U.S. Waterborne Foreign Trade

Containerized Cargo

Top 30 U.S. Ports

Calendar Year 2003

(Thousand Teu's)
U.S. Ports Total Export Import
Los Angeles 4,664 1,022 3,642
Long Beach 3,091 723 2,368
New York 2,803 838 1,965
Charleston SC 1,250 529 721
Savannah 1,124 529 595
Norfolk 1,093 460 633
Oakland 1,064 548 517
Houston 933 483 450
Tacoma 931 337 594
Seattle 815 329 486
Miami 764 336 428
PT Everglades 423 236 187
Baltimore 307 115 192
New Orleans 237 139 98
Portland OR 210 147 63
Wilmington DE 195 29 166
San Juan 185 39 147
Gulfport, MS 179 71 108
West Palm Beach 140 106 34
Jacksonville 113 72 42
Philadelphia 103 9 95
Boston 93 34 58
Newport News 80 32 48
Chester PA 72 28 44
Wilmington NC 72 28 44
San Diego 53 9 44
Freeport TX 50 23 28
Richmond VA 41 20 21
Honolulu 37 18 19
PT Bienville, MS 25 23 2
Top 30 U.S. Ports 21,148 7,312 13,836
All Other 141 77 64
Total 21,289 7,389 13,899
Top 30% of Total 99.3% 99.0% 99.5%
Source: Port Import/Export Reporting Services (PIERS)

Last Updated on 3/4/2004
By Marad