Shanghai International Port (Group) Co, operator of China's busiest container port, ranks highest among China's sixty ports in terms of comprehensive competence index, according to a report released today in Beijing.

The comprehensive competence of 60 major ports in China was surveyed by evaluating investment trends, handling capacity, financial situations and geographical conditions.

Shanghai port scored highest with an absolute advantage among all the ports, said Liu Bin, professor with the Dalian Maritime University. Shanghai port, Shenzhen port, Qingdao port, Guangzhou port and Ningbo port were the top five out of sixty ports with comprehensive competence on the list, followed by Tianjin port, Xiamen port, Dalian port, Lianyungang port and Yingkou port.

The report said that Shenzhen port stood out in container throughput and high operation efficiency; Ningbo port was characterized by transporting private enterprise cargo and Tianjin port, with a great amount of investment, had strong government support.