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The table below lists 20 of the busiest ports in Europe; Rotterdam currently ranks first here, and tenth in the world by cargo tonnage. For ferries, transport vehicles like heavy trucks are included using their full weight, while passenger cars are not counted as cargo.

Top 20 ports of Europe by annual cargo tonnage
Port Country City/Cities Body of Water Tons Year
Port of Rotterdam   Netherlands Rotterdam North Sea 438,800,000 2023 [1]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges   Belgium Antwerp, Bruges North Sea 271,000,000 2023 [2]
Port of Novorossiysk   Russia Novorossiysk Black Sea 161,400,000 2023 [3]
Port of Hamburg   Germany Hamburg North Sea 114,300,000 2023 [4]
Port of Ust-Luga   Russia Ust-Luga Baltic Sea 112,500,000 2023 [3]
Port of Algeciras   Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 107,000,000 2022 [5]
Port of Constanța   Romania Constanța Black Sea 92,500,000 2023 [6]
HAROPA Port [ fr]   France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 81,300,000 2023 [7]
Port of Gdańsk   Poland Gdańsk Baltic Sea 81,000,000 2023 [8]
Port of Amsterdam   Netherlands Amsterdam North Sea 78,600,000 2022 [9]
Port of Valencia   Spain Valencia Mediterranean Sea 76,746,424 2023 [10]
Port of Marseille   France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 72,000,000 2023 [11]
Port of Bergen   Norway Bergen North Sea 67,472,601 2021 [12]
Port of Barcelona   Spain Barcelona Mediterranean Sea 64,000,000 2023 [13]
Port of Primorsk   Russia Primorsk Baltic Sea 63,100,000 2023 [3]
Port of Murmansk   Russia Murmansk Barents Sea 57,800,000 2023 [3]
Port of Trieste   Italy Trieste Mediterranean Sea 55,600,000 2023 [14]
Port of London   United Kingdom London North Sea 54,880,000 2022 [15]
Port of Immingham   United Kingdom Immingham, Grimsby North Sea 50,166,000 2022 [15]
Port of Saint Petersburg   Russia Saint Petersburg Baltic Sea 49,600,000 2023 [3]

Busiest container ports

The table below lists 20 of the busiest container ports in Europe with the containers counted in TEU.

Top 20 ports of Europe by annual containers TEU
Port Country City/Cities Body of Water Containers TEU Year
Port of Rotterdam   Netherlands Rotterdam North Sea 13,400,000 2023 [1]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges   Belgium Antwerp, Bruges North Sea 12,500,000 2023 [2]
Port of Hamburg   Germany Hamburg North Sea 7,700,000 2023 [4]
Port of Valencia   Spain Valencia Mediterranean Sea 5,035,000 2022 [16]
Port of Algeciras   Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 4,800,000 2022 [5]
Port of Bremerhaven   Germany Bremerhaven North Sea 4,604,000 2022 [16]
Port of Piraeus   Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 4,462,000 2022 [16]
Port of Gioia Tauro   Italy Gioia Tauro Mediterranean Sea 3,474,000 2022 [16]
Port of Barcelona   Spain Barcelona Mediterranean Sea 3,300,000 2023 [13]
Port of Felixstowe   United Kingdom Felixstowe North Sea 3,297,000 2022 [15]
HAROPA Port [ fr]   France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 2,630,000 2023 [7]
Port of Genoa   Italy Genoa Mediterranean Sea 2,621,000 2022 [16]
Port of Gdańsk   Poland Gdańsk Baltic Sea 2,050,000 2023 [8]
Port of London   United Kingdom London North Sea 1,964,000 2022 [15]
Port of Southampton   United Kingdom London English Channel 1,736,000 2022 [15]
Port of Sines   Portugal Sines Atlantic Ocean 1,663,000 2022 [16]
Port of Marseille   France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 1,522,000 2022 [16]
Port of Las Palmas   Spain Las Palmas Mediterranean Sea 1,124,000 2022 [16]
Port of Klaipeda   Lithuania Klaipeda Baltic Sea 1,050,804 2023 [17]
Port of La Spezia   Italy La Spezia Mediterranean Sea 1,012,000 2022 [16]

Busiest passenger ports

The table below lists 20 of the busiest passenger ports in Europe.

Top 20 ports of Europe by annual number of passengers
Port Country City/Cities Body of Water Passengers Year
Port of Messina   Italy Messina Mediterranean Sea 9,412,000 2022 [18]
Port of Reggio   Italy Reggio Calabria Mediterranean Sea 8,837,000 2022 [18]
Port of Helsinki   Finland Helsinki Baltic Sea 8,442,649 2023 [19]
Port of Piraeus   Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 8,271,000 2022 [18]
Port of Tallinn   Estonia Tallinn Baltic Sea 8,080,796 2023 [20]
Port of Stockholm [ sv]   Sweden Stockholm Baltic Sea 7,834,488 2023 [21]
Port of Palma de Mallorca [ es]   Spain Palma de Mallorca Mediterranean Sea 7,680,000 2022 [18]
Port of Paloukia-Salamina   Greece Paloukia, Salamina Mediterranean Sea 7,093,000 2022 [18]
Port of Perama   Greece Perama Mediterranean Sea 7,093,000 2022 [18]
Port of Helsingborg [ sv]   Sweden Helsingborg Øresund 6,318,000 2022 [18]
Port of Helsingør   Denmark Helsingør Øresund 6,268,000 2022 [18]
Port of Mġarr   Malta Mġarr Mediterranean Sea 5,695,000 2022 [18]
Port of Naples   Italy Naples Mediterranean Sea 5,456,000 2022 [18]
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife   Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife Atlantic Ocean 5,405,000 2022 [18]
Port of Ċirkewwa   Malta — Mediterranean Sea 5,219,000 2022 [18]
Port of Calais   France Calais English Channel 5,142,000 2022 [18]
Port of Puttgarden   Germany Puttgarden Baltic Sea 4,917,000 2022 [18]
Port of Split   Croatia Split Mediterranean Sea 4,711,000 2022 [18]
Port of Rødbyhavn   Denmark Rødbyhavn Baltic Sea 4,519,000 2022 [18]
Port of Algeciras   Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 4,423,000 2022 [18]

Other large ports in Europe

Albania

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Montenegro

The Netherlands

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  • Groningen Seaports Eemshaven/ Delfzijl [23]
  • Port of Harlingen [24]
  • Port of Nijmegen [25]
  • Zeeland Seaports (Vlissingen/ Terneuzen), together with Ghent (Belgium) part of North Sea Port [26]

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Gallery

See also

References

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