World's Busiest Container Ports 2024

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World's Busiest Container Ports 2024
Ports ranked by total container throughput in 2024, measured in millions of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Shanghai has been the world's busiest container port for over a decade, handling nearly 50 million TEU annually — a figure that reflects China's extraordinary role as the world's manufacturing hub and the port's position as a gateway to the Yangtze River economic belt serving 400 million people.
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The dominance of Shanghai as the world's busiest container port, with a staggering 49.2 million TEU, highlights China's unparalleled influence in global manufacturing and trade logistics. Singapore and Ningbo-Zhoushan follow with 39.0 million and 35.5 million TEU, respectively, showcasing the competitive nature of Asian ports. Notably, the gap between Shanghai and its closest competitor, Singapore, is over 10 million TEU, indicating a significant lead that may be attributed to Shanghai's strategic location along the Yangtze River and its extensive infrastructure. Meanwhile, ports like Busan (22.5 million TEU) and Hong Kong (14.5 million TEU) lag considerably, reflecting the challenges they face in maintaining competitiveness against their larger counterparts.

Source:  Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Shanghai (China) leads with 49 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 30  ·  median: 28.
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Gap in 2024: Shanghai (China) is 3.4× larger than Hong Kong.

World's Busiest Container Ports 2024

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
49.20
Shanghai (China)
Container Traffic (Million TEU) · 2024
Metrics
1
Container Traffic (Million TEU)
Period
2024
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Container Traffic (Million TEU) · ranked by 2024

✓ 8 sourced
# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Shanghai (China) 49.20
🥈 Singapore 39
🥉 Ningbo-Zhoushan (China) 35.50
4 Shenzhen (China) 30
5 Guangzhou (China) 26
6 Qingdao (China) 25
7 Busan (South Korea) 22.50
8 Hong Kong 14.50

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