7 Increased competition from world container ports, most notably Asia and Europe 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Sinapore / Singapore Shanghai / China H ong Kong / China Shenzhen / China Busan / S. Korea Guangzhou / China Dubai / U AEm irates N ingbo / China Qingdao / China Rotterdam/ N etherlands Tianjin / China Kaohsiung / Taiw an Port Klang / M alaysia Antw erp / Belgium H am burg / Germ any Los Angeles / U SA Tanjung Pelepas / M alaysia Long Beach / U SA X iam en / China Source: American Association of Port Authorities TEUs (000s) (TEU = Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit)