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List of busiest ports in Europe

The table below lists 20 of the busiest ports in Europe; Rotterdam currently ranks first here, and eleventh 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 European Union Netherlands Rotterdam North Sea 438,800,000 2023[1]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges European Union 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 European Union 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 European Union Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 104,821,367 2023[5]
Port of Constanța European Union Romania Constanța Black Sea 92,500,000 2023[6]
HAROPA Port [fr] European Union France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 81,300,000 2023[7]
Port of Gdańsk European Union Poland Gdańsk Baltic Sea 81,000,000 2023[8]
Port of Valencia European Union Spain Valencia Mediterranean Sea 76,746,424 2023[9]
Port of Marseille European Union France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 72,000,000 2023[10]
Port of Bergen  Norway Bergen North Sea 67,964,648 2023[11]
Port of Barcelona European Union Spain Barcelona Mediterranean Sea 64,000,000 2023[12]
Port of Genoa European Union Italy Genoa Mediterranean Sea 63,700,000 2023[13]
Port of Primorsk  Russia Primorsk Baltic Sea 63,100,000 2023[3]
Port of Amsterdam European Union Netherlands Amsterdam North Sea 63,000,000 2023[14]
Port of Murmansk  Russia Murmansk Barents Sea 57,800,000 2023[3]
Port of Trieste European Union Italy Trieste Adriatic Sea 55,600,000 2023[15]
Port of London  United Kingdom London North Sea 51,595,000 2023[16]
Port of Immingham  United Kingdom Immingham, Grimsby North Sea 50,166,000 2022[16]
Port of Saint Petersburg  Russia Saint Petersburg Baltic Sea 49,600,000 2023[3]

Busiest container ports

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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[17]
Port of Algeciras    Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 4,733,526 2023[5]
Port of Bremerhaven    Germany Bremerhaven North Sea 4,604,000 2022[17]
Port of Piraeus    Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 4,462,000 2022[17]
Port of Gioia Tauro    Italy Gioia Tauro Mediterranean Sea 3,474,000 2022[17]
Port of Barcelona    Spain Barcelona Mediterranean Sea 3,300,000 2023[12]
Port of Felixstowe   United Kingdom Felixstowe North Sea 3,246,000 2023[16]
Port of Genoa    Italy Genoa Mediterranean Sea 2,740,000 2023[18]
HAROPA Port [fr]    France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 2,630,000 2023[7]
Port of Gdańsk    Poland Gdańsk Baltic Sea 2,050,000 2023[8]
Port of Southampton   United Kingdom London English Channel 1,761,000 2023[16]
Port of London   United Kingdom London North Sea 1,718,000 2023[16]
Port of Sines    Portugal Sines Atlantic Ocean 1,663,000 2022[17]
Port of Marseille    France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 1,522,000 2022[17]
Port of Las Palmas    Spain Las Palmas Atlantic Ocean 1,124,000 2022[17]
Port of Koper    Slovenia Koper Adriatic Sea 1,066,093 2023[19]
Port of Klaipėda    Lithuania Klaipėda Baltic Sea 1,050,804 2023[20]

Busiest passenger ports

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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[21]
Port of Dover   United Kingdom Dover English Channel 8,900,000 2023[22]
Port of Reggio    Italy Reggio Calabria Mediterranean Sea 8,837,000 2022[21]
Port of Helsinki    Finland Helsinki Baltic Sea 8,442,649 2023[23]
Port of Piraeus    Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 8,271,000 2022[21]
Port of Tallinn    Estonia Tallinn Baltic Sea 8,080,796 2023[24]
Port of Palma de Mallorca [es]    Spain Palma de Mallorca Mediterranean Sea 7,680,000 2022[21]
Port of Stockholm [sv]    Sweden Stockholm Baltic Sea 7,220,000 2023[25]
Port of Paloukia-Salamina    Greece Paloukia, Salamina Mediterranean Sea 7,093,000 2022[21]
Port of Perama    Greece Perama Mediterranean Sea 7,093,000 2022[21]
Port of Helsingborg    Sweden Helsingborg Øresund 6,369,304 2023[25]
Port of Helsingør    Denmark Helsingør Øresund 6,268,000 2022[21]
Port of Mġarr    Malta Mġarr Mediterranean Sea 5,695,000 2022[21]
Port of Naples    Italy Naples Mediterranean Sea 5,456,000 2022[21]
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife    Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife Atlantic Ocean 5,405,000 2022[21]
Port of Ċirkewwa    Malta — Mediterranean Sea 5,219,000 2022[21]
Port of Calais    France Calais English Channel 5,142,000 2022[21]
Port of Puttgarden    Germany Puttgarden Baltic Sea 4,917,000 2022[21]
Port of Split    Croatia Split Adriatic Sea 4,711,000 2022[21]
Port of Rødbyhavn    Denmark Rødbyhavn Baltic Sea 4,519,000 2022[21]

Other large ports in Europe

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Albania

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Austria

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Belgium

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Latvia

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Lithuania

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Malta

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Montenegro

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Netherlands

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  • Groningen Seaports Eemshaven/ Delfzijl[27]
  • Port of Harlingen[28]
  • Port of Nijmegen[29]
  • Zeeland Seaports (Vlissingen/ Terneuzen), together with Ghent (Belgium) part of North Sea Port[30]

Norway

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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See also

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References

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