Figure 2-9. Top 25 U.S. Container Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2005 (Thousands of TEUs)
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 doubled between 1995 and 2005, about the same as growth in containerized cargo overall.
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Table in Excel format
Ports | Rank | Export | Import |
---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 1,043 | 3,821 |
Long Beach, CA | 2 | 1,024 | 3,355 |
New York, NY | 3 | 972 | 2,415 |
Charleston, SC | 4 | 615 | 894 |
Savannah, GA | 5 | 670 | 800 |
Oakland, CA | 6 | 611 | 763 |
Seattle, WA | 7 | 464 | 875 |
Norfolk, VA | 8 | 540 | 779 |
Houston, TX | 9 | 599 | 623 |
Tacoma, WA | 10 | 362 | 793 |
Miami, FL | 11 | 324 | 448 |
Port Everglades, FL | 12 | 302 | 276 |
Baltimore, MD | 13 | 137 | 244 |
San Juan, PR | 14 | 48 | 165 |
Gulfport, MS | 15 | 73 | 109 |
New Orleans, LA | 16 | 101 | 73 |
Wilmington, DE | 17 | 41 | 120 |
West Palm Beach, FL | 18 | 121 | 39 |
Philadelphia, PA | 19 | 20 | 139 |
Jacksonville, FL | 20 | 99 | 45 |
Boston, MA | 21 | 56 | 74 |
Portland, OR | 22 | 60 | 61 |
Newport News, VA | 23 | 42 | 61 |
Wilmington, NC | 24 | 33 | 69 |
Chester, PA | 25 | 45 | 56 |
Key: TEUs=twenty-foot equivalent units.
Source: U.S.Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Waterborne Container Trade by U.S. Custom Ports, 1997-2005 , based on data provided by Port Import/Export Reporting Service, 2006, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/MARAD_statistics/index.html as of April 27, 2006.
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