List of busiest ports in Europe

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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[edit]

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 8,300,000 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[edit]

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  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  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 Fehmarn  Germany Fehmarn 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[edit]

Albania[edit]

Austria[edit]

Belgium[edit]

Bulgaria[edit]

Croatia[edit]

Cyprus[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Estonia[edit]

Finland[edit]

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

Greece[edit]

Hungary[edit]

Iceland[edit]

Ireland[edit]

Italy[edit]

Latvia[edit]

Malta[edit]

Montenegro[edit]

The Netherlands[edit]

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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[edit]

Poland[edit]

Portugal[edit]

Romania[edit]

Russia[edit]

Serbia[edit]

Slovenia[edit]

Spain[edit]

Sweden[edit]

Switzerland[edit]

Turkey[edit]

Ukraine[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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