in the Container Security Initiative of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ",,,,
NOTES:  TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent unit. ,,,,
"SOURCES: TEUs—American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), World Port Rankings (Alexandria, VA: annual releases 2005, 2006). CSI—Department of Homeland Security, Container Security Initiative (CSI) Ports, available at http://www.dhs.gov/ as of Oct. 5, 2007. ",,,,