BTS | Table 1-18 - Top 25 World Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000 (a) (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

About RITA
- Key Officials
- Organizational Chart
- Do Business with Us
- Publications
- Laws and Regulations

Communities of Interest

Press Room
- Press Releases
- Upcoming Press Releases
- What's New

RITA Offices

Site Map

About BTS

Bookstore

BTS Press Room

Data and Statistics

External Links

Programs

BTS Home > Publications > Maritime Trade and Transportation > 2002

Table 1-18
Top 25 World Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000^a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)

Excel | CSV

	Tanker^b		Dry bulk		Container		Other		Total
	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity
Singapore	5,351	436,844	4,581	242,709	11,286	354,686	3,232	63,656	24,450	1,097,895
Hong Kong	637	26,774	1,040	34,262	12,462	412,264	1,360	24,240	15,499	497,540
Kaohsiung	773	48,032	1,387	69,756	5,808	199,284	692	12,504	8,660	329,576
Busan	150	4,555	1,181	51,191	5,217	164,795	1,009	18,681	7,557	239,222
Rotterdam	2,112	121,957	900	73,730	2,528	110,192	1,579	33,243	7,119	339,122
Antwerp	990	34,071	921	41,747	2,111	76,312	2,183	44,795	6,205	196,924
Yokohama	505	36,129	530	17,725	3,298	103,399	1,663	30,212	5,996	187,465
Keelung	256	10,350	491	13,545	4,344	94,522	542	8,704	5,633	127,121
Port Klang	425	10,480	522	18,797	3,950	109,883	668	12,035	5,565	151,195
Los Angeles/Long Beach	911	66,045	783	37,568	2,955	124,281	677	15,057	5,326	242,951
Nagoya	265	28,669	814	51,991	2,699	91,331	1,374	24,596	5,152	196,587
Houston	2,988	134,809	748	28,342	614	19,799	779	24,881	5,129	207,831
New Orleans	1,371	81,956	2,676	119,270	388	10,853	655	21,957	5,090	234,036
Kobe	301	9,012	381	14,049	3,325	116,447	660	11,149	4,667	150,657
New York	1,271	65,965	301	10,099	2,172	87,463	861	23,104	4,605	186,631
Taichung	668	25,561	1,228	54,158	1,998	33,604	513	9,276	4,407	122,599
Laem Chabang	207	15,027	495	20,057	2,600	49,820	442	7,860	3,744	92,764
San Francisco^c	787	50,653	626	22,619	1,936	82,958	226	6,841	3,575	163,071
Santos	637	17,342	727	31,262	1,547	42,749	637	14,336	3,548	105,688
Hamburg	440	14,349	565	32,753	1,745	74,067	764	16,210	3,514	137,379
Tokyo	1	260	222	7,692	2,987	102,198	238	4,547	3,448	114,697
Durban	442	23,604	809	27,354	1,043	29,088	1,115	21,028	3,409	101,074
Shanghai	180	6,208	782	44,157	1,763	47,449	582	10,718	3,307	108,532
Le Havre	699	53,308	104	6,681	2,013	82,329	433	9,768	3,249	152,086
Osaka	95	5,244	478	17,638	2,030	57,659	475	9,424	3,078	89,966
Total top 25 ports	22,462	1,327,204	23,292	1,089,151	82,819	2,677,433	23,359	478,822	151,932	5,572,609
Percent of total ports	16.2	15.2	18.4	18.4	45.8	49.5	20.3	20.4	27.1	24.9
Total all ports	138,296	8,751,934	126,246	5,917,050	180,766	5,406,073	115,127	2,344,277	560,435	22,419,335

^aOceangoing self-propelled vessels 10,000 gross tons and above.

^bIncludes chemical and gas.

^cIncludes other San Francisco Bay area ports.

SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Vessel Movements, computer file, London, 2001.

The top 10 ports accounted for 16 percent of vessel calls at world ports in 2000.

RITA's privacy policies and procedures do not necessarily apply to external web sites. We suggest contacting these sites directly for information on their data collection and distribution policies.

Table 1-18 Top 25 World Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)

Table 1-18
Top 25 World Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000^a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)