Table 22,,,
Top 20 World Container Ports: 2003,,,
(Thousands of TEUs),,,
Rank,Port,Country,TEUs
1,Hong Kong,China,"20,499"
2,Singapore,Singapore,"18,411"
3,Shanghai,China,"11,280"
4,Shenzhen,China,"10,615"
5,Busan,South Korea,"10,408"
6,Kaohsiung,Taiwan,"8,843"
7,Los Angeles,United States,"7,149"
8,Rotterdam,Netherlands,"7,107"
9,Hamburg,Germany,"6,138"
10,Antwerp,Belgium,"5,445"
11,Dubai,United Arab Emirates,"5,152"
12,Port Kalang,Malaysia,"4,840"
13,Long Beach,United States,"4,658"
14,Quingdao,China,"4,239"
15,New York/New Jersey,United States,"4,068"
16,Tanjung Pelepas,Indonesia,"3,487"
17,Tokyo,Japan,"3,314"
18,Bremen/Bremerhafen,Germany,"3,190"
19,Laem Chabang,Thailand,"3,181"
20,Gioia Tauro,Italy,"3,149"
Note: TEUs = 20-foot equivalent units.  One 20-foot container equals one TEU. ,,,
"Source: American Association of Port Authorities, World Port Rankings: 2003 (Container Traffic), available at http://www.aapa-ports.org/industryinfo/statistics.htm, as of June 2005.",,,