In 2013, Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain, paid $1.76 million for the first bluefin at Tsukiji, which weighed 489 pounds. Kimura had paid $736,000âa world-record price at the timeâfor the first tuna of 2012.
The Port of Singapore, Singapore. This port was opened in 1819 by a representative from the British Empire â Sir Stamford Raffles. Since its independence from the British Empire back in 1963, the port flourished. It held the title of the worldâs largest port up until 2011.
Shanghai International Port, China. The Shanghai harbor opened in 1842 as a treaty port. It faces the East China Sea to the east and Hangzhou Bay to the south. Back in the early 20th century, Shanghai became not only the largest city in the Far East, but the largest port too.