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The top 10 busiest container ports by year (2004–2023) This article lists the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in intermodal shipping containers ), by total number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port.
The Port of Durban, commonly called Durban Harbour, is the largest and busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa. [2] It handles up to 31.4 million tons of cargo each year. [3] It is the fourth largest container terminal in the Southern Hemisphere, handling approximately 4.5 million TEU in 2019. [4] [5]
This is a list of the busiest seaports by cargo tonnage, the total mass, or in some cases volume, of actual cargo transported through the port. The rankings are based on AAPA world port ranking data.
Tanger Med (in Arabic: طنجة المتوسط ) is a Moroccan industrial port complex, [2] located 45 km northeast of Tangier and opposite of Tarifa, Spain (15 km north) on the Strait of Gibraltar, with handling capacities of 9 million containers, one of the largest industrial ports in the world, and the largest port in Africa [3] and the Mediterranean Sea.
Large-sized port, also known as ANGOLA. [1] The port is located in the Luanda Bay, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the island of Luanda. [2] The largest port in the country and the main import and export terminal for long-haul cargo in the nation. [3] Port of Namibe: Namibe Province: Moçâmedes
The Port of Abidjan is the most important port in West Africa and the second most important in Africa after the Port of Durban.According to the Ivoirian Ministry of Economy and Finance, traffic through the port contributes to 90% of the customs revenues of Ivory Coast and 60% of the country's income. 70% of Ivoirian GDP passes through the port; 65% of industrial entities in the country use it ...
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal is positioned at one of the world's deep sea ports, and is able to handle large ships and subsequent large volumes. As such, it has gained a reputation for operating efficiently and reliably. The 276-hectare (680-acre) site currently boasts a quay 2.2 kilometres long with six berths and four ship loaders.
Apapa Port Complex also known as the Lagos Port Complex is Nigeria's largest and busiest port complex. [1] The complex consist of a number of facilities including Apapa quays, Third Apapa Wharf Extension, Apapa Dockyard, Apapa Petroleum Wharf, Bulk Vegetable Oil Wharf, Ijora Wharf, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, and Lily pond inland container terminal. [2]