Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Figure 3-4. Top 25 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2010

Modes of transportation frequently work together to move high-vale, time-sensitive cargo. The classic forms of rail intermodal transportation are trailer-on-flatcar and container-on-flatcar, and these are spread throughout the United States. The largest concentrations are on routes between Pacific Coast ports and Chicago, southern California and Texas, and Chicago and New York.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format

Thousands of TEUs

Ports	Rank	Export	Import
Los Angeles, CA	1	1,681	3,878
Long Beach, CA	2	1,385	3,049
New York, NY	3	1,420	2,623
Savannah, GA	4	1,115	1,055
Oakland, CA	5	766	740
Norfolk, VA	6	714	721
Seattle, WA	7	529	888
Houston, TX	8	827	521
Charleston, SC	9	528	548
Tacoma, WA	10	340	496
Miami, FL	11	374	309
Port Everglades, FL	12	331	246
Baltimore, MD	13	168	280
New Orleans, LA	14	203	79
Jacksonville, FL	15	146	93
San Juan, PR	16	65	153
Wilmington, NC	17	92	115
Philadelphia, PA	18	42	144
Gulfport, MS	19	76	105
Wilmington, DE	20	24	132
Portland, OR	21	61	69
Boston, MA	22	44	80
West Palm Beach, FL	23	87	24
Chester, PA	24	37	46
Mobile, AL	25	47	35

Key: TEUs = twenty-foot equivalent units.

Note:

The statistics include both government and non-government shipments by vessel into and out of U.S. foreign trade zones, the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Waterborne Container Trade by U.S. Custom Ports, 1997-2009, based on data provided by Port Import/Export Reporting Service, available at www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm as of July 6, 2010.

 

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