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Highest Annual Container Throughput by a Port

The Port of Shanghai handled 55.063 million TEUs in 2025, setting a new annual throughput record for the port while remaining the world's busiest container port.

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55.063 millionTEUs

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Port of Shanghai
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ShanghaiSatellite view · Google Maps, China
Start date
2025
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The Port of Shanghai handled 55.063 million TEUs in 2025.

SIPG reported that annual container throughput reached a new record high in 2025 and that Shanghai remained the world's busiest container port for the 16th consecutive year since 2010.

This entry represents a historical annual maximum rather than an ordinary single-year ranking.

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Record holder
Port of Shanghai
Record value
55.063 million TEUs
Record year
2025
Metric
Annual container throughput

Record history

1 Milestones
  1. 202555.063 million TEUsPort of ShanghaiShanghai, ChinaCurrent Record

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SRC-001A Good 2008 For Maritime Singapore Despite Year-End DownturnOfficialENRecord topicMaritime and Port Authority of SingaporeSRC-002上海市加快国际航运中心建设“十五五”规划OfficialZHCurrent record上海市人民政府SRC-003Key Data of SIPG in 2025OfficialENCurrent recordShanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.SRC-004The Port of Shanghai’s Annual Container Throughput Surpasses 55.06 Million TEUs in 2025OfficialENCurrent recordShanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd.

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