Freight Facts and Figures 2008
Figure 3-15. Top 25 Water Ports by Tonnage: 2006
The top 25 water ports handle about two-thirds of the weight of all foreign and domestic goods moved by water. These goods are primarily bulk commodities such as coal, crude petroleum, and grain.
Data represented in the figure.
Million short tons
 |
Imports | Exports | Domestic | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Louisiana, LA | 46.5 | 60.2 | 118.8 | 225.5 |
| Houston, TX | 106.9 | 46.0 | 69.3 | 222.1 |
| New York, NY and NJ | 77.1 | 14.2 | 66.3 | 157.6 |
| Long Beach, CA | 52.6 | 18.9 | 12.8 | 84.4 |
| Beaumont, TX | 51.8 | 5.5 | 22.2 | 79.5 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 45.3 | 8.4 | 23.8 | 77.6 |
| Huntington, WV-KY-OH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 77.2 |
| New Orleans, LA | 22.4 | 16.4 | 38.1 | 76.9 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 40.9 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 66.0 |
| Mobile, AL | 24.5 | 9.9 | 25.5 | 59.8 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 29.4 | 4.8 | 24.1 | 58.4 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 14.7 | 4.6 | 37.1 | 56.3 |
| Plaquemines, LA | 8.4 | 12.5 | 35.0 | 55.9 |
| Texas City, TX | 32.5 | 3.3 | 13.1 | 48.9 |
| Duluth-Superior, MN-WI | 0.6 | 13.9 | 32.5 | 47.0 |
| Tampa, FL | 11.1 | 7.4 | 27.7 | 46.2 |
| Baltimore, MD | 19.8 | 8.2 | 14.4 | 42.4 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 |
| Paulsboro, NJ | 24.4 | 1.1 | 13.7 | 39.2 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 24.5 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 38.6 |
| Pascagoula, MS | 20.9 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 37.7 |
| Valdez, AK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.2 | 36.2 |
| Norfolk Harbor, VA | 9.1 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 34.2 |
| Savannah,GA | 21.9 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 34.0 |
| Freeport, TX | 24.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 32.1 |
Source:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2006 Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Part 5, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: 2007), Table 5-2.
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