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.