Top 49 Global Logistics Ports in the World

KAI Logistics · 7 February 2023 · 4 min read

Most of the items we need for daily life are transported via sea, with freight ships following thousands of routes between the world’s 800 ports. However, only 49 main logistics ports play a significant role in the majority of global maritime trade.

This article covers the top 49 logistics ports worldwide, delving into the reasons behind their ranking.

Our list of the top 49 container ports, compiled with the assistance of the World Shipping Council, reveals that Asia is home to the majority of the top shipping container ports.

#	Container Port	Country	Location	Region	Area
1	Shanghai	China	Delta of the Yangtze River	East Asia	3,619km²
2	Singapore	Singapore	Strait of Singapore	Southeast Asia	6.200km²
3	Ningbo-Zhoushan	China	Delta of the Yangtze River	East Asia	9.365km 2
4	Shenzhen	China	Delta of the Pearl River	East Asia	3.730km 2
5	Guangzhou	China	Delta of the Pearl River	East Asia	6.879km 2
6	Busan	South Korea	Strait of Korea	East Asia	2.907km 2
7	Qingdao	China	Yellow Sea	East Asia	6.133km 2
8	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Delta of the Pearl River	East Asia	2.790km 2
9	Tianjin	China	Yellow Sea	East Asia	131.0km 2
10	Rotterdam	The Netherlands	Delta of the Rhine River	Europe	127.1km 2
11	Jebel Ali, Dubai	UAE	Gulf of Persia	West Asia	134.7km 2
12	Port Klang	Malaysia	Strait of Malacca	Southeast Asia	9.639km 2
13	Xiamen	China	Strait of Taiwan	East Asia	18.90km 2
14	Antwerp	Belgium	Delta of the Scheldt River	Europe	120.7km 2
15	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Strait of Taiwan	East Asia	5.204km 2
16	Dalian	China	Yellow Sea	East Asia	15.02km 2
17	Los Angeles	USA	US West Coast	North America	30.00km 2
17	Hamburg	Germany	Elbe River	Europe	43.31km²
19	Tanjung Pelepas	Malaysia	Strait of Johor	Southeast Asia	7.831km²
20	Laem Chabang	Thailand	Gulf of Thailand	Southeast Asia	10.41km²
21	Yokohama	Japan	Bay of Tokyo	East Asia	73.00km²
22	Long Beach	USA	US West Coast	North America	13.00km²
23	Tanjung Priok	Indonesia	Java Sea	Southeast Asia	10.28km²
24	New York/New Jersey	USA	US East Coast	North America	~40.00km²
25	Colombo	Sri Lanka	Laccadive Sea	South Asia	4.856km²
26	Saigon	Vietnam	South China Sea	Southeast Asia	2.630km²
27	Suzhou	China	Delta of the Yangtze River	East Asia	n/a
28	Piraeus	Greece	Aegean Sea	Europe	~39.00km²
29	Yingkou	China	Liaodong Bay	East Asia	~15.00km²
30	Valencia	Spain	Western Mediterranean Sea	Europe	~6.00km²
31	Manila	Philippines	Manila Bay	Southeast Asia	1.375km²
32	Taicang	China	Delta of the Yangtze River	East Asia	~80.00km²
33	Hai Phong	Vietnam	Delta of the Red River	Southeast Asia	0.993km²
34	Algeciras	Spain	Strait of Gibraltar	Europe	1.032km²
35	Nhava Sheva	India	Arabian Sea	South Asia	2.770km²
36	Bremen/Bremerhaven	Germany	Weser River	Europe	15.79km²
37	Tanger Med	Morocco	Strait of Gibraltar	North Africa	3.650km²
38	Lianyungang	China	Yellow Sea	East Asia	n/a
39	Mundra	India	Gulf of Kutch	South Asia	5.400km²
40	Savannah	USA	Savannah River	North America	12.40km²
41	Tokyo	Japan	Bay of Tokyo	East Asia	63.25km²
42	Rizhao	China	Yellow Sea	East Asia	n/a
43	Foshan	China	Delta of the Pearl River	East Asia	0.313km²
44	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	Red Sea	West Asia	12.00km²
45	Colón	Panama	Bay of Limon	Central America	2.690km²
46	Santos	Brazil	South Atlantic Ocean	South America	7.800km²
47	Salalah	Oman	Arabian Sea	West Asia	10.71km²
48	Dongguan	China	Delta of the Pearl River	East Asia	52.0km²
49	Beibu Gulf	China	Beibu Gulf	East Asia	n/a

Top 49 Global Logistics Ports in the World

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