World Port Traffic - Port traffic league by TEU of
total containers handled - 2004-2008 (In 000 TEUs)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Singapore Singapore CY 29918 27936 24792 23192 21329 7.1
8.8
2 Shanghai China PR of CY 27981 26150 19631 16879 14018 7.0
18.9
3 Hong Kong China PR of CY 24494 23999 23539 22602 21984 2.1
2.7
4 Shenzhen China PR of CY 21416 21099 18253 15898 13655 1.5
11.9
5 Busan Korea,Rep. of CY 13446 13255 12039 11837 11415 1.4
4.2
6 Dubai Ports UAE CY 11827 10650 8923 7619 6429 11.1 16.5
7 Ningbo China, PR of CY 11220 9430 7037 5181 4006 19.0 29.4
8 Guangzhou China PR of CY 11000 9259 6477 4603 3308 18.8
35.0
9 Rotterdam Netherland CY 10784 10791 9690 9228 8271 -0.1
6.9
10 Qingdao China PR of CY 10320 9462 7685 6307 5139 9.1 19.0
11 Hamburg Germany CY 9737 9917 8882 8095 7011 -1.8 8.6
12 Kaohsiung Taiwan CY 9677 10257 9775 9471 9714 -5.7 -0.1
Avg. yearly
growth
2003-2007
Year on
year
growth
2007
2006 2005 2004Rank
(2007)Port positin (a) Country Period 2008 2007
Table 4.1
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12 Kaohsiung Taiwan CY 9677 10257 9775 9471 9714 -5.7 -0.1
13 Antwerp Belgium CY 8663 8176 7019 6482 6064 6.0 9.3
14 Tianjin China PR of CY 8500 7103 5949 4802 3815 19.7 22.2
15 Port Kelang Malaysia CY 7974 7119 6326 5544 5244 12.0
11.0
16 Los Angels US CY 7850 8355 8470 7485 7273 -6.0 1.9
17 Long Beach US CY 6488 7312 7290 6710 5780 -11.3 2.9
18 Bremen Ports Germany CY 5488 4892 4444 3744 3469 12.2
12.2
19 Tanjung Pelepas Malaysia CY 5466 5298 4637 4045 3836 3.2
9.3
20 New York/New Jersey US CY 5265 5299 5093 4785 4478 -0.6
4.1
21 Laem Chabang Thailand FY 5128 4641 3964 3766 3530 10.5
9.8
22 Xiamen China PR of CY 5035 4627 4013 3343 2868 8.8 15.1
23 Dalian China, PR of CY 4399 3813 3212 2651 2212 15.4 18.8
24 Tanjung Priok Indonesia CY 3984 3690 3420 3282 3248 8.0
5.2
25 Nhava Sheva India CY 3953 4060 3298 2670 2371 -2.6 13.6
26 Tokyo Japan CY 3727 3721 3696 3598 3358 0.2 2.6
27 Colombo Sri Lanka CY 3690 3382 3079 2455 2221 9.1 13.5
28 Valencia Spain CY 3602 3043 2612 2398 2145 18.4 13.8
29 Yokohama Japan CY 3481 3428 3200 2873 2718 1.5 6.4
30 Gioia Tauro Italy CY 3481 3445 2938 3209 3170 1.0 2.4
31 Jeddah Saudi Arabia CY 3326 3068 2908 2835 2426 8.4 8.2
32 Algeciras-La Linea Spain CY 3324 3421 3257 3180 2936 -2.8
3.2
33 Felixstowe United Kingdom CY 3251 3342 3034 2756 2716 -2.7
4.6
34 Mina Raysuf Oman CY 3068 2639 2390 2492 2229 16.3 8.3
35 Manila Philippines CY 2997 2943 2719 2660 2699 1.8 2.7
36 Nagoya Japan CY 2817 2896 2752 2491 2304 -2.7 5.2
37 Saigon New Port Viet Nam CY 2728 1850 1470 1084 880 47.5
32.7
38 Santos Brazil CY 2675 2533 2446 2268 1883 5.6 9.2
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39 Durban South Africa FY 2642 2479 2199 1899 1691 6.6 11.8
40 Savannah US CY 2616 2604 2160 1901 1663 0.5 12.0
41 Barcelona Spain CY 2570 2610 2318 2071 1916 -1.5 7.6
42 Kobe Japan CY 2557 2019 1985 1885 1851 26.6 8.4
43 Vancouver Canada CY 2492 2307 2208 1767 1665 8.0 10.6
44 Le Havre France CY 2450 2638 2138 2119 2132 -7.1 3.5
45 Melbourne Australia CY 2323 2257 2093 1930 1910 2.9 5.0
46 Marsaxiokk Malta CY 2300 1901 1485 1309 1461 21.0 12.0
47 Oakland US CY 2234 2388 2392 2274 2048 -6.4 2.2
48 Zeebrugge Belgium CY 2210 2021 1653 1408 1197 9.4 16.6
49 Balboa Panama CY 2168 1834 989 664 465 18.2 46.9
50 East Port Said Port Egypt CY 2121 1713 1648 699 23.8
(a) Ranking is based on latest available figures; ISL Port Data
Base comprising more than400 ports.
FY - Fiscal Year CY -Calendar Year
Source: Shipping Statistics Year Book 2009 published by
Institute of Shipping Economics And Logistics(ISL)
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