World's top 50 container ports: 2001 vs. 2000, in millions of TEUs. (Special report: statistical reference guide).(Illustration)

 
World's Top 50 
Container Ports 
 
2001 vs. 2000, in millions of TEUs 
 
Rank       Port          Country               Website 
 
1      Hong Kong       China         www.info.gov.hk/mardep 
 
Oceangoing volume down, river-trade TEUs up. 
 
2      Singapore       Singapore     www.mpa.gov.sg 
 
Lost Maersk Sealand hub to upstart Tanjung Pelepas. 
 
3      Pusan           South Korea   www.pusan.momaf.go.kr 
 
3 new container berths at New Gammon are open. 
 
4      Kaohsiung       Taiwan        www.khb.gov.tw 
 
Only Taiwan port open to Chinese products. 6th container terminal to be 
built. Plans FTZ. 
 
5      Shanghai        China         not available 
 
To begin construction on deepwater harbor near mouth of Yangtze River. 
 
6      Rotterdam       Netherlands   www.portofrotterdam.com 
 
Largest European container port. 
 
7      Los Angeles     U.S.          www.portoflosangeles.org 
 
Maersk Sealand terminal will be largest proprietary terminal in U.S. 
 
8      Shenzhen        China         not available 
 
South China's hub. Shenzhen ports include Yantian, Shekou and Chiwan. 
 
9      Hamburg         Germany       www.hafen-hamburg.de 
 
Withdrew from Wilhelmshaven port project. Runs block trains into 
Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary. 
 
10     Long Beach      U.S.          www.polb.com 
 
Hanjin's Pier T terminal to open this summer - will be 375 acres upon 
completion in 2003. 
 
11     Antwerp         Belgium       www.portofantwerp.be 
 
U.S. Customs participant in Container Security Initiative. 
 
12     Port Kelang     Malaysia      www.pka.gov.my 
 
Malaysian west coast port, 25 miles from capital Kuala Lumpur, was 
privatized in 1986. Gov't retains 20% interest. 
 
13     Dubai           U.A.E.        www.dpa.co.ae 
 
Dubai also manages Djibouti port and Jeddah South Terminal. Negotiating 
other contracts. 
 
14     New York &      U.S.          www.panynj.gov 
       New Jersey 
 
50-foot channel to be completed by 2009. Reconfiguring 3 container 
terminals at Port Elizabeth/Port Newark. 
 
15     Bremen/         Germany       www.bremen-ports.com 
       Bremerhaven 
 
Bremen and Lower Saxony to build nearby deepwater Wilhelmshaven port, 
scheduled to open by 2009. 
 
16     Qingdao         China         not available 
 
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