{"id":18774,"date":"2025-11-13T16:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=18774"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:53:26","slug":"infographic-2025s-top-african-container-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/18774\/infographic-2025s-top-african-container-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic: 2025’s Top African Container Ports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The marine infrastructure of Africa is very important to the continent\u2019s economic development since it provides a supporting structure. Seaports serve a key role in enabling business, assuring the efficient transportation of commodities, and building linkages between Africa and international markets.<\/p>\n

The ongoing security crisis in the Red Sea has rerouted major shipping lines away from key African gateways, causing delays, higher insurance costs, and reduced vessel calls to Eastern and Northern African ports. Meanwhile, major Western carriers have scaled back operations on some West African routes due to lower freight demand and capacity constraints.<\/p>\n

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However, Africa continues to play a modest role in global container shipping, with only four ports listed in the 2025 Lloyd\u2019s List top 100. Morocco\u2019s Tanger Med remains the continent\u2019s strongest performer, ranking 17th globally after handling over 10.2 million TEUs in 2024\u2014an 18.9% surge that reinforces its role as a major transshipment gateway.<\/p>\n

Egypt follows with Port Said at 53rd position, although its 3.9 million TEUs represented a slight decline due to disruptions in the Red Sea. Alexandria showed stronger momentum, climbing to 2.2 million TEUs and posting one of the region\u2019s fastest throughput gains.<\/p>\n

Togo\u2019s Lom\u00e9 Port completes Africa\u2019s presence, ranking 92nd with more than 2 million TEUs, maintaining its growing influence in West Africa\u2019s shipping corridors.<\/p>\n

Africa\u2019s top-performing ports, ranked globally<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Below are the only African terminals listed among the world\u2019s 100 best-performing container ports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ranking<\/td>\nPort & Country<\/td>\nThroughput 2024 (teu)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n\u00a0Tanger Med, Morocco<\/td>\n10,241,392<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\u00a0Port Said, Egypt<\/td>\n3,905,266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\u00a0Alexandria, Egypt<\/td>\n2,211,851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\u00a0Lom\u00e9, Togo<\/td>\n2,060,435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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*Source:<\/strong> Lloyd’s List; Business Insider Africa; Leadership News; Nubia Page.<\/em><\/p>\n

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