| Rank | Port | Country | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | Singapore | 27,932 | 24,792 | 23,192 | 21,329 |
| 2 | Shanghai | People's Republic of China | 26,150 | 21,710 | 18,084 | 14,557 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 23,881 | 23,539 | 22,427 | 21,984 |
| 4 | Shenzhen | People's Republic of China | 21,099 | 18,469 | 16,197 | 13,615 |
| 5 | Busan" Busan | South Korea | 13,270 | 12,039 | 11,843 | 11,430 |
| 6 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 10,791 | 9,655 | 9,287 | 8,281 |
| 7 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 10,653 | 8,923 | 7,619 | 6,429 |
| 8 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 10,257 | 9,775 | 9,471 | 9,714 |
| 9 | Hamburg | Germany | 9,890 | 8,862 | 8,088 | 7,003 |
| 10 | Qingdao | People's Republic of China | 9,462 | 7,702 | 6,307 | 5,140 |
By Cargo Tonnage
1. Shanghai
2. Singapore
3. Rotterdam
4. Ningbo
5. Tianjin
6. Guangzhou
7. Hong Kong
8. Busan
9. South Louisiana
10. Houston
Ranking ports by the 'busiest' is tricky because there are so many different considerations to be taken into account such as Volume, Container numbers (teu's), the weight of goods or indeed the number of ships which use a port. As such I have included separate lists.
