Thanks to the fact that more than 80% of the trade on our planet is moved through maritime transport, the role played by the different ports is simply crucial, every day the number of containers that enter and leave a port usually reaches figures large; Regardless of whether it is an import or export, the large volume that certain ports manage to process is usually impressive and although a large part of the main ports in the world belong to China, it is well worth reviewing those located on other continents whose volume can easily exceed that of many countries.
1.China
The Asian giant is the undisputed winner since it holds close to 40.4% of the movement worldwide. The main ports present in Chinese territory are: Shanghai, Shenzhen, NingboZhoushan, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Qingqao, Tianjin, Dalian and Xiamen. All these ports combined manage to move more than 170 million containers
2.Singapore
This Asian country has the second largest capacity port in the world, just after Shanghai, the port of Singapore has managed up to 30 million containers.
3.South Korea
South Korea's vibrant economy makes its mark with one of the busiest ports in the world. Busan is the city that houses a port capable of moving more than 19 million containers.
4.United Arab Emirates
The Middle East also has a strength and an important place in the global economy; since the Jebel Ali port located in Dubai has the capacity to process the entry and exit of about 14.95 million units
5.Holland
Rotterdam has a fairly important port in the world whose history and past glory are present by moving more than 14.51 million containers per year; This port was considered the most important during the last 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.
6.Malaysia
The port of Kelang in Malaysia occupies an important place on the list since despite being within Asian territory and competing against China, Korea or Singapore, it also manages to achieve a high place in the world ranking; Kelang port usually moves about 12.32 million containers
7.Belgium
Antwerp occupies second place in Europe, making it one of the main ones in the world. This port is capable of processing 11.1 million containers and functions as one of the largest entry points into European territory.
Naturally each port and country exports or imports different products, all are governed by rules that at certain times may vary from one another. However, reaching these or other places in the world is not necessarily complicated. So if you or your company are looking to move goods through these or other ports. APR Cargo Gorup we are happy to support you; since by having the infrastructure, economic capacity and experience in foreign trade regulations, we will be able to provide you with the support to execute any logistics operation.