The vast majority of world trade occurs by sea. Most goods manufactured in Asia today are delivered to western consumer markets via super-size cargo vessels, the largest of which can carry up to 15,000 twenty-foot containers. In fact, modern containerized shipping has been a key enabler of the broader trend toward globalization, due to the incredible efficiencies it delivers in the area of cargo transport.
Having facilities near leading seaports around the world is a key advantage for customers serving the global economy. To meet these customers’ needs, ProLogis has built a strong position in seaport-related real estate. Today the company operates high-quality distribution space serving major ports in Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Sweden and the United States.
ProLogis serves the following seaports among the world’s top 50, measured in annual traffic of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
| # | Seaport |
Country |
2007 TEU Volume (000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Busan | South Korea | 13,270 |
| 6 | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
10,791 |
| 9 | Hamburg | Germany |
9,890 |
| 13 | Los Angeles | USA |
8,355 |
| 14 | Antwerp | Belgium |
8,176 |
| 15 | Long Beach | USA |
7,316 |
| 19 | New York/New Jersey | USA |
5,299 |
| 20 | Bremen/Bremerhaven | Germany |
4,912 |
| 26 | Tokyo | Japan |
3,818 |
| 33 | Valencia | Spain |
3,043 |
| 34 | Nagoya | Japan |
2,890 |
| 36 | La Havre | France |
2,638 |
| 42 | Barcelona | Spain |
2,399 |
| 43 | Oakland | USA |
2,388 |