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30 busiest ports in the world
Last updated on: April 19, 2012 12:27 IST
Image: Visitors walk through the Lujiazui Financial Area in Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
Global consumer demand dictates the flow of container shipping, so if you want to know where trade is heaviest, follow the container.
Let's us have a look at the world's busiest ports measured in terms of total number of actual twenty-foot equivalent units transported through the port.
Shanghai
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 29,069
Global rank: 1
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Image: The Marina Bay Sands Hotel and ArtScience Museum is seen before Earth Hour in Singapore.
Photographs: Matthew Lee/Reuters
Singapore
Country: Singapore
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 28,431
Global rank: 2
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Image: A cityscape of Hong Kong is see from the Peak, moments after sunset.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong
Country: Hong Kong
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 23,699
Global rank: 3
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Image: High rise commercial and residential buildings are seen in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Photographs: Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Shenzhen
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 22,510
Global rank: 4
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Image: A tractor trailer hauls a cargo container at a yard in Busan port.
Photographs: Jo Yong Hak/Reuters
Busan
Country: South Korea
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 14,194
Global rank: 5
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Image: A general view shows the Hangzhou Bay Bridge in Ningbo.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Ningbo
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 13,144
Global rank: 6
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Image: A woman pushes her bicycle on Haizhu Bridge, a landmark of China's southern city of Guangzhou.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Guangzhou
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 12,550
Global rank: 7
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Image: General view shows Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao.
Photographs: China Daily/Reuters
Qingdao
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 12,012
Global rank: 8
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Image: People stand near the fashion dome in Mall of the Emirates, Dubai.
Photographs: Jumana El Heloueh/Reuters
Dubai
Country: The United Arab Emirates
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 11,600
Global rank: 9
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Image: The Distilleerketel, a windmill built in 1727 and used to grind rye, can be seen at Delfshaven, an area of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
Rotterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 11,140
Global rank: 10
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Image: Visitors look at the 'China House' in Tianjin. The house is decorated with hundreds of millions of ancient porcelain flakes, ancient bowls, dishes and vases, inlaid everywhere in the architecture.
Photographs: Reinhard Krause/Reuters
Tianjin
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 10,080
Global rank: 11
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Image: A man looks out of a shopping mall decorated with lights in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.
Photographs: Nicky Loh/Reuters
Kaohsiung
Country: Taiwan
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 9,180
Global rank: 12
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Image: The world's largest ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at a jetty in Port Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Port Klang
Country: Malaysia
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 8,870
Global rank: 13
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Image: A vendor inspects 0.20 carat diamonds during the 3rd Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair in Antwerp.
Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
Antwerp
Country: Belgium
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 8,470
Global rank: 14
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Image: General view of inner city town hall and Christmas market in Hamburg.
Photographs: Christian Charisius/Reuters
Hamburg
Country: Germany
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 7,910
Global rank: 15
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Image: A crane unloads a container from a vessel in Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas in the southern state of Johor.
Photographs: Patrick Chalmers/Reuters
Tanjung Pelepas
Country: Malaysia
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 6,540
Global rank: 16
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Image: A general view of the downtown area is pictured in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Los Angeles
Country: The United States
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 6,540
Global rank: 17
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Image: A view of the clock tower in downtown Long Beach, California.
Photographs: Handout/Reuters
Long Beach
Country: The United States
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 6,260
Global rank: 18
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Image: A tourist rides a cable car above old buildings which date back to the 1920s and 1930s, in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen.
Photographs: Ben Blanchard/Reuters
Xiamen
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 5,820
Global rank: 19
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Image: The Intrepid Museum rests in the foreground as the Empire State Building rises from the cityscape in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
New York/New Jersey
Country: The United States
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 5,290
Global rank: 20
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Image: Chinese workers take a break at a shipyard in the port city of Dalian, in Liaoning province.
Photographs: Claro Cortes/Reuters
Dalian
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 5,260
Global rank: 21
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Image: Toyota Hilux Tiger mini-trucks board a Panama-registered cargo ship at the deep-sea port of Laem Chabang on the Eastern seaboard of Thailand.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Laem Chabang
Country: Thailand
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 5,190
Global rank: 22
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Image: Woman walks with her dog on a dyke along the Weser river in Bremen.
Photographs: Christian Charisius/Reuters
Bremen/Bremerhaven
Country: Germany
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,890
Global rank: 23
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Image: An aerial view of Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta.
Photographs: Supri Supri/Reuters
Jakarta
Country: Indonesia
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,720
Global rank: 24
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Tokyo
Country: Japan
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,280
Global rank: 25
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Image: A devotee enters a Parsi fire temple in Mumbai.
Photographs: Arko Datta/Reuters
Mumbai
Country: India
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,280
Global rank: 26
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Image: Buildings line up at the beach of Cullera near Valencia.
Photographs: Heino Kalis/Reuters
Valencia
Country: Spain
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,210
Global rank: 27
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Image: A motorbike taxi driver takes a rest in front of an advertising billboard in Ho Chi Minh City.
Photographs: Kham/Reuters
Ho Chi Minh City
Country: Vietnam
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,110
Global rank: 28
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Image: Fishermen sit on sticks while fishing in the traditional way in Koggala, south of Colombo.
Photographs: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Reuters
Colombo
Country: Sri Lanka
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 4,080
Global rank: 29
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Image: People run away from big waves affected by Typhoon Krosa at a levee in Lianyungang, China.
Photographs: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Reuters
Lianyungang
Country: China
Container traffic (in thousand TEUs): 3,870
Global rank: 30
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