Figure 2-7. Top 25 Water Ports by Weight: 2003 (Million short tons)

Measured in tons, the Port of South Louisiana handles the most freight of any water port in the United States. Water ports dominated by domestic trade include St. Louis, MO-IL; Pittsburgh, PA; Huntington, WV-KY-OH; and Valdez, AK. Water ports dominated by foreign trade include Portland, ME; Los Angeles, CA; Freeport, TX; and Beaumont, TX. The top 25 water ports handle about two-thirds of all foreign and domestic goods moved by water.

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	Imports	Exports	Domestic	Total
South Louisiana, LA	30.9	49.6	118.4	198.8
Houston, TX	90.3	36.6	64.0	190.9
New York, NY and NJ	70.3	9.4	66.2	145.9
Beaumont, TX	63.3	5.5	18.8	87.5
New Orleans, LA	20.9	28.0	35.0	83.8
Huntington, WV-KY-OH	0.0	0.0	77.6	77.6
Corpus Christi, TX	44.8	8.6	23.8	77.2
Long Beach, CA	38.0	14.4	16.8	69.2
Texas City, TX	40.2	3.2	17.9	61.3
Baton Rouge, LA	18.7	4.5	38.1	61.3
Plaquemines, LA	8.5	10.5	36.9	55.9
Lake Charles, LA	27.8	4.0	21.6	53.4
Los Angeles, CA	30.0	12.8	8.5	51.3
Mobile, AL	17.6	7.5	25.2	50.2
Valdez, AK	0.0	0.1	49.9	49.9
Tampa, FL	9.2	8.1	30.9	48.3
Pittsburgh, PA	0.0	0.0	41.7	41.7
Baltimore, MD	19.0	5.1	16.1	40.2
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI	0.5	12.5	25.3	38.3
Philadelphia, PA	18.6	0.2	14.5	33.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.0	0.0	32.4	32.4
Pascagoula, MS	17.5	3.3	10.5	31.3
Norfolk Harbor, VA	9.2	15.1	6.9	31.2
Freeport, TX	22.7	2.4	5.4	30.5
Portland, ME	27.1	0.2	1.9	29.2

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States 2003, Part 5, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: 2005), available at http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/ as of October 21, 2005.

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