1. Port of Shanghai
Topping our list of Chinese ports, the Port of Shanghai
continues to dominate the country’s maritime efforts, while also beating the
Port of Singapore in gaining the title of the busiest port in the world.
Shanghai, which also led our previous list, handled a
whopping 38,990,000 TEU in the first ten months of 2021, increasing 8.4%
compared to the first ten months of 2020. This is the only port in the country
to surpass 30 million TEU so far this year.
In July this year, the Shanghai International Port Group
(SIPG) launched its smart command and control centre project, with support from
its Shangdong Branch, ZeZha Technology, and Huawei. This project aims to make a
major breakthrough in the operation of next-generation smart ports.
2. Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
Moving up from third place, the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan is
now the second-busiest port in China this year and also the third-busiest
world.
Located in the Zhejiang province of China, the port handled
26,720,000 TEU in 2021 so far, showing an increase of 11% compared to the same
period last year.
Despite having to slow and suspend terminal operations in
September due to Typhoon Chanthu, the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan has solidified
its place amongst the titans of the Chinese maritime sector with its consistent
strong figures.
3. Port of Shenzhen
The Port of Shenzhen, previously the second-busiest port in
the country, saw a 10.7% increase in containers through this year so far,
reaching a total of 23,790,000 TEU.
The port is home to some of the biggest Chinese terminal
operators including China Merchant Ports and Yantian International Container
Terminals and has an annual transshipment capacity of around 18.91 million TEU.
4. Port of Guangzhou
Also remaining in the same spot as in our original list is
the Port of Guangzhou.
The Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of the Guangzhou
city in Guangdong province of China and managed to handle 19,920,000 TEU
through the period, demonstrating a year-on-year increase of just shy of 5%.
5. Qingdao Port
Staying in the same spot as in our original list of the top
five ports in China, Qingdao Port continues to be the fifth busiest port in
China.
Through January to October of 2021, this major port on the
Yellow Sea handled 19,870,000 TEU, increasing 10.3% compared to January to
October 2020.