The World’s Top 50 Container Ports

This week’s Journal of Commerce, if you haven’t read it yet, has listed the top container ports in the world for 2007 vs. 2006.

The article is behind their paid subscription wall, but here’s a brief rundown of the top 10, in millions of TEUs:

1. Singapore – 27.932.
2. Shanghai – 26.153.
3. Hong Kong – 24.004.
4. Shenzhen – 21.105.
5. Busan – 13.266.
6. Rotterdam – 10.797.
7. Dubai – 10.658.
8. Kaohsiung – 10.269.
9. Hamburg – 9.8910.
10. Qingdao – 9.46

Notice how the volume dropped quickly from the number 4 spot to 5.

Also, 7 of the top 10 container ports are in Asia, with 4 of them in China.

In fact, 7 of the top 20 container ports are in China.

It’s also not surprising to find that a number of container ports in China experienced healthy +20% volume growth compared to 2006.

If you haven’t checked out this week’s Journal of Commerce, get a copy now to read the entire list.

Source: SwizStick blog, care of Supply Chain Management Review