Table 10
Top 20 World Container Ports by TEUS Handled: 2007 and 2008
(Thousands of loaded and unloaded TEUs)
| Rank in 2008 | Port name | Country | 2007 | 2008 | Percent change, 2007-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | Singapore | 27,932 | 29,918 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Shanghai | China | 26,150 | 27,980 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | China | 23,881 | 24,248 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | China | 21,099 | 21,414 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Busan | South Korea | 13,270 | 13,425 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 10,653 | 11,828 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Ningbo | China | 9,360 | 11,226 | 19.9 |
| 8 | Guangzhou | China | 9,200 | 11,001 | 19.6 |
| 9 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 10,791 | 10,800 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Qingdao | China | 9,462 | 10,320 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Hamburg | Germany | 9,900 | 9,700 | -2.0 |
| 12 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 10,257 | 9,677 | -5.7 |
| 13 | Antwerp | Belgium | 8,177 | 8,664 | 6.0 |
| 14 | Tianjin | China | 7,103 | 8,500 | 19.7 |
| 15 | Port Klang | Malaysia | 7,120 | 7,970 | 11.9 |
| 16 | Los Angeles | United States | 8,355 | 7,850 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Long Beach | United States | 7,312 | 6,488 | -11.3 |
| 18 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia | 5,500 | 5,600 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Bremen/Bremerhaven | Germany | 4,892 | 5,501 | 12.4 |
| 20 | New York/New Jersey | United States | 5,400 | 5,265 | -2.5 |
KEY: TEUs = twenty-foot equivalent units. One 20-foot container equals one TEU, and one 40-foot container equals two TEUs.
SOURCES: 2000 and 2007-U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on Maritime Administration, 2008- Containerisation International Online, www.ci-online.co.uk as of March 17, 2009.
- In 2008, three U.S. ports-Los Angeles, Long Beach, and New York/New Jersey-ranked among the top 20 world container ports. Six of the top 10 were in China