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 European Union Netherlands Rotterdam North Sea 13,400,000 2023[1]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges European Union Belgium Antwerp, Bruges North Sea 12,500,000 2023[2]
Port of Hamburg European Union Germany Hamburg North Sea 7,700,000 2023[4]
Port of Valencia European Union Spain Valencia Mediterranean Sea 5,035,000 2022[17]
Port of Algeciras European Union Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 4,733,526 2023[5]
Port of Bremerhaven European Union Germany Bremerhaven North Sea 4,604,000 2022[17]
Port of Piraeus European Union Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 4,462,000 2022[17]
Port of Gioia Tauro European Union Italy Gioia Tauro Mediterranean Sea 3,474,000 2022[17]
Port of Barcelona European Union 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 European Union Italy Genoa Mediterranean Sea 2,740,000 2023[18]
HAROPA Port [fr] European Union France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 2,630,000 2023[7]
Port of Gdańsk European Union 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 European Union Portugal Sines Atlantic Ocean 1,663,000 2022[17]
Port of Marseille European Union France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 1,522,000 2022[17]
Port of Las Palmas European Union Spain Las Palmas Atlantic Ocean 1,124,000 2022[17]
Port of Koper European Union Slovenia Koper Adriatic Sea 1,066,093 2023[19]
Port of Klaipėda European Union 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 European Union 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 European Union Italy Reggio Calabria Mediterranean Sea 8,837,000 2022[21]
Port of Helsinki European Union Finland Helsinki Baltic Sea 8,442,649 2023[23]
Port of Piraeus European Union Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 8,271,000 2022[21]
Port of Tallinn European Union Estonia Tallinn Baltic Sea 8,080,796 2023[24]
Port of Palma de Mallorca [es] European Union Spain Palma de Mallorca Mediterranean Sea 7,680,000 2022[21]
Port of Stockholm [sv] European Union Sweden Stockholm Baltic Sea 7,220,000 2023[25]
Port of Paloukia-Salamina European Union Greece Paloukia, Salamina Mediterranean Sea 7,093,000 2022[21]
Port of Perama European Union Greece Perama Mediterranean Sea 7,093,000 2022[21]
Port of Helsingborg European Union Sweden Helsingborg Øresund 6,369,304 2023[25]
Port of Helsingør European Union Denmark Helsingør Øresund 6,268,000 2022[21]
Port of Mġarr European Union Malta Mġarr Mediterranean Sea 5,695,000 2022[21]
Port of Naples European Union Italy Naples Mediterranean Sea 5,456,000 2022[21]
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife European Union Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife Atlantic Ocean 5,405,000 2022[21]
Port of Ċirkewwa European Union Malta — Mediterranean Sea 5,219,000 2022[21]
Port of Calais European Union France Calais English Channel 5,142,000 2022[21]
Port of Puttgarden European Union Germany Puttgarden Baltic Sea 4,917,000 2022[21]
Port of Split European Union Croatia Split Adriatic Sea 4,711,000 2022[21]
Port of Rødbyhavn European Union Denmark Rødbyhavn Baltic Sea 4,519,000 2022[21]

Other large ports in Europe

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Austria

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Belgium

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Cyprus

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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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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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See also

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References

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