List of busiest ports in Europe

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  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]
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  2. ^ "Port of Antwerp-Bruges cargo volumes in tonnes down 5.5% to 271 million tonnes in 2023". PortNews. 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Russian seaports cargo volume rose 5% Y/Y to 883.8 million tonnes in 2023 (expanded version)". PortNews. 2024-01-19.
  4. ^ "Statistics". Port of Hamburg. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ "The Port of Algeciras Grows by 2%". Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras. 2023-01-17.
  6. ^ "Ukraine grain pushes Romanian Constanta port to record volumes in 2023". Reuters. 2024-01-10.
  7. ^ "HAROPA PORT's maritime traffic down by 4.5% to 81.3Mt in 2023". PortNews. 2024-01-30.
  8. ^ "Facts and figures". Port Gdańsk. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  9. ^ "The key figures of 2022". Port of Amsterdam. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  10. ^ "Valenciaport traffic down by 2.81% to 76,746,424 tonnes in 2023". PortNews. 2024-02-01.
  11. ^ "In a Global Context of Decline, the Port of Marseille Fos Remains on Course and is Making Record Investments" (PDF). Port de Marseille Fos. 2024-01-18.
  12. ^ "Bergen Havn Årsmelding 2021" [Port of Bergen Annual Report 2021] (PDF). Calaméo (in Norwegian). p. 6. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  13. ^ "Port of Barcelona handles 3.3 million TEUs in 2023". Container News. 2024-02-26.
  14. ^ "In 2023, cargo traffic in the port of Trieste decreased by -3.4%". inforMARE. 2024-01-24.
  15. ^ a b "PORT0301: Freight traffic by port and year (filter by direction and cargo type)" (ODS). GOV.UK. 2023-12-06.

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