Gateways
Figure
6. Top 20 International Freight Gateways: 1998 (Tons)
| Region |
Imports |
Exports |
Total a |
| Wayne, Michigan
(Detroit) |
46,363,843.37
|
36,874,647.18
|
83,238,490.56
|
| New Orleans, Louisiana |
8,271,576.44
|
46,169,432.49
|
54,441,008.94
|
| Norfolk, Virginia |
5,582,014.37
|
47,242,130.91
|
52,824,145.28
|
| Erie, New York
(Buffalo) |
24,540,513.91
|
19,875,496.02
|
44,416,009.93
|
| Los Angeles, California |
23,083,175.25
|
17,676,286.16
|
40,759,461.41
|
| Koochiching, Minnesota
(International Falls) |
19,285,532.48
|
18,033,478.04
|
37,319,010.52
|
| St. James, Louisiana |
4,289,280.23
|
31,634,530.67
|
35,923,810.90
|
| St. Clair, Michigan |
21,711,656.45
|
12,700,055.90
|
34,411,712.35
|
| Seattle/Tacoma,
Washington |
11,574,814.86
|
22,166,223.33
|
33,741,038.19
|
| Whatcom, Washington
(Blair) |
22,495,904.79
|
8,236,282.21
|
30,732,186.99
|
| Webb, Texas (Laredo) |
7,875,998.96
|
20,839,967.13
|
28,715,966.09
|
| Baltimore, Maryland |
10,070,106.38
|
13,436,190.01
|
23,506,296.39
|
| Harris, Texas
(Houston) |
8,127,654.37
|
10,650,544.03
|
18,778,198.40
|
| Mobile, Alabama |
8,572,797.63
|
9,771,406.62
|
18,344,204.25
|
| Nueces, Texas
(Corpus Christi) |
14,985,738.40
|
2,039,514.99
|
17,025,253.39
|
| New York, New
York |
13,497,040.55
|
3,467,472.61
|
16,964,513.16
|
| El Paso, Texas |
4,254,320.33
|
10,062,188.00
|
14,316,508.33
|
| Burke, North Dakota
|
13,288,300.70
|
951,708.76 |
14,240,009.46
|
| East Baton Rouge,
Louisiana |
7,624,764.81
|
6,369,265.28
|
13,994,030.09
|
| Hillsborough,
Florida (Tampa) |
6,546,801.23
|
6,771,347.25
|
13,318,148.48
|
| |
| a. Estimated, excludes
some bulk products.
|
| |
| Source: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework,
2002. |
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