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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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.