Figure 2-8. Top U.S. Container Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2004

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 nearly doubled between 1994 and 2004, about the same as growth in containerized cargo overall.

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Ports	Rank	Export	Import
Los Angeles, CA	1	1,029	3,846
Long Beach, CA	2	813	2,951
New York, NY	3	924	2,239
Charleston, SC	4	584	838
Savannah, GA	5	625	665
Norfolk, VA	6	489	717
Oakland, CA	7	584	613
Houston, TX	8	565	532
Seattle, WA	9	368	681
Tacoma, WA	10	339	601
Miami, FL	11	330	465
Port Everglades, FL	12	268	232
Baltimore, MD	13	118	236
New Orleans, LA	14	144	100
Gulfport, MS	15	107	120
Portland, OR	16	139	70
San Juan, PR	17	44	156
W. Palm Beach, FL	18	118	38
Wilmington, DE	19	28	120
Jacksonville, FL	20	102	42
Philadelphia, PA	21	19	113
Boston, MA	22	47	73
Newport News, VA	23	38	58
Chester, PA	24	36	49
Wilmington, NC	25	29	52

Key: TEUs=twenty-foot equivalent units.

Source: U.S.Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Top 30 U.S. Container Ports by Direction, CY 2004, based on data provided by Port Import/Export Reporting Service, 2005.

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