4-12 Top 20 World Container Ports: 2008 and 2009
4-12 Top 20 World Container Ports: 2008 and 2009
(Thousands of full and empty TEUs)
| Rank
      (2008)  | 
   Rank
      (2009)  | 
   Port | Country | TEUs | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Singapore | Singapore | 25,867 | 
| 2 | 2 | Shanghai | China | 25,002 | 
| 3 | 3 | Hong Kong | China | 21,040 | 
| 4 | 4 | Shenzhen | China | 18,250 | 
| 5 | 5 | Busan | South Korea | 11,955 | 
| 8 | 6 | Guangzhou | China | 11,190 | 
| 6 | 7 | Dubai Ports | United Arab Emirates | 11,124 | 
| 7 | 8 | Ningbo | China | 10,503 | 
| 10 | 9 | Qingdao | China | 10,280 | 
| 9 | 10 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 9,743 | 
| 14 | 11 | Tianjin | China | 8,700 | 
| 12 | 12 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 8,581 | 
| 15 | 13 | Port Kelang | Malasyia | 7,310 | 
| 13 | 14 | Antwerp | Belgium | 7,310 | 
| 11 | 15 | Hamburg | Germany | 7,008 | 
| 16 | 16 | Los Angeles | United States | 6,749 | 
| 19 | 17 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malasyia | 5,835 | 
| 17 | 18 | Long Beach | United States | 5,068 | 
| 22 | 19 | Xiamen | China | 4,680 | 
| 18 | 20 | Bremen/Bremerhaven | Germany | 4,579 | 
Notes: TEUs = 20-foot equivalent units. One 20-foot container equals one TEU.
Source: American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Port Industry Statistics, World Port Rankings (Container Traffic), available at http://www.aapa-ports.org/ as of September 2011.