The table below lists 20 of the busiest ports in Europe; Rotterdam currently ranks first here, and tenth 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
Netherlands
Rotterdam
North Sea
438,800,000
2023[1]
Port of Antwerp-Bruges
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
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
Spain
Algeciras
Mediterranean Sea
107,000,000
2022[5]
Port of Constanța
Romania
Constanța
Black Sea
92,500,000
2023[6]
HAROPA Port [fr]
France
Le Havre, Rouen, Paris
English Channel
81,300,000
2023[7]
Port of Gdańsk
Poland
Gdańsk
Baltic Sea
81,000,000
2023[8]
Port of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Amsterdam
North Sea
78,600,000
2022[9]
Port of Valencia
Spain
Valencia
Mediterranean Sea
76,746,424
2023[10]
Port of Marseille
France
Marseille
Mediterranean Sea
72,000,000
2023[11]
Port of Bergen
Norway
Bergen
North Sea
67,472,601
2021[12]
Port of Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona
Mediterranean Sea
64,000,000
2023[13]
Port of Primorsk
Russia
Primorsk
Baltic Sea
63,100,000
2023[3]
Port of Murmansk
Russia
Murmansk
Barents Sea
57,800,000
2023[3]
Port of Trieste
Italy
Trieste
Mediterranean Sea
55,600,000
2023[14]
Port of London
United Kingdom
London
North Sea
54,880,000
2022[15]
Port of Immingham
United Kingdom
Immingham, Grimsby
North Sea
50,166,000
2022[15]
Port of Saint Petersburg
Russia
Saint Petersburg
Baltic Sea
49,600,000
2023[3]
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^"Ukraine grain pushes Romanian Constanta port to record volumes in 2023". Reuters. 2024-01-10.
^"HAROPA PORT's maritime traffic down by 4.5% to 81.3Mt in 2023". PortNews. 2024-01-30.
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