Top Ten Busiest Container Ports

Here are the top ten busiest container ports in the world in 2021, ranked by total cargo throughput:

• Shanghai, China – 45.8 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)
• Shenzhen, China – 33.7 million TEUs
• Ningbo-Zhoushan, China – 28.6 million TEUs
• Singapore – 27.5 million TEUs
• Guangzhou Harbor, China – 27.3 million TEUs
• Busan, South Korea – 21.1 million TEUs
• Hong Kong SAR, China – 18.5 million TEUs
• Qingdao, China – 18.1 million TEUs
• Tianjin, China – 17.5 million TEUs
• Rotterdam, Netherlands – 15.9 million TEUs

It’s worth noting that the rankings of the busiest container ports can vary from year to year due to factors such as global trade patterns, infrastructure investments, and economic conditions.

Port	Country	Volume in TEUs (2010)
Shanghai	China	29,069,000
Singapore	Singapore	28,431,000
Hong Kong	China	23,699,000
Shenzhen	China	22,510,000
Busan	South Korea	14,194,000
Ningbo-Zhoushan	China	13,144,000
Guangzhou Harbor	China	12,550,000
Qingdao	China	12,012,000
Dubai	United Arab Emirates	11,600,000
Rotterdam	Netherlands	11,100,000

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