List of busiest port regions

This is a list of the World's busiest port regions, ranked by gross cargo tonnage handled, identified by regions of intense port activity typically concentrated around key economic centres. Several of the world's ports are managed or operated as distinct ports despite their geographical proximity, and many serve a single city or urban area.

Region	Economy	Ports	tons(000)	Year[1]	Total
Yangtze River Delta	China	Port of Shanghai (including Yangshan)	561,446	(2007)	1,185,996
		Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan	471,630	(2007)
		Port of Suzhou	152,920
Pearl River Delta	China	Port of Guangzhou	341,363	(2007)	823,449
		Port of Shenzhen	199,190	(2007)
		Port of Zhuhai	37,563	(2007)
	Hong Kong	Port of Hong Kong	245,433	(2007)
Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta	Netherlands	Port of Rotterdam[note 1]	429,060	(2008)[2]	780,341
		Port of Amsterdam[note 2]	94,770	(2008)[2]
		Ports of Zeeland[note 3]	33,278	(2008)[2]
	Belgium	Port of Antwerp	189,389	(2008)[3]
		Port of Ghent	33,844	(2008)[4]
Bohai Bay	China	Port of Tianjin	309,465	(2007)	686,158
		Port of Qinhuangdao	245,964	(2007)
		Port of Huanghua	83,330	(2007)
		Port of Tangshan	47,399	(2007)
Singapore Strait	Singapore	Port of Singapore	483,616	(2007)	596,056
	Malaysia	Port of Tanjung Pelepas	84,150	(2007)
		Johor Port	28,290
Shandong Peninsula	China	Port of Qingdao	265,020	(2007)	527,115
		Port of Yantai	131,462	(2007)
		Port of Rizhao	130,633	(2007)
Tokyo Bay	Japan	Port of Chiba	169,202	(2007)	516,179
		Port of Yokohama	141,758	(2007)
		Port of Kawasaki	100,690
		Port of Tokyo	87,629	(2007)
		Port of Yokosuka	16,900
Gyeongsang	South Korea	Port of Busan	243,564	(2007)	474,091
		Port of Ulsan	168,652	(2007)
		Port of Pohang	61,875	(2007)
Southeast Texas[5]	United States	Port of Houston	216,064	(2007)	422,885
		Port of Beaumont	81,384	(2007)
		Port of Texas City	56,787	(2007)
		Freeport	29,598	(2007)
		Port Arthur	29,262	(2007)
		Port of Galveston	9,791	(2007)
Liaodong Peninsula	China	Port of Dalian	222,859	(2007)	380,071
		Port of Yingkou	122,065	(2007)
		Port of Jinzhou	35,147	(2007)
Mississippi River Delta	United States	Port of South Louisiana	207,785	(2007)	379,686
		Port of New Orleans	68,989	(2007)
		Port of Plaquemines	53,358	(2007)
		Port of Baton Rouge	49,554	(2007)
Osaka Bay	Japan	Port of Kobe	96,155	(2007)	333,232
		Port of Osaka	96,680	(2007)
		Port of Sakai-Senboku	72,750
		Port of Wakayama-Shimotsu	39,018
		Others (Himeji, Nishinomiya, Hannan)	28,629
Elbe-Weser Triangle	Germany	Port of Hamburg	140,923	(2007)	252,756
		Port of Bremerhaven	69,095	(2007)
		Port of Wilhelmshaven	42,738	(2007)
Fujian	China	Port of Xiamen	81,172	(2007)	207,658
		Port of Fuzhou	64,333	(2007)
		Port of Quanzhou	62,153	(2007)
Southern California	United States	Port of Long Beach	77,965	(2007)	147,388
		Port of Los Angeles	59,423	(2007)
		Others (Port of San Diego, Port Hueneme, etc.)	10,000

Notes

1. Including the smaller ports of Dordrecht, Moerdijk, and Scheveningen.
2. Including the smaller ports of Beverwijk, IJmuiden/Velsen, and Zaanstad.
3. The Ports of Zeeland comprises the ports of Flushing and Terneuzen.

References

1. AAPA World Port Rankings 2007
2. http://www.havenraad.nl/images/Jaarverslag%202008%20definitief%20compleet_tcm226-246236.pdf
3. http://www.portofantwerp.com/portal/pls/portal/!PORTAL.wwpob_page.show?_docname=494022.PDF
4. http://portofghent.be/Documents/Overslag-2008-uk.pdf
5. AAPA U.S. Port Cargo Tonnage Rankings 2007