Top 50 Global Container Ports
Special Report
Journal of Commerce Top 50 Global Container Ports
Total annual container throughput, in TEUs, 2025 vs. 2024 and 2023
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1 Shanghai China 49,158,000 51,508,000 55,060,000 4.8 % 6.9 % portshanghai. com. cn 2 Singapore Singapore 39,012,954 41,124,045 44,663,699 5.4 % 8.6 % singaporepsa. com 3 Ningbo-Zhoushan China 35,300,000 39,300,800 43,870,000 11.3 % 11.6 % nbport. com. cn 4 Shenzhen China 29,880,000 33,398,600 35,410,000 11.8 % 6.0 % szport. net 5 Qingdao China 28,770,000 30,847,000 32,890,000 7.2 % 6.6 % qdport. com 6 Guangzhou( Nansha) China 25,110,000 26,450,000 27,680,000 5.3 % 4.7 % gzport. com 7 Busan South Korea 23,151,328 24,402,022 24,881,704 5.4 % 2.0 % busanpa. com 8 Tianjin China 22,187,200 23,292,500 24,030,000 5.0 % 3.2 % tianjinportdev. com 9 Los Angeles / Long Beach US 16,648,349 19,947,077 20,120,917 19.8 % 0.9 % portoflosangeles. org 10 Jebel Ali( Dubai) UAE 14,473,000 15,536,000 15,552,000 7.3 % 0.1 % dpworld. com 11 Port Klang Malaysia 14,061,022 14,644,527 15,138,772 4.1 % 3.4 % pka. gov. my 12 Rotterdam Netherlands 13,446,709 13,820,000 14,245,000 2.8 % 3.1 % portofrotterdam. com 13 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia 10,480,537 12,253,309 14,028,376 16.9 % 14.5 % ptp. com. my 14 Antwerp Belgium 12,500,000 13,517,000 13,630,000 8.1 % 0.8 % portofantwerp. com 15 Hong Kong China 14,401,000 13,688,000 12,994,000-5.0 %-5.1 % mardep. gov. hk 16 Xiamen China 12,553,700 12,255,700 12,510,000-2.4 % 2.1 % portxiamen. gov. cn 17 Tanger Med Morocco 8,614,400 10,241,392 11,106,164 18.9 % 8.4 % tmpa. ma 18 Laem Chabang Thailand 8,868,200 9,554,700 10,452,400 7.7 % 9.4 % laemchabangport. com 19 Guangxi Beibu Gulf China 8,020,000 9,020,000 10,060,000 12.5 % 11.5 % bbwgw. com 20 Ho Chi Minh1 Vietnam 8,314,000 9,158,200 9,200,000 10.2 % 0.5 % vpa. org. vn 21 New York and New Jersey US 7,810,051 8,697,767 8,897,531 11.4 % 2.3 % panynj. gov 22 Kaohsiung Taiwan 8,833,831 9,228,418 8,885,855 4.5 %-3.7 % twport. com. tw 23 Hamburg Germany 7,755,000 7,795,313 8,364,000 0.5 % 7.3 % hafen-hamburg. de 24 Mundra India 7,231,000 8,231,000 8,358,300 13.8 % 1.5 % adaniports. com 25 Tanjung Priok( Jakarta) Indonesia 6,750,302 7,800,000 8,300,000 15.6 % 6.4 % priokport. co. id 26 Colombo Sri Lanka 6,949,912 7,792,069 8,291,178 12.1 % 6.4 % slpa. lk 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust India 6,354,400 7,052,689 7,940,000 11.0 % 12.6 % jnport. gov. in 28 Hai Phong1 Vietnam 6,340,000 7,150,000 7,500,000 12.8 % 4.9 % haiphongport. com. vn 29 Rizhao China 6,104,000 6,710,000 7,370,000 9.9 % 9.8 % en. rzport. com 30 Lianyungang China 6,100,000 6,690,700 7,159,800 9.7 % 7.0 % lyg. gov. cn 31 Cai Mep1 Vietnam 5,482,800 6,500,000 7,000,000 18.6 % 7.7 % tcit. com. vn 32 Khalifa Seaport UAE 4,910,000 5,900,000 6,593,800 20.2 % 11.8 % adports. ae 33 Jeddah1 Saudi Arabia 5,586,100 5,800,000 6,100,000 3.8 % 5.2 % mawani. gov. sa 34 Manila Philippines 5,209,028 5,502,927 6,032,386 5.6 % 9.6 % ppa. com. ph 35 Santos Brazil 4,284,000 5,484,829 5,935,374 28.0 % 8.2 % portodesantos. com. br 36 Yingkou China 5,330,000 5,560,000 5,854,000 4.3 % 5.3 % ykport. com. cn 37 Colon Panama 4,869,000 5,290,000 5,800,000 8.6 % 9.6 % amp. gob. pa 38 Savannah US 4,927,654 5,545,557 5,691,480 12.5 % 2.6 % gaports. com 39 Valencia Spain 4,796,985 5,476,000 5,662,661 14.2 % 3.4 % valenciaport. com 40 Yantai China 4,639,000 5,090,000 5,560,000 9.7 % 9.2 % yantaiport. gov. cn 41 Dalian China 5,030,000 5,400,000 5,480,000 7.4 % 1.5 % dlport. cn 42 Bremerhaven Germany 4,180,919 4,445,000 4,900,000 6.3 % 10.2 % bremenports. de 43 Tokyo Japan 4,570,857 4,700,678 4,900,000 2.8 % 4.2 % kouwan. metro. tokyo. lg. jp 44 Algeciras Spain 4,733,526 4,706,000 4,738,146-0.6 % 0.7 % apba. es 45 Tanjung Perak( Surabaya) Indonesia 4,090,000 4,340,000 4,490,000 6.1 % 3.5 % pelindo. co. id 46 Gioia Tauro Italy 3,548,000 3,940,447 4,490,000 11.1 % 13.9 % portodigioiatauro. it 47 Salalah Oman 3,794,109 3,304,735 4,330,000-12.9 % 31.0 % salalahport. com 48 Houston US 3,824,000 4,139,991 4,303,345 8.3 % 3.9 % porthouston. com 49 Cartagena Colombia 3,301,891 3,701,044 4,143,320 12.1 % 12.0 % puertocartagena. com 50 Balboa Panama 3,370,009 4,013,685 4,031,476 19.1 % 0.4 % apmterminals. com
1 2025 figures estimated Source: AXS Marine, S & P Global © 2026 S & P Global
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