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World's busiest ports
The world's  busiest  ports are commonly ranked by cargo tonnage and by
volume of container shipment measured in TEUs. Since the 2000s, the Port of
Shanghai has surpassed the Port of Singapore and the Port of Hong Kong to
become the world's busiest port by both measures.[1][2][3]

Contents
Busiest cargo ports
Yangshan Port of Shanghai
Busiest passenger ports
Busiest Canals
See also
References

Busiest cargo ports
Port of Shanghai, China

World's busiest container port since 2010[3][4]

Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan, China

World's busiest port by cargo tonnage since 2010[5]

Port of Singapore, Singapore

World's busiest transshipment port[6]

Busiest passenger ports Keppel Container Terminal in

Singapore
Port of Helsinki, Finland (passengers)[7][8][9]
Port of Dover, United Kingdom (passengers)[10]
Port of Miami, United States, world's busiest cruise port.[11]

Busiest Canals
A study led by Bernd Blasius of the University of Oldenburg analyzed
itineraries from 16,693 cargo ships for the entire year of 2009. They conducted
their investigation using data from the Automatic Identification System and
Lloyd's Register Fairplay by means of VHF receivers and GPS.
Tsuen Wan port of Hong Kong
The study concluded Panama Canal to be the busiest in 2009. The Suez Canal
came in second and Shanghai third.[12]

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See also
List of busiest container ports
List of busiest cruise ports by passengers
List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage
List of busiest transshipment ports

References
1. "World Port Rankings 2005" (http://www.infoplease.com/business/world-port-ranking-2005.html). American
Association of Port Authorities. 2005. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
2. "World Port Rankings 2006" (http://www.infoplease.com/business/world-port-ranking.html). American Association of
Port Authorities. 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
3. "Shanghai Surpasses Singapore as World's Busiest Port as Trade Volumes Jump" (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/
2011-01-08/shanghai-surpasses-singapore-as-world-s-busiest-port-as-trade-volumes-jump.html). Bloomberg. January
7, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
4. "TOP 50 WORLD CONTAINER PORTS" (http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-c
ontainer-ports). World Shipping Council. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
5. " 寧波舟山港吞吐量躍居首位" (http://www.sinchew-i.com/node/192684?tid=1). 香港《明報》. 2011-01-12. Retrieved
2011-02-25.
6. "Channel NewsAsia - Singapore retains ranking as busiest port in 2006" (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin
gaporebusinessnews/view/251730/1/.html). channelnewsasia.com. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
7. "Helsinki becomes world's busiest passenger port - Xinhua - English.news.cn" (http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/201
8-01/17/c_136903291.htm). www.xinhuanet.com.
8. "The Port of Helsinki takes the top spot among European passenger ports" (http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/en/port-helsink
i/whats-new/news/port-helsinki-takes-top-spot-among-european-passenger-ports). Port of Helsinki.
9. "Helsinki nousi maailman vilkkaimmaksi matkustajasatamaksi" (https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10026577). Yle Uutiset.
10. "The Busiest Passenger Ports In Europe" (http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-busiest-passenger-ports-in-europe.h
tml). Government of Miami-Dade. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
11. "PortMiami remains World's Busiest Cruise Port with more than 4 million passengers last year" (http://www.miamidad
e.gov/portmiami/press_releases/2013-12-19-worlds-busiest-cruise-port.asp). Government of Miami-Dade. 19
December 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
12. Tia Ghose (2010-01-25). "A Year of Global Shipping Routes Mapped by GPS | Wired Science" (https://www.wired.co
m/wiredscience/2010/01/global-shipping-map/). Wired.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

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