Singapore is named the world’s leading container port in the first edition of the Leading Container Ports of the World (LCP) report, an independent global analysis published by DNV and Menon Economics. Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan follow in second and third place, with Rotterdam and Busan completing the global top five.
Maritime transport carries close to 90 percent of global trade by volume, and container ports alone handle more than 80 percent of non-bulk merchandise. Today, these ports are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rising trade flows, rapid advances in technology, and mounting pressure to meet climate targets.
Against this backdrop, DNV and Menon Economics have introduced the industry’s first global container port ranking. The LCP report compares leading practices of 160 ports against 35 indicators grouped into five pillars: enablers, connectivity and customer value, productivity, sustainability, and overall impact. These indicators are based on objective data, such as throughput volumes, berth productivity, emissions per Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), and alternative fuel availability, and are complemented by expert assessments from leading shipping stakeholders. The LCP ranking complements other reports, such as the Leading Maritime Cities of the World (LMC) report, by providing a focused assessment of container port performance. (....)