What are the busiest passenger ports in the world?

Answer 1

* Port of Shanghai, People's Republic of China ** World's busiest port by cargo tonnage from 2005 * Port of Singapore, Singapore ** World's busiest port by shipping tonnage since 1986[2] ** World's busiest container port in 1990, 1991, 1998, 2005 and 2006[3] ** World's busiest transshipment port[4] ** World's busiest bunkering port since 1988[5] ** Was the World's busiest by cargo tonnage until overtaken by Shanghai in 2005.[6] * Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands ** Was the world's busiest port by cargo tonnage since 1962 until it was first overtaken by Singapore in 1986, and then by Shanghai. ** Was the world's busiest port by shipping tonnage until 1986. ** Was the world's busiest container port in 1986. ** Is going to be the world's busiest port by shipping tonnage after the new and second Maasvlakte terrain will be finished in 2011.[7] * Port of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ** Was the world's busiest container port from 1987 to 1989, from 1992 to 1997, and from 1999 to 2004.[8] * Port of New York/New Jersey, United States ** Was the world's busiest container port up to 1985.[9]