Table 6
Top 20 World Container Ports: 2000, 2008,
and 2009
Table 6
Top 20 World Container Ports: 2000, 2008,
and 2009
| Rank in 2000 |
Rank in 2008 | Rank in 2009 | Port name | Country | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 | Percent change, 2008-2009 | Percent change, 2000-2009 | Average annual rate (percent), 2000-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Singapore | Singapore | 17,040 | 29,918 | 25,866 | -13.5 | 52 | 4.7 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Shanghai | China | 5,613 | 27,980 | 25,002 | -10.6 | 345 | 18.1 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Hong Kong | China | 18,098 | 24,248 | 20,983 | -13.5 | 16 | 1.7 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Shenzhen | China | 3,994 | 21,414 | 18,250 | -14.8 | 357 | 18.4 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Busan | South Korea | 7,540 | 13,425 | 11,955 | -11.0 | 59 | 5.3 |
| 38 | 8 | 6 | Guangzhou | China | 1,430 | 11,001 | 11,190 | 1.7 | 683 | 25.7 |
| 13 | 6 | 7 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 3,059 | 11,828 | 11,124 | -6.0 | 264 | 15.4 |
| 65 | 7 | 8 | Ningbo | China | 902 | 11,226 | 10,503 | -6.4 | 1,064 | 31.4 |
| 24 | 10 | 9 | Qingdao | China | 2,120 | 10,320 | 10,260 | -0.6 | 384 | 19.1 |
| 5 | 9 | 10 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 6,280 | 10,800 | 9,743 | -9.8 | 55 | 5.0 |
| 32 | 14 | 11 | Tianjin | China | 1,708 | 8,500 | 8,700 | 2.4 | 409 | 19.8 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 7,426 | 9,677 | 8,581 | -11.3 | 16 | 1.6 |
| 12 | 15 | 13 | Port Klang | Malaysia | 3,207 | 7,970 | 7,310 | -8.3 | 128 | 9.6 |
| 10 | 13 | 14 | Antwerp | Belgium | 4,082 | 8,664 | 7,310 | -15.6 | 79 | 6.7 |
| 9 | 11 | 15 | Hamburg | Germany | 4,248 | 9,700 | 7,010 | -27.7 | 65 | 5.7 |
| 7 | 16 | 16 | Los Angeles | United States | 4,879 | 7,850 | 6,749 | -14.0 | 38 | 3.7 |
| 113 | 18 | 17 | Tanjung Pelepas | Malaysia | 418 | 5,600 | 6,000 | 7.1 | 1,335 | 34.4 |
| 8 | 17 | 18 | Long Beach | United States | 4,601 | 6,488 | 5,068 | -21.9 | 10 | 1.1 |
| 49 | 22 | 19 | Xiamen | China | 1,085 | 5,035 | 4,680 | -7.0 | 331 | 17.6 |
| 25 | 21 | 20 | Laem Chabang | Thailand | 2,105 | 5,128 | 4,622 | -9.9 | 120 | 9.1 |
KEY: TEUs = twenty-foot equivalent units. One 20-foot container equals one TEU, and one 40-foot container equals two TEUs.
NOTE: The 2009 data in this table from Containerization International are preliminary.
SOURCES: 2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from various sources. 2008 and 2009: Maritime Administration, special tabulations, and Containerisation International Online, www.ci-online.co.uk, as of Sept. 17, 2010.