News reports indicate that in the last four years, the average annual volume of the 50 main ports jumped from 5.49 to 5.86 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

In total, 50 of the world's largest ports were listed, including:

1 Shanghai, China 
2 Singapore 
3 Shenzhen, China 
4 Ningbo-Zhoushan, China 
5 Busan, South Korea 
6 Hong Kong, SAR, China 
7. Port of Guangzhou, China 
8 Qingdao, China 
9 Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
10 Tianjin, China 
11 Port Klang, Malaysia 
12 Rotterdam, Netherlands 
13 Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China 
14 Antwerp, Belgium 
15 Dalian, China 
16 Xiamen, China 
17 Hamburg, Germany 
18 Los Angeles, USA 
19 Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia 
20 Keihin Ports, Japan 
21 Laem Chabang, Thailand 
22 Long Beach, USA 
23 New York-New Jersey, USA 
24 Yingkou, China 
25 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 
26 Colombo, Sri Lanka
27 Bremen / Bremerhaven, Germany 
28 Suzhou, China 
29 ** Hanshin Ports, Japan 
30 Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia 
31 Mundra, India 
32 Algeciras, Spain 
33 Valencia, Spain 
34 Lianyungang, China 
35 Manila, Philippines 
36 Jawarharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva), India 
37 Khorfakkan, UAE. 
38 Felixstowe, UK. 
39 Haiphong, Vietnam 
40 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
41 Piraeus, Greece 
42 Savannah, USA. 
43 Seattle-Tacoma NW Seaport Alliance, USA. 
44 Santos, Brazil 
45 Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, Indonesia 
46 Salalah, Oman 
47 Colon, Panama 
48 Marsaxlokk, Malta 
49 Nanjing, China 
50 Port Said East, Egypt 

The world's busiest ports continue to grow and become more efficient at meeting the demands of global trade.

Source: PORT LOGISTICS