Freight Facts and Figures 2008

Figure 3-16. Top 25 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2007

Containerized cargo has grown rapidly over the past few years and is concentrated at a few large water ports. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach together handle about 37 percent of all container traffic at water ports in the United States. Container trade at these two ports doubled between 1997 and 2007, slightly higher than the growth rate reported for container cargo overall.

 

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Table in Excel format

Thousands of Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs)

Ports	Rank	Export	Import
Los Angeles, CA	1	1,377	4,323
Long Beach, CA	2	1,275	3,686
New York, NY	3	1,253	2,640
Savannah, GA	4	939	1,078
Norfolk, VA	5	711	857
Oakland, CA	6	624	799
Charleston, SC	7	632	769
Houston, TX	8	774	620
Seattle, WA	9	491	786
Tacoma, WA	10	411	722
Port Everglades, FL	11	374	312
Miami, FL	12	324	348
Baltimore, MD	13	176	254
New Orleans, LA	14	170	77
San Juan, PR	15	56	151
Portland, OR	16	93	105
Philadelphia, PA	17	35	162
Wilmington, DE	18	44	142
Gulfport, MS	19	67	104
West Palm Beach, FL	20	117	47
Boston, MA	21	64	94
Jacksonville, FL	22	106	44
Wilmington, NC	23	65	85
Chester, PA	24	51	52
Mobile, AL	25	29	35

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Waterborne Container Trade by U.S. Custom Ports, 1997-2007, based on data provided by Port Import/Export Reporting Service, available at www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm as of June 20, 2008.

 

 

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