List of world's busiest ports by cargo tonnage

List of world's busiest ports by cargo tonnage

This is a list of the world's busiest seaports by cargo tonnage, the total mass of actual cargo transported through the port. The cargo rankings based on tonnage should be interpreted with caution since these measures are not directly comparable and cannot be converted to a single, standardized unit.

2003

2002

References and Notes

Note: MT=Metric Tons; HT= Harbor Tons; FT=Freight Tons; RT = Revenue Tons

* [http://www.aapa-ports.org/pdf/WORLD_PORT_RANKINGS_2003.xls AAPA World Port Rankings 2003]
* [http://www.aapa-ports.org/pdf/WORLD_PORT_RANKINGS_2002.xls AAPA World Port Rankings 2002]
* [http://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/facts_figures/port_statistics/throughput/index.jsp Port of Rotterdam 2007 numbers]
* [http://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/facts_figures/port_statistics/other_ports/index.jsp Port of Rotterdam Statistics page] for a 2006 overview of other ports
* [http://www.portofantwerp.com/portal/pls/portal/!PORTAL.wwpob_page.show?_docname=72637.DOC Port of Antwerp 2007 numbers]
* [http://www.hafen-hamburg.de/content/view/575/1/lang,en/ Port of Hamburg 2007 numbers]

ee also

*World's busiest port by shipping tonnage
*World's busiest container port
*World's busiest transshipment port
*World's busiest bunkering port
*World's busiest port by cargo value
*World's busiest port by area
*List of seaports


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