This is a list of the World's busiest port regions, ranked by gross cargo tonnage handled, identified by regions of intense port activity typically concentrated around key economic centres. Several of the world's ports are managed or operated as distinct ports despite their geographical proximity, and many serve a single city or urban area.
| Region | Economy | Ports | tons(000) | Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangtze River Delta | China | Port of Shanghai (including Yangshan) | 561,446 | (2007) | 1,185,996 |
| Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan | 471,630 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Suzhou | 152,920 | ||||
| Pearl River Delta | China | Port of Guangzhou | 341,363 | (2007) | 823,449 |
| Port of Shenzhen | 199,190 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Zhuhai | 37,563 | (2007) | |||
| Hong Kong | Port of Hong Kong | 245,433 | (2007) | ||
| Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta | Netherlands | Port of Rotterdam | 429,060 | (2008) | 780,341 |
| Port of Amsterdam | 94,770 | (2008) | |||
| Ports of Zeeland | 33,278 | (2008) | |||
| Belgium | Port of Antwerp | 189,389 | (2008) | ||
| Port of Ghent | 33,844 | (2008) | |||
| Bohai Bay | China | Port of Tianjin | 309,465 | (2007) | 686,158 |
| Port of Qinhuangdao | 245,964 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Huanghua | 83,330 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Tangshan | 47,399 | (2007) | |||
| Singapore Strait | Singapore | Port of Singapore | 483,616 | (2007) | 596,056 |
| Malaysia | Port of Tanjung Pelepas | 84,150 | (2007) | ||
| Johor Port | 28,290 | ||||
| Shandong Peninsula | China | Port of Qingdao | 265,020 | (2007) | 527,115 |
| Port of Yantai | 131,462 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Rizhao | 130,633 | (2007) | |||
| Tokyo Bay | Japan | Port of Chiba | 169,202 | (2007) | 516,179 |
| Port of Yokohama | 141,758 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Kawasaki | 100,690 | ||||
| Port of Tokyo | 87,629 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Yokosuka | 16,900 | ||||
| Gyeongsang | South Korea | Port of Busan | 243,564 | (2007) | 474,091 |
| Port of Ulsan | 168,652 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Pohang | 61,875 | (2007) | |||
| Southeast Texas | United States | Port of Houston | 216,064 | (2007) | 422,885 |
| Port of Beaumont | 81,384 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Texas City | 56,787 | (2007) | |||
| Freeport | 29,598 | (2007) | |||
| Port Arthur | 29,262 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Galveston | 9,791 | (2007) | |||
| Liaodong Peninsula | China | Port of Dalian | 222,859 | (2007) | 380,071 |
| Port of Yingkou | 122,065 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Jinzhou | 35,147 | (2007) | |||
| Mississippi River Delta | United States | Port of South Louisiana | 207,785 | (2007) | 379,686 |
| Port of New Orleans | 68,989 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Plaquemines | 53,358 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Baton Rouge | 49,554 | (2007) | |||
| Osaka Bay | Japan | Port of Kobe | 96,155 | (2007) | 333,232 |
| Port of Osaka | 96,680 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Sakai-Senboku | 72,750 | ||||
| Port of Wakayama-Shimotsu | 39,018 | ||||
| Others (Himeji, Nishinomiya, Hannan) | 28,629 | ||||
| Elbe-Weser Triangle | Germany | Port of Hamburg | 140,923 | (2007) | 252,756 |
| Port of Bremerhaven | 69,095 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Wilhelmshaven | 42,738 | (2007) | |||
| Fujian | China | Port of Xiamen | 81,172 | (2007) | 207,658 |
| Port of Fuzhou | 64,333 | (2007) | |||
| Port of Quanzhou | 62,153 | (2007) | |||
| Southern California | United States | Port of Long Beach | 77,965 | (2007) | 147,388 |
| Port of Los Angeles | 59,423 | (2007) | |||
| Others (Port of San Diego, Port Hueneme, etc.) | 10,000 |
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