Figure 2-8. Top U.S. Container Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2004
Containerized cargo has grown rapidly over the past few years and is concentrated at a few large water ports. The Port of Los Angeles handles about one-fifth of all the container traffic at water ports in the United States. Together with the Port of Long Beach, this share increases to more than one-third. Container trade at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach nearly doubled between 1994 and 2004, about the same as growth in containerized cargo overall.
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Table in Excel format
Ports | Rank | Export | Import |
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Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 1,029 | 3,846 |
Long Beach, CA | 2 | 813 | 2,951 |
New York, NY | 3 | 924 | 2,239 |
Charleston, SC | 4 | 584 | 838 |
Savannah, GA | 5 | 625 | 665 |
Norfolk, VA | 6 | 489 | 717 |
Oakland, CA | 7 | 584 | 613 |
Houston, TX | 8 | 565 | 532 |
Seattle, WA | 9 | 368 | 681 |
Tacoma, WA | 10 | 339 | 601 |
Miami, FL | 11 | 330 | 465 |
Port Everglades, FL | 12 | 268 | 232 |
Baltimore, MD | 13 | 118 | 236 |
New Orleans, LA | 14 | 144 | 100 |
Gulfport, MS | 15 | 107 | 120 |
Portland, OR | 16 | 139 | 70 |
San Juan, PR | 17 | 44 | 156 |
W. Palm Beach, FL | 18 | 118 | 38 |
Wilmington, DE | 19 | 28 | 120 |
Jacksonville, FL | 20 | 102 | 42 |
Philadelphia, PA | 21 | 19 | 113 |
Boston, MA | 22 | 47 | 73 |
Newport News, VA | 23 | 38 | 58 |
Chester, PA | 24 | 36 | 49 |
Wilmington, NC | 25 | 29 | 52 |
Key: TEUs=twenty-foot equivalent units.
Source: U.S.Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Top 30 U.S. Container Ports by Direction, CY 2004, based on data provided by Port Import/Export Reporting Service, 2005.
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