Based on the latest available data, this ranking comprehensively assesses the world’s busiest container ports by TEU throughput.
Global Container Port Ranking
Container Throughput (Million TEUs, 2022-2025) – Data Source: Alphaliner 2025 Ranking
50 Found Ports
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | China | 55.06 | 51.51 | 49.16 | 47.30 | Visit |
| 2 | Singapore | Singapore | 44.66 | 41.12 | 39.01 | 37.29 | Visit |
| 3 | Ningbo-Zhoushan | China | 43.87 | 39.30 | 35.30 | 33.35 | Visit |
| 4 | Shenzhen | China | 35.40 | 33.40 | 29.88 | 30.04 | Visit |
| 5 | Qingdao | China | 32.80 | 30.87 | 28.77 | 25.67 | Visit |
| 6 | Guangzhou Harbor | China | 27.60 | 26.07 | 25.41 | 24.86 | Visit |
| 7 | Busan | South Korea | 24.80 | 24.40 | 23.04 | 22.08 | Visit |
| 8 | Tianjin | China | 24.03 | 23.29 | 20.02 | 19.83 | Visit |
| 9 | Los Angeles/Long Beach | USA | 20.10 | 19.95 | 16.65 | 19.04 | Visit |
| 10 | Jebel Ali, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 15.55 | 15.54 | 14.47 | 13.97 | Visit |
| 11 | Port Klang | Malaysia | 14.95 e | 14.64 | 14.06 | 13.22 | Visit |
| 12 | Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 14.20 | 13.82 | 13.45 | 14.46 | Visit |
| 13 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia | 14.03 | 12.25 | 10.48 | 10.51 | Visit |
| 14 | Antwerp-Bruges | Belgium | 13.60 | 13.50 | 12.50 | 13.50 | Visit |
| 15 | Xiamen | China | 13.10 e | 12.26 | 12.55 | 12.43 | Visit |
| 16 | Hong Kong | China | 12.96 | 13.69 | 14.40 | 16.69 | Visit |
| 17 | Tanger Med | Morocco | 11.06 | 10.24 | 8.61 | 7.60 | Visit |
| 18 | Suzhou | China | 10.35 e | 9.67 | 8.04 | 8.03 | Visit |
| 19 | Guangxi Beibu | China | 10.06 | 9.02 | 8.00 | 7.02 | Visit |
| 20 | Laem Chabang | Thailand | 9.90 e | 9.55 | 8.87 | 8.74 | Visit |
| 21 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 9.85 e | 9.16 | 7.40 | 7.91 | Visit |
| 22 | Mundra | India | 9.30 e | 8.50 | 7.40 | 6.50 | Visit |
| 23 | New York-New Jersey | USA | 8.90 e | 8.70 | 7.81 | 9.49 | Visit |
| 24 | Kaohsiung | China | 8.82 | 9.23 | 8.83 | 9.49 | Visit |
| 25 | Hamburg | Germany | 8.30 | 7.80 | 7.70 | 8.26 | Visit |
| 26 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 8.30 e | 7.79 | 6.94 | 6.86 | Visit |
| 27 | Tanjung Priok | Indonesia | 8.15 e | 7.80 | 7.29 | 7.23 | Visit |
| 28 | Jawarharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva) | India | 7.94 | 7.05 | 6.35 | 5.96 | Visit |
| 29 | Cai Mep | Vietnam | 7.70 e | 7.08 | 5.48 | 5.59 | Visit |
| 30 | Hai Phong | Vietnam | 7.58 e | 7.15 | 6.34 | 5.63 | Visit |
| 31 | Rizhao | China | 7.20 e | 6.71 | 6.26 | 5.80 | Visit |
| 32 | Lianyungang | China | 7.18 e | 6.69 | 6.14 | 5.57 | Visit |
| 33 | Manila | Philippines | 6.00 e | 5.50 | 5.21 | 5.47 | Visit |
| 34 | Yingkou | China | 5.95 e | 5.56 | 5.33 | 5.00 | Visit |
| 35 | Dalian | China | 5.78 e | 5.40 | 5.03 | 4.46 | – |
| 36 | Savannah | USA | 5.70 e | 5.55 | 4.93 | 5.89 | Visit |
| 37 | Valencia | Spain | 5.60 | 5.48 | 4.80 | 5.05 | Visit |
| 38 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 5.55 e | 5.42 | 4.91 | 4.33 | Visit |
| 39 | Santos | Brazil | 5.48 | 5.48 | 4.78 | 4.99 | Visit |
| 40 | Yantai | China | 5.45 e | 5.09 | 4.63 | 4.12 | Visit |
| 41 | Colon | Panama | 5.40 | 5.40 | 4.87 | 5.10 | Visit |
| 42 | Tokyo | Japan | 4.85 e | 4.70 | 4.57 | 4.43 | Visit |
| 43 | Piraeus | Greece | 4.85 e | 4.70 | 5.10 | 5.00 | Visit |
| 44 | Algeciras | Spain | 4.71 | 4.71 | 4.73 | 4.77 | Visit |
| 45 | Bremen/Bremerhaven | Germany | 4.60 e | 4.45 | 4.18 | 4.57 | Visit |
| 46 | Tanjung Perak | Indonesia | 4.50 e | 4.30 | 4.10 | 3.97 | Visit |
| 47 | Houston | USA | 4.30 e | 4.14 | 3.82 | 3.97 | Visit |
| 48 | Dongguan | China | 4.30 e | 4.02 | 3.90 | 3.41 | Visit |
| 49 | Khor Fakkan | United Arab Emirates | 4.15 e | 3.95 | 3.80 | 3.60 | Visit |
| 50 | Balboa | Panama | 4.01 | 4.01 | 3.37 | 3.35 | Visit |