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Port of Shanghai
- Country / region
- China
- 2024 throughput (million TEU)
- 51.506
- Trade region
- Yangtze Delta / East Asia

A 2024 ranking of the world's busiest container ports by TEU throughput, led by Shanghai, Singapore, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Shenzhen, Qingdao, and Guangzhou.
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.
| Rank | Port | Country / region | 2024 throughput (million TEU) | Trade region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Shanghai | China | 51.506 | Yangtze Delta / East Asia |
| 2 | Port of Singapore | Singapore |
Wikipedia, List of busiest container ports, 2024 table citing Lloyd's List Top 100 and World Shipping Council; retrieved 2026-05-21.
Visual Capitalist, Ranked: The World’s 20 Busiest Ports, based on Lloyd's List One Hundred Ports 2025 database.
| Singapore Strait / Southeast Asia |
| 3 | Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan | China | 39.308 | Yangtze Delta / East Asia |
| 4 | Port of Shenzhen | China | 33.38 | Pearl River Delta / East Asia |
| 5 | Port of Qingdao | China | 30.87 | Yellow Sea / East Asia |
| 6 | Port of Guangzhou | China | 26.07 | Pearl River Delta / East Asia |
| 7 | Port of Busan | South Korea | 24.402 | Korea Strait / East Asia |
| 8 | Port of Tianjin | China | 23.29 | Yellow Sea / East Asia |
| 9 | Jebel Ali Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 15.536 | Persian Gulf / West Asia |
| 10 | Port Klang | Malaysia | 14.645 | Malacca Strait / Southeast Asia |
PortNews, World’s top ports handled 743.6m TEU in 2024, summary of Lloyd's List One Hundred Container Ports 2025.
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