TangerMed Confirms Its Port Supremacy in Africa and the Mediterranean

TangerMed Continues Its Ascent in the Global Container Port Rankings

TangerMed has strengthened its position as a leading port in Africa and the Mediterranean, climbing two spots in the latest global container port rankings published by Alphaliner, a specialized maritime transport data and analysis company.

In its newly released list of the world’s top 30 port complexes, TangerMed now ranks 17th globally, handling 10.24 million TEUs in 2024, compared to 8.61 million TEUs in the previous year.

Top 30 Largest Container Ports in the World (2024)

Rank	Port	Traffic (Million TEUs)
1	Shanghai	51.5
2	Singapore	41.1
3	Ningbo-Zhoushan	39.3
4	Shenzhen	33.3
5	Qingdao	30.8
6	Guangzhou	26.4
7	Busan	24.4
8	Tianjin	23.2
9	Los Angeles/Long Beach	19.9
10	Dubai	15.5
11	Port Klang	14.6
12	Rotterdam	13.8
13	Hong Kong	13.6
14	Antwerp-Bruges	13.5
15	Xiamen	12.2
16	Tanjung Pelepas	12.2
17	TangerMed	10.2
18	Laem Chabang	9.5
19	Kaohsiung	9.2
20	Beibu Gulf	9.0
21	New York/New Jersey	8.6
22	Ho Chi Minh City	8.3
23	Mundra	8.2
24	Hamburg	7.8
25	Colombo	7.7
26	Nhava Sheva	7.0
27	Jakarta	6.7
28	Rizhao	6.7
29	Lianyungang	6.6
30	Yingkou	5.5

TangerMed has outperformed major European and Asian ports, including Hamburg (24th, 7.8M TEUs) and Jakarta (27th, 6.7M TEUs), confirming its growing global influence in maritime trade.

Source: Article19.ma