Table 9 Leading World Maritime Ports by Cargo Weight: 2007

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

(Thousands of metric tons)

Rank	Port name	Country	Tons
1	Shanghai	China	561,446
2	Singapore	Singapore	483,616
3	Ningbo-Zhoushan	China	471,630
4	Rotterdam	Netherlands	401,181
5	Guangzhou	China	341,363
6	Tianjin	China	309,465
7	Qingdao	China	265,020
8	Qinhuangdao	China	245,964
9	Hong Kong	China	245,433
10	Busan	South Korea	243,564
11	Dalian	China	222,859
12	Nagoya	Japan	215,602
13	South Louisiana	United States	207,785
14	Shenzhen	China	199,190
15	Kwangyang	South Korea	198,190
16	Houston	United States	196,014
17	Antwerp	Belgium	182,897
18	Chiba	Japan	169,202
19	Ulsan	South Korea	168,652
20	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	149,225
21	New York/New Jersey	United States	142,614
22	Yokohama	Japan	141,758
23	Hamburg	Germany	140,923
24	Incheon	South Korea	138,139
25	Port Kelang	Malaysia	135,514

NOTE: The original source of the data in this table, the American Association of Port Authorities, notes that the metric tons used for the rankings are estimates from various sources, including the individual seaports, and are based on cargo weights, volumes, and units. As such, the figures cannot be converted into a single standardized measure such as TEUs. Because of this, the estimates are also not directly comparable across all seaports.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from American Association of Port Authorities. Port Industry Statistics. World Port Rankings: 2007, available at www.aapa-ports.org as of Sept. 30, 2009.

By weight, 7 of the world's top 10 seaports in 2007 were in China. Three U.S. ports-South Louisiana, Houston, and New York/New Jersey-ranked among the top 25

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Table 9 Leading World Maritime Ports by Cargo Weight: 2007

Table 9 Leading World Maritime Ports by Cargo Weight: 2007

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Leading World Maritime Ports by Cargo Weight: 2007