It measures total vessel time in port; its dataset also includes 247 million container moves.
Rankings also reflect global shipping conditions.
Data
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Source-reported indicators
Numerical indicators for the scope and reference period defined by the source.
Container ports benchmarked
403 ports
2020 — 2024 · Observed
Vessel-call dataset coverage, lower bound
175,000 calls (more than)
2020 — 2024 · Observed
Container moves in dataset
247 million moves
2020 — 2024 · Observed
Methodology
The 2025 edition benchmarks 403 container ports using performance data over 2020–2024; reported calls and container moves describe the dataset scope, not 2024 alone.
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