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Top 10 Busiest Container Ports by Throughput

A 2024 ranking of the world's busiest container ports by TEU throughput, led by Shanghai, Singapore, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Shenzhen, Qingdao, and Guangzhou.

Current #1
Port of Shanghai

Interesting Facts & Summary

All of the top ten container ports in 2024 were in Asia, with mainland China accounting for six positions. Shanghai remained first with 51.506 million TEU, followed by Singapore and Ningbo-Zhoushan.

RankPortCountry / region2024 throughput (million TEU)Trade region
Port of Shanghai
China51.506Yangtze Delta / East Asia
Port of Singapore
Singapore41.124Singapore Strait / Southeast Asia
Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
China39.308Yangtze Delta / East Asia
4
Port of Shenzhen
China33.38Pearl River Delta / East Asia
5
Port of Qingdao
China30.87Yellow Sea / East Asia
6
Port of Guangzhou
China26.07Pearl River Delta / East Asia
7
Port of Busan
South Korea24.402Korea Strait / East Asia
8
Port of Tianjin
China23.29Yellow Sea / East Asia
9
Jebel Ali Dubai
United Arab Emirates15.536Persian Gulf / West Asia
10
Port Klang
Malaysia14.645Malacca Strait / Southeast Asia

Sources

  1. S1 · Wikipedia
    List of busiest container ports

    Wikipedia, List of busiest container ports, 2024 table citing Lloyd's List Top 100 and World Shipping Council; retrieved 2026-05-21.

    Accessed: 2026-05-21
  2. S2 · Visual Capitalist
    Ranked: The World’s 20 Busiest Ports

    Visual Capitalist, Ranked: The World’s 20 Busiest Ports, based on Lloyd's List One Hundred Ports 2025 database.

    Accessed: 2024-12-31
  3. S3 · PortNews
    World’s top ports handled 743.6m TEU in 2024

    PortNews, World’s top ports handled 743.6m TEU in 2024, summary of Lloyd's List One Hundred Container Ports 2025.

    Accessed: 2024-12-31

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