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Container throughput at ports worldwide from 2012 to 2021 with a forecast for 2022 through 2025 (in million TEUs)
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2012 to 2021
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Description
In 2021, global container throughput reached approximately 849
million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). This represented an
increase of some seven percent compared with the previous year.

Container shipping in the context of global seaborne trade

The global economy is becoming more and more interconnected
every year, driving the staggering demand for transportation of
goods across regions and value chains. Since its development in
the mid-20th century, container shipping enabled a standardized
method of freight transportation that made it safe and efficient to
transport goods overseas. To facilitate this process, industrialized
nations developed container ports across export-oriented regions.
In 2021, the biggest container port worldwide based on throughput
was Shanghai. In the same year, most of the largest container ports
globally were located around Asia.

Impact of COVID-19 on global container shipping

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak inflicted a deep shock on the
global economy. As many countries imposed lock-downs, industrial
production slowed down, causing major cancellations in supply
chain routes and affecting seaborne logistics as well. Port
congestions have become commonplace and container ships have
been arriving in their destinations with significant delays . As a
result, in February 2022, some 11.6 percent of the global container
ship capacity was not utilized .
Global container port throughput 2012-2025
Container throughput at ports worldwide from 2012 to 2021 with a forecast for 2022 through 2025 (in million TEUs)

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
2022*
2023*
2024*
2025*
622
642
675
684
702
748
785
804
797
849
888
919
949
978