TEU, or twenty-foot equivalent unit, is an approximate unit of capacity used in the water transportation industry to describe the capacity of container ships and terminals.
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Volume of containers loaded and unloaded in European countries 2021
The **** main countries in terms of total volume of containers handled in their ports account for more than a half of total volume handled in the whole of Europe. Not surprisingly, the **** busiest cargo ports in Europe, the ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Algeciras, are located in the **** leading countries on this list.
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Eurostat. (November 15, 2022). Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat. "Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs)." Chart. November 15, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat. (2022). Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
Eurostat. "Leading European Countries in Terms of Loaded and Unloaded Containers in 2021 (in Million Teus)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Nov 2022, /statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
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Leading European countries in terms of loaded and unloaded containers in 2021 (in million TEUs) [Graph], Eurostat, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1193254/europe-containers-loaded-unloaded-in-ports/
