1. of ,

The , located in the vicinity of Shanghai, comprises a deep-sea port and a river port.

In 2010, Shanghai port overtook port to become the world's busiest . Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEUs, whereas Singapore port was a half million TEU's behind.

In 2011 Shanghai port broke a new historic record by handling over 30 million TEUs 2., Singapore

The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore's harbours and which handle Singapore's shipping. Currently the world's busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also tranships a fifth[1] of the world's shipping containers as the world's busiest container port, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transshipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of total tonnage handled until 2005, when it was surpassed by the Port of Shanghai. Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour, connecting the port to over 600 other in 123 countries and spread over six continents.

The Port of Singapore is not a mere economic boon, but an economic necessity because Singapore is lacking in land and natural resources. The Port is critical for importing natural resources, and then later re-exporting them after they have been refined and shaped in some manner, for example wafer fabrication or oil refining to generate revenue. Only then can the service industries such as hospitality services typical of a port of call, for example, restocking a ship's food and water supplies, take their role. The Straits of Johor are currently impassable to any ship as the Johor-Singapore Causeway links Singapore to Malaysia. 3.Port of Kong, China

The Port of , located by the , is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers. A key factor in the economic development of Hong Kong, the natural shelter and deep waters of provide ideal conditions for berthing and handling all types of vessels. It is one of the busiest ports in the world, in the three categories of shipping movements, cargo handled and passengers carried. 4. Port of , China

The is one of the busiest and fastest growing ports in southern . It is located in the southern region of the Delta in China's province. It is the economic hinterland for Hong Kong trade with the Mainland and also one of the most important port in terms of China's international trade.

The port is home to 39 shipping companies who have launched 131 international container routes. There are 560 ships on call at Shenzhen port on a monthly basis and also 21 feeder routes to other ports in the region.[1]

5. ,

[3] Busan (Officially Busan Metropolitan City), formerly spelled Pusan (Korean pronunciation: [pusan]) is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million.[1] The Metropolitan area (includes adjacent cities of Gimhae and Yangsan) population is 4,399,515 as of 2010.[4] It is the largest port city in South Korea and the world's fifth busiest seaports by cargo tonnage.[5] The city is located on the southeasternmost tip of the Korean peninsula. The most densely built up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong River and Suyeong River, with mountains separating some of the districts. Administratively, it is designated as a Metropolitan City. The Busan metropolitan area is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county.

Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005 Korea. It was also one of the host cities for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and is a center for international conventions in Korea. On November 14, 2005, the city officially announced its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics Games.[6] After Pyeongchang's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the city is considering its bid to host the 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympics.[7]

Busan is home to the world's largest department store, the Shinsegae Centum City[8] and is pursuing a large number of multi-skyscraper projects, including Solomon Tower (108 floor, 418m), Haeundae Resort Tower (108 floor, 478m), the 110-floor, 510m-supertall Lotte Super Tower, which is slated to become the world's fifth tallest building in 2015, after Burj Khalifa, Shanghai Tower, Abraj Al Bait Towers, and One World Trade Center.

6. Port of , China

Port of Ningbo (SSE: 601018) is one of the most important and busiest ports in mainland China.[1] It is located on the rich coastal province of Zhejiang.[1] The port is at the crossroad of the north-south shipping route and the important waterway of the River. The port comprises several ports which are Beilun (seaport), Zhenhai (estuary port) and old Ningbo (inland river port), Daxie and Chuanshan. It is one of a growing number of ports in China with a cargo throughput volume exceeding 100 million tons annually.[2]

Ningbo Port is involved in economic trade with cargo shipment, raw materials and manufactured goods from as far as North and South America and Oceania. It has economic trade with over 560 ports from more than 90 countries and regions in the world.[2][3]

The Port of Ningbo has recently been merged with the neighbouring Port of to form a combined cargo-handling centre. The combined Ningbo-Zhoushan Port had a traffic of 627,000,000 tons of cargo in 2010, making it the second-largest port in the world (after Shanghai) in terms of cargo volume.

7. Port of , China is the main seaport of Guangzhou city[1], Guangdong province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state owned company. The company was established on February 26, 2004 from the former Guangzhou Harbor Bureau. It was approved by the Guangzhou Municipal Government. It is currently the largest comprehensive port in South China. Its international maritime trade reaches over 300 ports in more than 80 countries and districts worldwide.[2] The port also incorporates the former Huangpu Port.[3][4]

The port also serves as the important economic and transport center for the Pearl River Delta region and Guangdong province. It is also vital transport hub for industries located in neighboring provinces such as Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.[2]

8. Port, China

The Port of Qingdao is a seaport on the in the vicinity of Qingdao, , People's Republic of China. It is one of the ten busiest ports in the world.[citation needed]

Beside including the Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal and the Qingdao Cosport International Container Terminal, located in different areas, Qingdao also has a large terminal for handling iron ore.

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10. ,

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by first Shanghai and then Singapore. In 2009, Rotterdam was the world's tenth-largest container port in terms of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) handled (2008: ninth, 2006: sixth).

Covering 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi), the port of Rotterdam now stretches over a distance of 40 kilometres (25 mi). It consists of the city center's historic harbor area, including Delfshaven; the Maashaven/Rijnhaven/Feijenoord complex; the harbours around Nieuw-Mathenesse; Waalhaven; Vondelingenplaat; Eemhaven; Botlek; Europoort, situated along the Calandkanaal, Nieuwe Waterweg and Scheur (the latter two being continuations of the Nieuwe Maas); and the reclaimed Maasvlakte area, which projects into the . 11. Port of , China

The (Tianjin Gang, Chinese: 天津港; : tiānjīn gǎng),formerly known as the Port of Tanggu, is the largest port in Northern China and the main maritime gateway to . It is located on the western shore of the , centered on the estuary of the Haihe River, 170 km south east of Beijing and 60 km east of Tianjin city. It is the largest man-made port in mainland China,[8] and one of the largest in the world. It covers 107 square kilometers of land surface, with over 31.9 km of quay shoreline and 140 production berths at the end of 2010.[9] Tianjin Port handled 450 million tonnes of cargo and 11.5 million TEU of containers in 2011,[3] making it the world's fifth largest port by throughput tonnage, and the eleventh in container throughput.[10] The port trades with more than 600 ports in 180 countries and territories around the world.[2] It is served by over 115 regular container lines.[11] run by 60 liner companies, including all the top 20 liners. Capacity is increasing at a high rate, with 550-600 Mt of throughput capacity expected by 2015.

The port is part of the New Area district of Tianjin Municipality, the main special economic zone of Northern China, and it lies directly east of the TEDA. The Port of Tianjin is at the core of the ambitious development program of the Binhai New Area, and due to this developmental storm, change occurs at a very accelerated pace. The name "Tianjin Xingang"(Chinese: 天津新港; pinyin: tiānjīn xīngǎng; literally "Tianjin New Port"), which strictly speaking refers only to the main seaport area, is sometimes used to refer to the whole port. 12. Port of , Taiwan

The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest harbor in Taiwan, handling approximately 10 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) worth of cargo in 2007[1]. The port is located in southern Taiwan, adjacent to Kaohsiung City, surrounded by the city districts of Gushan, Yancheng, Lingya, Cianjhen, Siaogang, and Cijin. It is administrated by Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau, a division under the Ministry of Transportation of Executive Yuan. 13. Port Klang, Malaysia

Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia.[2] Colonially known as Port Swettenham, it is also the location of the largest and busiest port in the country. As such, its economic progress has been greatly influenced by the port activities in its area. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the town of Klang, and 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Kuala Lumpur.

Located in the District of Klang, it was the 13th busiest transshipment port (2004) and the 16th busiest container port (2007) in the world. It was also the 26th busiest port in by total cargo tonnage handled in 2005. 14. Port of Antwerp, Belgium

The port of Antwerp, in Belgium, is a port in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt. The estuary is navigable by ships of more than 100,000 Gross Tons as far as 80 km inland. The inland location means that the port of Antwerp enjoys a more central location in Europe than the majority of North Sea ports. Antwerp's docks are connected to the hinterland by rail, waterway and . As a result the port of Antwerp has become one of Europe's largest sea ports, ranking second behind Rotterdam by total freight shipped.[1] Its international rankings vary from 11th to 20th (AAPA). In 2009, the Port of Antwerp handled 157,800,000 MT of trade[2] and offered liner services to 800 different maritime destinations[citation needed]. 15. Port of Hamburg, Germany The Port of Hamburg (German mostly: Hamburger Hafen) is a port in Hamburg, Germany, on the river Elbe. The harbour is located 110 kilometres from the mouth of the Elbe into the North Sea.

It is named Germany's "Gateway to the World" and is the largest port in Germany. It is the second- busiest port in Europe (after the port of Rotterdam), in terms of TEU throughput, and 11th-largest worldwide. 9.74 million containers were handled in Hamburg in 2008.

The harbour covers an area of 73.99 km² (64.80 km² usable), of which 43.31 km² (34.12 km²) are land areas. The location is naturally advantaged by a branching Elbe, creating an ideal place for a port complex with warehousing and transshipment facilities. The extensive free port also enables toll-free shipping. 16. Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (abbreviation: PTP, UN/LOCODE: MYTPP 01°21′58.85″N 103°32′54.12″E) is a port for container ships located on the eastern mouth of the Pulai River in south-western Johor, Malaysia. Receiving its maiden vessel on 10 October 1999 on a three-month trial operation, it set a world record as the fastest growing port with 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of containers handled after 571 days of operations. The good performance sealed the port's fate, and it was officially launched by then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, on 13 March 2000. 17. Port of Los Angeles, United States

The Port of Los Angeles, also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT L.A, is a port complex that occupies 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water along 43 mi (69 km) of waterfront. The port is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 mi (32 km) south of downtown. The Port of Los Angeles adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach, employs over 16,000 people,[2][3][4] and is the busiest container port in the United States.[2][3][4] For public safety, the Port of Los Angeles utilizes the Los Angeles Port Police to fight crime and terrorism, and the Los Angeles City Lifeguards to provide lifeguarding services for inner Cabrillo Beach. 18. Port of Long Beach, United States

The Port of Long Beach, also known as Long Beach’s Harbor Department, is the second busiest container port in the USA after the Port of Los Angeles, which it adjoins.[2] Acting as a major gateway for U.S.-Asian trade, the port occupies 3,200 acres (13 km2) of land with 25 miles (40 km) of waterfront in the city of Long Beach, California. The Port of Long Beach is located less than two miles (3 km) southwest of Downtown Long Beach and approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. The seaport boasts approximately $100 billion dollars in trade and provides more than 316,000 jobs in Southern California.[citation needed] 19. Port of , China

The is an important deep water port located in the mouth of the Jiulongjiang River on the southern coastline of province in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is one of the trunk line ports in the Asia-Pacific region. It is ranked the 8th largest container port in the PRC, and ranks 30th among the world's top 100. It is the 4th port in the PRC with the capacity to handle the sixth- generation large container vessels. In 2003, Xiamen handled 34.04 million tons of cargo, including 2.33 million TEUs of containers.[1]

The port comprises six areas: Heping, Dongdu, Haitian, Shihushan, Gaoqi and Liuwudian in Tongan.[2]

The world's top 20 shipping companies have all established major shipping routes and operations in Xiamen. A total of 68 shipping routes serve over 50 countries to almost all the major ports in the world, yielding an average 469 ship calls at the port each month. In addition, passenger services also operate from Xiamen to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and .[3]

The port is owned and operated by Xiamen Port Authority (厦门港口管理局) which is a department of the Xiamen Municipal Government.[4]

20. Port of New York and New Jersey, United States

The Port of New York and New Jersey comprises the waterways in the estuary of the New York-Newark metropolitan area with a port district encompassing an approximate area within a 25-mile (40 km) radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. The system of navigable waters along 650 miles (1,050 km) of shoreline in the vicinity of New York City and northeastern New Jersey is considered one the finest natural in the world.[1] The port is by tonnage the third largest in the United States and the busiest on the East .[2][3][4] In 2010 4,811 ships entered the harbor carrying over 32.2 million metric tons of cargo valued at over $175 billion [5] 21. Port of , China

The (38° 55' N 121° 41' E) founded in 1899 lies at the southern tip of in province and is the most northern ice-free port in China. It is also the largest multi-purpose port in serving the seaports , and the . It is the trade gateway to the Pacific. It is the second largest container transshipment hub in mainland China.[1]

The Port of Dalian consists of Daliangang, Dalianwan, Xianglujiao, Nianyuwan, Ganjinzi, Heizuizi, Si'ergou and Dayaowan port areas. Port of Dalian is owned and managed by the state-owned Dalian Port Corporation Limited. It has established trading and shipping links with more than 300 ports in 160 countries and regions of the world. There are 68 international and domestic container shipping routes. Port of Dalian handles at least 100 million in cargo throughput annually. [1]

22. , Thiland

Laem Chabang (Thai: , pronounced [lɛ ːm tɕʰābāŋ]) is a city ( nakhon) in Province, . It covers the Bang Lamung of Bang Lamung district, and the complete tambon Bueng, Sura Sak, Thung Su Khla and parts of Nong Kham of district. As of 2006 it has a population of 61,801.

It is home to Thailand's largest port by the same name, about 25 kilometres north of , and south of the city Chon Buri. Starting in 1988, a major development to encourage development outside Bangkok and take advantage of proximity to the , was the Laem Chabang container port that was completed in 1991.[1] As of 2005 it is the 20th busiest port in the world. Much of the international shipping reaching Thailand goes through Laem Chabang. It is a stopping point for Princess Cruises.

As a port town, the economy is based on shipping services, as well as retail and tourism. The town is being marketed along with Bang Lamung township as an alternative to Pattaya. goes through the town.

It has world class golf courses, such as the Laem Chabang International Country Club designed by Jack Nicklaus. It also has a ExxonMobil refinery.

Two large projects worth a total of 36 billion baht, both railways, have been approved on October 23, 2007, to be built to link up Korat and Lat Krabang with Laem Chabang.[2] This shows central government commitment to developing the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, of which Laem Chabang plays a key role. 23. Bremerhaven, Germany 24. Port of Jakarta, Indonesia

The Port of Jakarta is the largest Indonesian seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Java Sea basin, with an annual traffic capacity of around 45 million tonnes of cargo and 4,000,000 TEU's.

The port is also an important employer in the area, with more than 18,000 employees who provide services to more than 18,000 ships every year. 25. , Japan

Port of Tokyo is one of the largest Japanese seaports and one of the largest seaports in the Pacific Ocean basin having an annual traffic capacity of around 100 million tonnes of cargo and 4,500,000 TEU's.

The port is also an important employer in the area having more than 30,000 employees that provide services to more than 32,000 ships every year. 26. Nhava Sheva, Nhava Sheva, officially Jawaharlal Nehru Port, is the 6th largest port in the world and the largest container port in India.[3] Located in Maharashtra, the port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek.

27. Port of Valencia, Spain

The Port of Valencia is the largest seaport in Spain and in the Mediterranean Sea basin,[citation needed] with an annual traffic capacity of around 57 million tonnes of cargo (2009) and 4,210,000 TEU (2010).[6]

The port is also an important employer in the area, with more than 15,000 employees who provide services to more than 7,500 ships every year. 28. Saigon Port, Vietnam

Saigon Port is a network of ports in Ho Chi Minh City. The port name is derived from the former name of the city. 29.Port of Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka

The Port of Colombo (known as Port of Kolomtota in the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka as well as in South Asia. Located in Colombo, on the southwestern shores on the Kelani River, it serves as an important terminal in Asia due to its strategic location in the Indian Ocean. During the 1980s, the port underwent rapid modernization with the installation of Cranes, Gantries and other modern-day terminal requirements. Currently with a capacity of 4.1 million TEUs and a dredged depth of over 15 m (49 ft),[2] the Colombo Harbour is one of the busiest ports in the world, and ranks among the top 35 ports. It is also one of the biggest artificial harbours in the world handling most of the country's foreign trade.[3] It has an annual cargo tonnage of 30.9 million tons.[4] The port is also the naval base for Sri Lanka Navy Western Fleet under the Commander Western Naval Area (COMWEST).[citation needed] The Port of Colombo is home to the second tallest building in South Asia and is the center for many commercial interests. 30. , China 31. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 32. Salalah, Oman 33. Port Said, Egypt 34. , China 35. Port of Felixstowe, United Kingdom

The Port of Felixstowe, in Felixstowe, Suffolk is the UK's busiest container port, dealing with 35% of the country's container cargo[citation needed]. It was developed following the abandonment of a project for a deep-water harbour at Maplin Sands. In 2005, it was ranked as the 28th busiest container port in the world[1] and Europe's sixth busiest.[2] The port handled 3.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of traffic in 2007, a ten percent increase on 2006.[2] 36. Port of Yokohama, Japan

The Port of Yokohama (横浜港 Yokohama-kō?) is operated by the Port and Harbor Bureau of the City of Yokohama in Japan. It opens onto Tokyo Bay. The port is located at a latitude of 35.27.–00°N and a longitude of 139.38–46°E. To the south lies the Port of Yokosuka; to the north, the ports of Kawasaki and Tokyo. 37. Port of Manila, Philippines

The Port of Manila is the largest seaport in the Philippines, and is the premier international shipping gateway to the country. It is located in the vicinity of Manila Bay. 38. Surabaya, Indonesia 39. Khor Fakkan

40. Gioia Tauro

41. , United States

The Port of Savannah is a major U.S. seaport located at Savannah, Georgia. Its extensive facilities for oceangoing vessels line both sides of the Savannah River approximately 18 miles (29 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the Port of Savannah competes primarily with the Port of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina to the northeast, and the Port of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida to the south. The GPA operates one other Atlantic seaport in Georgia, the Port of Brunswick, located at Brunswick, Georgia, as well as two interior ports linked to the Gulf of Mexico, Port Bainbridge and Port Columbus.

Between 2000 and 2005 alone, the Port of Savannah was the fastest-growing seaport in the United States, with a compounded annual growth rate of 16.5 percent (the national average is 9.7 percent).

On July 30, 2007, the GPA announced that the Port of Savannah had a record year in fiscal 2007, becoming the fourth-busiest and fastest-growing container terminal in the United States. [1] The GPA handled more than 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of container traffic during fiscal 2007 -- a 14.5 percent increase and a new record for containers handled at the Port of Savannah. In the past five years, the port's container traffic has jumped 55 percent from 1.5 million TEU handled in fiscal 2003 to 2.3 million TEU in fiscal 2007.

42. Port of Algeciras, Spain

The Port of Algeciras is the port and harbour of Algeciras, city in the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

It is 7th busiest container port in the continent of Europe and 42nd in the world with a trade volume of 2.81 Mio. TEUs in 2010 (World Shipping Council) and 9th busiest port by cargo in Europe and 57th in the world with a cargo volume of 69,572,000 tons in 2008.[1] Also, it was the 3rd largest transhipment port in Europe and 10th in the world in 2004.[2]

In addition to containers, port operations include bunker fuel handling, cruise shipping, roll-on/roll-off and facilities for a fishing fleet.

In 2006 the Port of Algeciras handled 65 million MT in trade, an increase of 5 million MT over 2005.

43. Balboa, Panama 44. Port of Santos, Brazil

The Port of Santos is located in the city of Santos, Brazil. As of 2006, it is the busiest container port in Latin America. [1]

It possesses a wide variety of cargo handling terminals - solid and liquid bulk, containers and general loads. It is Brazil's leading port in container traffic. The terrestrial access system to the port is made up by the Anchieta and Imigrantes highways and by the railroads operated by Ferroban and MRS.

It was once considered the 'port of death' in the 19th century. Ships tended to avoid docking at the wood plank port, fearing the yellow fever. The floods in the city's area provoked illnesses and once the bubonic plague almost decimated the population.[citation needed] oday it is Latin America's largest port. Its structure is considered Brazil's most modern. In the early 20th century, major overhauling and urbanization created the port's modern structure seen today, eliminating the risk of diseases and providing the port with modern, industrial-age infrastructure.

The location of the city of Santos was chosen at a convenient point for crossing the Serra do Mar mountain range, which is the main obstacle to access the interior. The first railway link from the port to the state capital São Paulo City, 79 km away, and the state's interior, was completed in 1864. This allowed for an easier trasportation of the vast masses of migrant workers who headed to São Paulo and the state's numerous coffee farms. The main product exported by Santos until World War II was São Paulo state's huge coffee production, Brazil's largest. Today, coffee has become a smaller component of Brazil's exports and cars, machinery, orange juice, soybeans are now some of the port's main exports.

Millions of immigrants reached Brazil via the port of Santos in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, proceeding to the country's interior by railway. Santos was for a few decades the true gateway to Brazil for millions of emigrants.

São Paulo's industrial complex and Cubatão's heavy industries and refineries owe their existence to the port of Santos.

The Port of Santos today holds the 39th position in container traffic in the world.

45. Bandar-Abbas, Iran 46. Port of Durban, South Africa

The Port of Durban in Durban, South Africa, is the largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere,[citation needed] according to the AAPA World Port Rankings 2009. [1] In 2010, the port handled 2,511,368 TEU.[2] 47. Port of Nagoya, Japan

The Port of Nagoya (名古屋港 'Nagoyakō'?), located in Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars in Japan and where the Toyota Motor Corporation exports most of its cars.[1] It has piers in Nagoya, Tōkai, Aichi, Chita, Aichi, Yatomi, Aichi, and Tobishima, Aichi. 48. Istanbul, Turkey

49. Port of , Japan The is a Japanese maritime port in Kobe, Hyōgo in the greater Osaka area, backgrounded by the Hanshin Industrial Region.

Located at a foothill of the range of Mount Rokkō, flat lands are limited and constructions of artificial islands have carried out, to make Port Island, Rokko Island, island of Kobe Airport to name some. 50. Port of Vancouver, Canada

The Port of Vancouver was the name of the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and the largest port on the West Coast of North America by metric tons of total cargo, with 76.5 million metric tons.[1] The port amalgamated with the Fraser River Port Authority and the North Fraser Port Authority in 2008 to form Port Metro Vancouver.

Vancouver is the 50th largest port in the world.[citation needed]

In terms of container traffic measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the port ranked in 2006 as the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, the fourth-largest port on the West Coast of North America, and fifth-largest in North America overall.[2]

The Port of Vancouver trades $43 billion in goods with more than 90 trading economies annually. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the corporation responsible for management of the port, which, in addition to the city of Vancouver, includes all of Burrard Inlet and Roberts Bank Superport in Delta.

The Port of Vancouver is also the world hub for Canadian shipping company, Asia Pacific Marine Container Lines.