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In 2019, seven Chinese ports will enter the top 10 hubs specializing in containerized cargo transport. No American, British, German or Japanese ports show in this ranking.
Only the port of Rotterdam still appears in this ranking, which fell from third place in 1970 down to 10th place in 2019.
Ranking of container ports according to world traffic
| Rank | 1970 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port | Country | Port | Country | |
| 1 | New York | United States | Shanghai | China |
| 2 | Oakland | United States | Singapore | Singapore |
| 3 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ningbo | China |
| 4 | Liverpool | England United Kingdom | Shenzhen | China |
| 5 | Tilbury | England United Kingdom | Canton | China |
| 6 | Bremen | Germany | Busan | South Korea |
| 7 | Yokohama | Japan | Hong Kong | China |
| 8 | Belfast | Northern Ireland United Kingdom | Qingdao | China |
| 9 | Seattle | United States | Tianjin | China |
| 10 | Virginia | United States | Rotterdam | Netherlands |