Container throughput in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to reach some 477 million TEUs in 2020, accounting for 60 percent of global throughput that year. Some 203 million TEUs of containers are projected to pass through Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2020, accounting for 25 percent of global throughput.
Container throughput worldwide in 2020, by region
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Cargotec Oyj. (October 4, 2021). Container throughput worldwide in 2020, by region (in million TEUs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913419/container-throughput-worldwide-by-region/
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Cargotec Oyj. (2021). Container throughput worldwide in 2020, by region (in million TEUs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913419/container-throughput-worldwide-by-region/
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