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4-12 Top 20 World Container Ports: 2008 and 2009

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

4-12 Top 20 World Container Ports: 2008 and 2009

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(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.