The World’s Busiest Ports

By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, 2nd Officer, Shell shipping-London, UK & Asstt. Editor-ICN 

Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd. (SIPG), the largest port group in the Chinese mainland, reported a record high container throughput last year.

The world’s busiest ports are commonly ranked by cargo tonnage and by volume of container shipment measured in TEU’S. Since the 2000s, the Port of Shanghai has surpassed the Port of Singapore and the Port of Hong Kong to become the world’s busiest port by both measures.

An estimated 90% of world trade is facilitated by maritime shipping, and as trade volumes continue to increase, the world’s busiest ports continue to grow larger and more efficient to meet demand.In fact, in just the last four years, the median annual volume of the top 50 ports jumped from 5.49 to 5.86 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

Here are the world’s 20 largest ports, using the most recent data from the World Shipping Council:

Rank Port Name Country 2016 Volume 2012 Volume 4-Year Change

1 Shanghai

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