SHANGHAI has established an unprecedented 10 million TEU lead over its nearest rival in the latest rankings of the top 30 container ports worldwide, compiled by Alphaliner, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
shanghai has been the world's largest container port for the past 14 years, consistently outperforming Singapore, which holds second place.
The port is poised to become the first to handle 50 million TEU in a single calendar year.
China accounts for over 50 per cent of the throughput of the top 30 ports, according to Alphaliner.
Qingdao recorded the highest increase of any major gateway worldwide, reaching the 30 million TEU mark last year for the first time and closing in on Shenzhen, which is in fourth place.
Third-place Ningbo is also approaching Singapore's volume, challenging for the second spot.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong, which began the millennium as the world's largest container port, has now slipped out of the top 10 for the first time.
Morocco's Tanger Med was the second fastest-growing port among the top 30 last year, surpassing Hamburg.
Volumes for Africa's largest container port have increased 80 per cent since 2019, with last year's figure of 8.6 million TEU representing 95 per cent of the port's nominal capacity and meeting targets set by the port authority four years ahead of schedule.
Additionally, the introduction of the European Union's emission trading scheme this year, combined with about 90 per cent of liner shipping rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope due to Houthi attacks, is expected to drive phenomenal throughput growth at Tanger Med this year.
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shanghai has been the world's largest container port for the past 14 years, consistently outperforming Singapore, which holds second place.
The port is poised to become the first to handle 50 million TEU in a single calendar year.
China accounts for over 50 per cent of the throughput of the top 30 ports, according to Alphaliner.
Qingdao recorded the highest increase of any major gateway worldwide, reaching the 30 million TEU mark last year for the first time and closing in on Shenzhen, which is in fourth place.
Third-place Ningbo is also approaching Singapore's volume, challenging for the second spot.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong, which began the millennium as the world's largest container port, has now slipped out of the top 10 for the first time.
Morocco's Tanger Med was the second fastest-growing port among the top 30 last year, surpassing Hamburg.
Volumes for Africa's largest container port have increased 80 per cent since 2019, with last year's figure of 8.6 million TEU representing 95 per cent of the port's nominal capacity and meeting targets set by the port authority four years ahead of schedule.
Additionally, the introduction of the European Union's emission trading scheme this year, combined with about 90 per cent of liner shipping rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope due to Houthi attacks, is expected to drive phenomenal throughput growth at Tanger Med this year.
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