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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 list ranks the busiest seaports by cargo tonnage, which refers to the total mass, or in some cases the volume, of cargo transported through each port.The rankings are based on AAPA world port data.
Tanger Med (in Arabic: طنجة المتوسط ) is a Moroccan industrial port complex, [2] located 45 km northeast of Tangier and opposite 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.
The port is situated in Banana Creek, an inlet about 1 km wide on the north bank of the Congo River's mouth. Port of Boma: Kongo Central: Banana|Boma: CDBOA: Medium-sized port. The maximum draft of the port is 6.7m. [4] The second-largest port of the country, after Matadi.
It is the largest seaport of Nigeria and one of the biggest in West Africa. Lekki port is to be expanded to have a capacity of handling around 6 million TEUs of containers and a significant volume of liquid and dry bulk uncontainerized cargoes. The port is to be equipped with ships able to transport over 14,500 containers. [2]
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 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.