five busiest cargo ports in Europe, the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Algeciras, are located in the four leading countries on this list.
The five main countries in terms of total volume of containers handled in their ports account for more than a half of total volume handled in the whole of Europe. Not surprisingly, the Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs)
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Port of Piraeus
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Port of Valencia
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Port of Genoa
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Port of Algeciras
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Port of Bilbao
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Port of Mersin
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- Volume of containers handled in Norway 2021, by port
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Oslo 2009-2019
- Throughput of containers in major ports in Denmark 2009-2020, by direction
- Leading U.S. container ports by capacity - container ships 2009
- Number of loaded containers in Swedish ports with and without cargo 2015-2019
- Leading U.S. container ports by capacity for all vessel types 2009
- U.S. container ports by calls of containerships 2015
- U.S. container ports by calls of all vessel types 2015
- Throughput of containers handled in major ports in Denmark 2021
- Volume of containers handled at the port of Copenhagen 2013-2023
- Volume of containers handled at the port of Esbjerg 2013-2023
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Larvik 2009-2019
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Kristiansand 2009-2019
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Helgeland 2013-2019
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- Throughput of containers in major ports in Denmark 2009-2020, by direction
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- Number of loaded containers in Swedish ports with and without cargo 2015-2019
- Leading U.S. container ports by capacity for all vessel types 2009
- U.S. container ports by calls of containerships 2015
- U.S. container ports by calls of all vessel types 2015
- Throughput of containers handled in major ports in Denmark 2021
- Volume of containers handled at the port of Copenhagen 2013-2023
- Volume of containers handled at the port of Esbjerg 2013-2023
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Larvik 2009-2019
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Kristiansand 2009-2019
- Volume of lolo containers handled in the port of Helgeland 2013-2019
Eurostat. (November 15, 2022). Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat. "Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs)." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat. (2022). Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat. "Leading European Countries in Terms of Loaded and Unloaded Containers in 2021 (in Million Teus)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat, Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs) [Graph], Eurostat, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/