The data describes the world's biggest container ports in 2017, based on throughput. Shanghai topped the list as the busiest container port worldwide, handling around 40 million TEUs in 2017.
The world's biggest container ports
Ports are hubs where marine vessels call so they can dispatch or discharge cargo. In terms of value, seaborne trade carried by container ships is the most important category of waterborne freight, and container handling is one of the key sources of revenue produced by the operation and management of a port.
