This article lists the world's busiest
container port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...
s (ports with
container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in
intermodal shipping containers), by total number of
twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. The table lists volume in thousands of TEU per year. The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring
container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU)
ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted.
[Assuming that all boxes are either counted as 1 or 2 TEUs (which is pretty much the case), and that for every 20-foot / single TEU box, there are at least ''two'' 40-foot (or other 2 TEU) units (meaning 2 × 2 = 4 TEUs) in circulation, the 40-footers represent at least 80% of the TEU volume; and for every 10 TEUs, on average, at least 80% of them must be divided by two, to compute the actual number of boxes, meaning the total number of boxes drops below 60% of the number of TEUs moved.]
See also
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United States container ports
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List of largest container shipping companies
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List of largest container ships
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List of busiest ports in Europe
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List of countries by container port traffic
References
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Intermodal transport
Economy-related lists of superlatives
Container Ports, Busiest
Container Ports