List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage
# List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage

This is a list of the world's busiest seaports by cargo tonnage, the total mass, or in some cases volume, of actual cargo transported through the port. The rankings are based on AAPA world port ranking data.

The cargo rankings based on tonnage should be interpreted with caution since these measures are not directly comparable and cannot be converted to a single, standardized unit. In the Measure column, MT = Metric Tons, HT = Harbor Tons, FT = Freight Tons, and RT = Revenue Tons.

## 2018–2019

| Rank | Port | Country | | 2019 kiloton | 2018 kiloton |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ningbo-Zhoushan | China | MT | 1,120,090 | 1,038,080 |
| 2 | Shanghai | China | MT | 716,770 | 716,590 |
| 3 | Tangshan | China | | 656,740 | 636,990 |
| 4 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 626,180 | 630,130 |
| 5 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 606,160 | 538,330 |
| 6 | Qingdao | China | MT | 577,360 | 541,610 |
| 7 | Suzhou | China | | 522,750 | 531,790 |
| 8 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 521,880 | 517,990 |
| 9 | Tianjin | China | MT | 492,200 | 472,810 |
| 10 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 469,400 | 468,980 |
| 11 | Rizhao | China | | 463,770 | 437,520 |
| 12 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 455,910 | 450,220 |
| 13 | Yantai | China | | 386,320 | 333,610 |
| 14 | Dalian | China | MT | 366,410 | 351,300 |
| 15 | Nantong | China | MT | 336,200 | 265,980 |
| 16 | Zhanjiang | China | | 329,160 | 157,720 |
| 17 | Huanghua | China | | 287,160 | 287,160 |
| 18 | Taizhou | China | | 282,430 | 255,130 |
| 19 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 276,040 | 268,130 |
| 20 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 263,320 | 258,540 |

## 2012–2017

| Rank | Port | Country | | 2017 kiloton | 2016 kiloton | 2015 kiloton | 2014 kiloton | 2013 kiloton | 2012 kiloton |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ningbo-Zhoushan | China | MT | 1,077,110 | 922,092 | 889,000 | 873,470 | 810,000 | 744,000 |
| 2 | Shanghai | China | MT | 705,630 | 647,446 | 646,514 | 678,376 | 696,985 | 644,659 |
| 3 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 626,170 | 593,297 | 575,846 | 581,268 | 560,888 | 538,012 |
| 4 | Suzhou | China | | 607,740 | 573,760 | | | | |
| 5 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 566,190 | 544,374 | 475,481 | 500,975 | 472,760 | 438,000 |
| 6 | Tangshan | China | | 565,400 | 515,800 |
| 7 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 512,330 | 484,510 | 452,940 | 446,922 | 488,000 | 288,443 |
| 8 | Qingdao | China | MT | 506,990 | 443,978 | 476,216 | 465,055 | 450,111 | 407,340 |
| 9 | Tianjin | China | MT | 502,840 | 428,098 | 440,430 | 445,780 | 477,399 | 477,000 |
| 10 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 467,350 | 461,177 | 466,363 | 444,733 | 440,464 | 441,527 |
| 11 | Dalian | China | MT | 451,050 | 318,413 | 320,658 | 337,366 | 320,843 | 303,000 |
| 12 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 400,510 | 349,708 | 347,713 | 335,411 | 313,295 | 298,689 |
| 13 | Yingkou | China | | 362,390 | 347,020 | | | | |
| 14 | Rizhao | China | | 360,020 | 350,620 | | | | |
| 15 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 307,860 | 237,594 | 235,058 | 242,578 | 216,445 | 228,677 |
| 16 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 291,830 | 283,106 | 272,007 | 134,947 | 127,642 | 109,730 |
| 17 | Yantai | China | | 285,600 | 265,360 | | | | |
| 18 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 281,550 | 256,730 | 256,488 | 297,737 | 276,055 | 269,282 |
| 19 | Zhanjiang | China | | 281,520 | 255,170 | | | | |
| 20 | Huanghua | China | | 269,570 | 245,110 | | | | |

## Rankings 2004–2011

| Rank | Port | Country | Measure | 2011 kiloton | 2010 kiloton | 2009 kiloton | 2008 kiloton | 2007 kiloton | 2006 million tonnes | 2005 kiloton | 2004 kiloton |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shanghai | China | MT | 590,439 | 534,371 | 505,715 | 508,000 | 561,446 | 537.0 | 443,000 | 378,962 |
| 2 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 531,176 | 501,566 | 472,300 | 515,415 | 483,616 | 448.5 | 423,267 | 393,418 |
| 3 | Tianjin | China | MT | 459,941 | 400,000 | 381,110 | 365,163 | 309,465 | 257.6 | 245,100 | 206,161 |
| 4 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 434,551 | 429,926 | 386,957 | 421,136 | 401,181 | 378.4 | 376,600 | 352,563 |
| 5 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 431,000 | 425,600 | 364,000 | 347,000 | 341,363 | 302.8 | 241,700 | 215,190 |
| 6 | Qingdao | China | MT | 372,000 | 350,120 | 274,304 | 278,271 | 265,020 | 224.2 | 184,300 | 161,650 |
| 7 | Ningbo | China | MT | 348,911 | 408,180 | 371,540 | 361,850 | 471,630 | 309.7 | 272,400 | 225,850 |
| 8 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 284,600 | 276,815 | 243,850 | 252,000 | 245,964 | 204.9 | 167,500 | 150,320 |
| 9 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 281,513 | 262,963 | 226,182 | 241,683 | 243,564 | 217.9 | 217,200 | 219,760 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 277,444 | 267,815 | 242,967 | 259,402 | 245,433 | 238.2 | 230,139 | 220,879 |
| 11 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 246,672 | 198,997 | 178,625 | 159,391 | 130,707 | 111.8 | 110,600 | 108,500 |
| 12 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 223,633 | 214,337 | 192,853 | 203,157 | 207,785 | 204.6 | 192,549 | 203,517 |
| 13 | Houston | United States | MT | 215,731 | 206,055 | 191,729 | 192,473 | 196,014 | 201.5 | 192,023 | 183,419 |
| 14 | Dalian | China | MT | 211,065 | 200,000 | 204,000 | 246,000 | 222,859 | 200.5 | 176,800 | 145,162 |
| 15 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 205,475 | 204,860 | 211,000 | 187,045 | 199,190 | 176.0 | 153,900 | 135,246 |
| 16 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 193,726 | 168,588 | 137,615 | 152,348 | 135,514 | 122.0 | 109,700 | 99,911 |
| 17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 187,151 | 178,167 | 157,807 | 189,390 | 182,897 | 167.4 | 160,100 | 152,300 |
| 18 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 186,305 | 185,703 | 165,101 | 218,130 | 215,602 | 208.0 | 187,100 | 182,289 |
| 19 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 171,844 | 165,025 | N/A | 140,823 | 133,949 | 126.0 | 110,100 | 87,92 |
| 20 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 163,181 | 150,933 | 170,314 | 170,279 | 168,652 | 161.1 | 103,50 | 156,500 |

## 2005

| Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s) | +/- from 2004 | % change from 2004 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shanghai | China | MT | 443,000 | 64,038 | 16.90 |
| 2 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 423,267 | 29,849 | 7.59 |
| 3 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 376,600 | 24,037 | 6.82 |
| 4 | Ningbo | China | MT | 272,400 | 46,550 | 20.61 |
| 5 | Tianjin | China | MT | 245,100 | 38,939 | 18.89 |
| 6 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 241,700 | 26,510 | 12.32 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 230,139 | 9,260 | 4.19 |
| 8 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 217,200 | -2,560 | -1.16 |
| 9 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 192,549 | -10,968 | -5.39 |
| 10 | Houston | United States | MT | 192,023 | 8,604 | 4.69 |
| 11 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 187,100 | 4,811 | 2.64 |
| 12 | Qingdao | China | MT | 184,300 | 22,650 | 14.01 |
| 13 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 177,500 | 11,625 | 7.01 |
| 14 | Dalian | China | MT | 176,800 | 31,638 | 21.79 |
| 15 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 167,500 | 17,180 | 11.43 |
| 16 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 165,700 | -3,554 | -2.10 |
| 17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 160,100 | 7,773 | 5.10 |
| 18 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 153,900 | 18,654 | 13.79 |
| 19 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 138,014 | -314 | -0.23 |
| 20 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | MT | 137,900 | -14,568 | -9.55 |
| 21 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 133,300 | 6,340 | 4.99 |
| 22 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 125,700 | 11,216 | 9.80 |
| 23 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 123,500 | 10,427 | 9.22 |
| 24 | Novorossiysk | Russia | MT | 113,100 | 15,300 | 15.64 |
| 25 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 110,600 | 2,100 | 1.94 |
| 26 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 110,100 | 22,172 | 25.22 |
| 27 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 109,700 | 9,789 | 9.80 |
| 28 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 103,500 | -53,017 | -33.87 |
| 29 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 101,700 | -1,545 | -1.50 |
| 30 | Marseille | France | MT | 96,600 | 2,507 | 2.66 |
| 31 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 93,100 | -47 | -0.05 |
| 32 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 92,700 | 8,267 | 9.79 |
| 33 | Port of Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | MT | 92,500 | 15,120 | 19.54 |
| 34 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 92,000 | 573 | 0.63 |
| 35 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 91,200 | 5,539 | 6.47 |
| 36 | Richards Bay | South Africa | HT | 86,600 | 1,646 | 1.94 |
| 37 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 85,900 | 8,942 | 11.62 |
| 38 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 85,600 | 2,040 | 2.44 |
| 39 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 81,600 | -3,959 | -4.63 |
| 40 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 76,500 | 2,926 | 3.98 |
| 41 | Huntington | United States | MT | 76,104 | 5,924 | 8.44 |
| 42 | Le Havre | France | MT | 75,000 | -1,175 | -1.54 |
| 43 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 74,900 | 1,724 | 2.36 |
| 44 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 72,447 | -237 | -0.33 |
| 45 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 71,900 | 4,291 | 6.35 |
| 46 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 71,566 | -11,677 | -14.03 |
| 47 | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | MT | 70,441 | -1,207 | -1.68 |
| 48 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 67,200 | 4,052 | 6.42 |
| 49 | Sepetiba | Brazil | MT | 67,100 | | |
| 50 | Algeciras | Spain | MT | 63,500 | 2,206 | 3.60 |

## 2004

| Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s) | +/- from 2003 | % change from 2003 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 393,418 | 45,724 | 13.15 |
| 2 | Shanghai | China | MT | 378,962 | 62,752 | 19.85 |
| 3 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 352,563 | 25,605 | 7.83 |
| 4 | Ningbo | China | MT | 225,850 | 71,870 | 46.67 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 220,879 | 13,267 | 6.39 |
| 6 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 219,760 | 57,300 | 35.27 |
| 7 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 215,190 | 47,470 | 28.30 |
| 8 | Tianjin | China | MT | 206,161 | 44,341 | 27.40 |
| 9 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 203,517 | 23,024 | 12.76 |
| 10 | Houston | United States | MT | 183,419 | 10,099 | 5.83 |
| 11 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 182,289 | 13,911 | 8.26 |
| 12 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 169,254 | 254 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 165,875 | 786 | 0.48 |
| 14 | Qingdao | China | MT | 161,650 | 20,750 | 14.73 |
| 15 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 156,517 | 9,577 | 6.52 |
| 16 | Kaohsiung | Republic of China | MT | 152,468 | 13,636 | 9.82 |
| 17 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 152,327 | 9,452 | 6.62 |
| 18 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 150,320 | 24,700 | 19.66 |
| 19 | Dalian | China | MT | 145,162 | 19,142 | 15.19 |
| 20 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 138,328 | 5,890 | 4.45 |
| 21 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 135,246 | 47,576 | 54.27 |
| 22 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 126,960 | 1,017 | 0.81 |
| 23 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 114,484 | 7,948 | 7.46 |
| 24 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 113,073 | -17,945 | -13.70 |
| 25 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 108,500 | 18,701 | 20.83 |
| 26 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 103,245 | 14,355 | 16.15 |
| 27 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 99,911 | 11,023 | 12.40 |
| 28 | Novorossiysk | Russia | MT | 97,800 | 12,300 | 14.32 |
| 29 | Marseille | France | MT | 94,093 | -1,452 | -1.52 |
| 30 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 93,147 | 3,460 | 3.86 |
| 31 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 91,427 | 2,952 | 3.34 |
| 32 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 87,928 | -952 | -1.07 |
| 33 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 85,661 | 6,902 | 8.76 |
| 34 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 85,559 | 8,013 | 10.33 |
| 35 | Richards Bay | South Africa | HT | 84,954 | -2,567 | -2.93 |
| 36 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 84,433 | 6,812 | 8.78 |
| 37 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 83,560 | 848 | 1.03 |
| 38 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 83,243 | 3,773 | 4.75 |
| 39 | Port of Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | MT | 77,380 | 13,754 | 21.62 |
| 40 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 76,958 | 9,367 | 13.86 |
| 41 | Le Havre | France | MT | 76,175 | 4,682 | 6.55 |
| 42 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 73,574 | 6,847 | 10.26 |
| 43 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 73,176 | 7,715 | 11.79 |
| 44 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 72,684 | 9,868 | 15.71 |
| 45 | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | MT | 71,648 | 1,543 | 2.20 |
| 46 | New Orleans | United States | MT | 70,886 | -5,230 | -6.87 |
| 47 | Huntington | United States | MT | 70,180 | -303 | -0.43 |
| 48 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 67,609 | 7,532 | 12.54 |
| 49 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 63,148 | 3,487 | 5.84 |
| 50 | Texas City | United States | MT | 61,987 | | |

## 2003

| Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s) | +/- from 2002 | % change from 2002 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Singapore | Singapore | FT | 347,694 | 12,538 | 3.74 |
| 2 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 326,958 | 5,107 | 1.59 |
| 3 | Shanghai | China | MT | 316,210 | 77,604 | 32.52 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 207,612 | 15,102 | 7.84 |
| 5 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 180,493 | -15,952 | -8.12 |
| 6 | Houston | United States | MT | 173,320 | 12,130 | 7.52 |
| 7 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 169,000 | 10,071 | 6.34 |
| 8 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 168,378 | 10,358 | 6.55 |
| 9 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 167,720 | 27,325 | 19.46 |
| 10 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 165,089 | 11,642 | 7.59 |
| 11 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 162,460 | 18,688 | 13.00 |
| 12 | Tianjin | China | MT | 161,820 | 32,820 | 25.44 |
| 13 | Ningbo | China | MT | 153,980 | 3,980 | 2.65 |
| 14 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 146,940 | -1,472 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 142,875 | 11,246 | 8.54 |
| 16 | Qingdao | China | MT | 140,900 | 20,900 | 17.42 |
| 17 | Kaohsiung | Republic of China | MT | 138,832 | 9,418 | 7.28 |
| 18 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 132,438 | 10,335 | 8.46 |
| 19 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 131,018 | -15,163 | -10.37 |
| 20 | Dalian | China | MT | 126,020 | 18,482 | 17.19 |
| 21 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 125,943 | 7,871 | 6.67 |
| 22 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 125,620 | 4,468 | 3.69 |
| 23 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 106,536 | 8,264 | 8.41 |
| 24 | Marseille | France | MT | 95,545 | 3,284 | 3.56 |
| 25 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 89,799 | 8,041 | 9.84 |
| 26 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 89,687 | 3,188 | 3.69 |
| 27 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 88,890 | 4,641 | 5.51 |
| 28 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 88,888 | 6,617 | 8.04 |
| 29 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 88,880 | -3,348 | -3.63 |
| 30 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 88,475 | 5,530 | 6.67 |
| 31 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 87,670 | 11,788 | 15.53 |
| 32 | Richards Bay | South Africa | HT | 87,521 | 6,012 | 7.38 |
| 33 | Novorossiysk | Russia | MT | 85,500 | 22,209 | 35.09 |
| 34 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 82,712 | 5,825 | 7.58 |
| 35 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 79,470 | 1,480 | 1.90 |
| 36 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 78,759 | 158 | 0.20 |
| 37 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 77,621 | 1,756 | 2.31 |
| 38 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 77,546 | 2,874 | 3.85 |
| 39 | New Orleans | United States | MT | 76,116 | -1,047 | -1.36 |
| 40 | Le Havre | France | MT | 71,493 | 3,795 | 5.61 |
| 41 | Huntington | United States | MT | 70,483 | -3,107 | -4.22 |
| 42 | Corpus Christi, Texas | United States | MT | 70,105 | 4,743 | 7.26 |
| 43 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 67,591 | 2,649 | 4.08 |
| 44 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 66,727 | 3,926 | 6.25 |
| 45 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 65,461 | -4,956 | -7.04 |
| 46 | Port of Jebel Ali | United Arab Emirates | MT | 63,626 | | |
| 47 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 62,816 | 1,201 | 1.95 |
| 48 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 60,077 | 6,603 | 12.35 |
| 49 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 59,661 | 5,195 | 9.54 |
| 50 | Algeciras | Spain | MT | 56,682 | | |

## 2002

| Rank | Port | Country | Measure | Tons (000s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Singapore | Singapore | MT | 335,156 |
| 2 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | MT | 321,851 |
| 3 | Shanghai | China | MT | 238,606 |
| 4 | South Louisiana | United States | MT | 196,445 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | China | MT | 192,510 |
| 6 | Houston | United States | MT | 161,190 |
| 7 | Chiba | Japan | FT | 158,929 |
| 8 | Nagoya | Japan | FT | 158,020 |
| 9 | Gwangyang | South Korea | RT | 153,447 |
| 10 | Ningbo | China | MT | 150,000 |
| 11 | Ulsan | South Korea | RT | 148,412 |
| 12 | Incheon | South Korea | RT | 146,181 |
| 13 | Busan | South Korea | RT | 143,772 |
| 14 | Guangzhou | China | MT | 140,395 |
| 15 | Antwerp | Belgium | MT | 131,629 |
| 16 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | MT | 129,414 |
| 17 | Tianjin | China | MT | 129,000 |
| 18 | New York/New Jersey | United States | MT | 122,103 |
| 19 | Qinhuangdao | China | MT | 121,152 |
| 20 | Qingdao | China | MT | 120,000 |
| 21 | Yokohama | Japan | FT | 118,072 |
| 22 | Dalian | China | MT | 107,538 |
| 23 | Hamburg | Germany | MT | 98,272 |
| 24 | Marseille | France | MT | 92,261 |
| 25 | Dampier | Australia | MT | 92,228 |
| 26 | Osaka | Japan | FT | 86,499 |
| 27 | Kitakyushu | Japan | FT | 84,249 |
| 28 | Tokyo | Japan | FT | 82,945 |
| 29 | Klang | Malaysia | FT | 82,271 |
| 30 | Port Hedland | Australia | MT | 81,758 |
| 31 | Richards Bay | South Africa | MT | 81,509 |
| 32 | Kobe | Japan | FT | 78,601 |
| 33 | Beaumont | United States | MT | 77,990 |
| 34 | New Orleans | United States | MT | 77,163 |
| 35 | Newcastle | Australia | MT | 76,887 |
| 36 | Shenzhen | China | MT | 75,882 |
| 37 | Tubarão | Brazil | MT | 75,865 |
| 38 | Hay Point | Australia | MT | 74,672 |
| 39 | Huntington | United States | MT | 73,590 |
| 40 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | MT | 70,417 |
| 41 | Le Havre | France | MT | 67,698 |
| 42 | Corpus Christi | United States | MT | 65,362 |
| 43 | Itaqui | Brazil | MT | 64,942 |
| 44 | Novorossiysk | Russia | MT | 63,291 |
| 45 | Vancouver | Canada | MT | 62,801 |
| 46 | Long Beach | United States | MT | 61,615 |
| 47 | Baton Rouge | United States | MT | 54,997 |
| 48 | Gladstone | Australia | MT | 54,466 |
| 49 | Plaquemines | United States | MT | 53,661 |
| 50 | Santos | Brazil | MT | 53,474 |

## References and notes

* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2019)" (PDF).
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2019)" (PDF).
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2017)".
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2016
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2016)".
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2015
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2015)".
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2014
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2014)".
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2013
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2013)".
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2012
* ↑ "Global Port Development Annual Report (2012)".
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2011
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2010
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2009
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2008
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2007 Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ AAPA World Port Rankings 2006
* 1 2 AAPA World Port Rankings 2005 (archive link, was dead)
* 1 2 AAPA World Port Rankings 2004 (archive link, was dead)
* AAPA World Port Rankings 2003
* AAPA World Port Rankings 2002
