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
1 Port of Rotterdam European Union Netherlands Rotterdam North Sea 435,800,000 2024[1]
2 Port of Antwerp-Bruges European Union Belgium Antwerp, Bruges North Sea 266,500,000 2025[2]
3 Port of Novorossiysk Russia Novorossiysk Black Sea 164,800,000 2024[3]
4 Port of Ust-Luga Russia Ust-Luga Baltic Sea 135,000,000 2024[3]
5 Port of Hamburg European Union Germany Hamburg North Sea 111,800,000 2024[4]
6 Port of Algeciras European Union Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 100,723,812 2025[5]
7 Port of Le Havre-Rouen-Paris European Union France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 84,700,000 2025[6]
8 Port of Valencia European Union Spain Valencia Mediterranean Sea 81,138,594 2024[7]
9 Port of Gdańsk European Union Poland Gdańsk Baltic Sea 80,400,000 2025[8]
10 Port of Constanța European Union Romania Constanța Black Sea 77,537,345 2024[9]
11 Port of Marseille European Union France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 70,500,000 2024[10]
12 Port of Barcelona European Union Spain Barcelona Mediterranean Sea 69,742,523 2024[11]
13 Port of Bergen Norway Bergen North Sea 67,982,671 2024[12]
14 Port of Genoa European Union Italy Genoa Mediterranean Sea 64,500,000 2024[13]
15 Port of Amsterdam European Union Netherlands Amsterdam North Sea 62,200,000 2024[14]
16 Ports of Bremen European Union Germany Bremerhaven, Bremen North Sea 61,900,000 2024[15]
17 Port of Primorsk Russia Primorsk Baltic Sea 60,700,000 2024[3]
18 Port of Trieste European Union Italy Trieste Adriatic Sea 59,500,000 2024[16]
19 Port of Murmansk Russia Murmansk Barents Sea 52,100,000 2024[3]
20 Port of Saint Petersburg Russia Saint Petersburg Baltic Sea 52,000,000 2024[3]

Busiest container ports

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 13,820,000 2024[1]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges European Union Belgium Antwerp, Bruges North Sea 13,630,000 2025[2]
Port of Hamburg European Union Germany Hamburg North Sea 7,800,000 2024[4]
Port of Valencia European Union Spain Valencia Mediterranean Sea 5,475,773 2024[7]
Port of Piraeus European Union Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 4,792,199 2024[17]
Port of Algeciras European Union Spain Algeciras Mediterranean Sea 4,738,146 2025[5]
Ports of Bremen European Union Germany Bremerhaven, Bremen North Sea 4,444,813 2024[15]
Port of Gioia Tauro European Union Italy Gioia Tauro Mediterranean Sea 3,940,447 2024[18]
Port of Barcelona European Union Spain Barcelona Mediterranean Sea 3,888,977 2024[11]
Port of Felixstowe United Kingdom Felixstowe North Sea 3,611,028 2024[19]
Port of Le Havre-Rouen-Paris European Union France Le Havre, Rouen, Paris English Channel 3,200,000 2025[6]
Port of Birżebbuġa European Union Malta Birżebbuġa Mediterranean Sea 2,900,000 2024[20]
Port of Genoa European Union Italy Genoa Mediterranean Sea 2,800,000 2024[13]
Port of Gdańsk European Union Poland Gdańsk Baltic Sea 2,769,000 2025[8]
Ceyport Tekirdağ Port Turkey Tekirdağ Marmara Sea 2,032,700 2024[21]
Port of Sines European Union Portugal Sines Atlantic Ocean 1,900,000 2024[22]
Port of Southampton United Kingdom Southampton English Channel 1,805,741 2024[19]
Port of London United Kingdom London North Sea 1,800,966 2024[19]
Port of Marseille European Union France Marseille Mediterranean Sea 1,450,000 2024[23]
Port of La Spezia European Union Italy La Spezia Mediterranean Sea 1,238,258 2024[24]

Busiest passenger ports

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 11,317,000 2023[25]
Port of Reggio European Union Italy Reggio Calabria Mediterranean Sea 11,121,000 2023[25]
Port of Piraeus European Union Greece Piraeus Mediterranean Sea 9,579,000 2023[25]
Port of Helsinki European Union Finland Helsinki Baltic Sea 9,500,000 2024[26]
Port of Dover United Kingdom Dover English Channel 8,900,000 2023[27]
Port of Naples European Union Italy Naples Mediterranean Sea 8,496,000 2023[25]
Port of Palma de Mallorca [es] European Union Spain Palma de Mallorca Mediterranean Sea 8,208,000 2023[25]
Port of Tallinn European Union Estonia Tallinn Baltic Sea 8,201,000 2024[26]
Port of Calais European Union France Calais English Channel 7,264,000 2023[25]
Port of Stockholm [sv] European Union Sweden Stockholm Baltic Sea 7,242,032 2024[28][26]
Port of Paloukia-Salamina European Union Greece Paloukia, Salamina Mediterranean Sea 6,719,000 2023[25]
Port of Perama European Union Greece Perama Mediterranean Sea 6,719,000 2023[25]
Port of Mġarr European Union Malta Mġarr Mediterranean Sea 6,577,000 2023[25]
Port of Helsingborg European Union Sweden Helsingborg Øresund 6,443,911 2024[28]
Port of Helsingør European Union Denmark Helsingør Øresund 6,352,000 2023[25]
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife European Union Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife Atlantic Ocean 5,906,000 2023[25]
Port of Ċirkewwa European Union Malta N/a Mediterranean Sea 5,883,000 2023[25]
Port of Capri [it] European Union Italy Capri Mediterranean Sea 5,248,000 2023[25]
Port of Split European Union Croatia Split Adriatic Sea 5,012,000 2023[25]
Port of Rødbyhavn European Union Denmark Rødbyhavn Baltic Sea 4,722,000 2023[25]

Other large ports in Europe

Albania

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Ventspils port wharf

Lithuania

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

[29]

  • Groningen Seaports Eemshaven/ Delfzijl[30]
  • Port of Harlingen[31]
  • Port of Nijmegen[32]
  • Zeeland Seaports (Vlissingen/ Terneuzen), together with Ghent (Belgium) part of North Sea Port[33]

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Drone footage of Gothenburg harbour

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine


United Kingdom

See also

References

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