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Figure 3-16. Top 25 Water Ports by Containerized Cargo: 2006 (Thousands of TEUs) (Historical)

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Ports Rank Export Import
Los Angeles, CA1 1,264 4,370
Long Beach, CA2 1,023 3,734
New York, NY3 1,050 2,579
Savannah, GA4 719 862
Charleston, SC5 618 875
Norfolk, VA6 580 830
Oakland, CA7 582 818
Houston, TX8 614 654
Seattle, WA9 422 790
Tacoma, WA10 355 737
Miami, FL11 316 428
Port Everglades, FL12 339 296
Baltimore, MD13 150 253
San Juan, PR14 56 152
Philadelphia, PA15 28 152
New Orleans, LA16 102 68
Wilmington, DE17 44 126
Gulfport, MS18 64 97
Portland, OR19 76 85
Jacksonville, FL20 104 48
West Palm Beach, FL21 116 33
Boston, MA22 60 79
Wilmington, NC23 48 79
Chester, PA24 46 51
Newport News, VA25 30 43

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 June 12, 2007.


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