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Asian Imports Directory Quarterly Online Magazine
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| Volume 1, Jan - Mar 2009 |
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Table of Contents
List of Ports in the United States
Rail transport in the United States |
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List of Ports in the United States
The following is a partial list of ports of the United States ranked by foreign imports in tonnage per year (per 2004 data) [1].
Rank |
Port Name |
Foreign Imports |
Foreign Exports |
Foreign Total |
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Port of Houston, Texas |
97,713,314 |
39,823,197 |
137,536,511 |
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Port of New York and New Jersey |
70,748,666 |
11,450,888 |
82,199,554 |
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Port of Beaumont, Texas |
65,315,960 |
5,558,256 |
70,874,216 |
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Texas City, Texas |
46,384,689 |
4,421,097 |
50,805,786 |
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Corpus Christi, Texas |
44,989,804 |
8,805,253 |
53,795,057 |
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Port of Long Beach, California |
44,619,556 |
17,895,852 |
62,515,408 |
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Port of South Louisiana |
40,087,413 |
64,683,390 |
104,770,803 |
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Port of Los Angeles, California |
32,420,155 |
11,451,697 |
43,871,852 |
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Port of Portland, Maine |
27,614,946 |
218,940 |
27,833,886 |
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Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana |
27,036,374 |
4,656,604 |
31,692,978 |
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The data from the above table includes trade with Europe, Latin America, Asia, North America, Middle East, Africa, etc.
The above table is one of several general port statistics, in this case by foreign imports in tonnage. "Ports can be compared in many different ways - by volume or value of trade, revenues, and storage capacity, as examples." [5].
For additional general port industry statistics, visit the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) website at
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The following is a partial list of ports in the United States ranked by foreign imports in tonnage per year (per 2006 data) [6].
Rank |
Port Name |
Foreign Imports |
Foreign Exports |
Foreign Total |
1 |
Port of Houston, Texas |
106,905,495 |
45,971,,921 |
152,877,416 |
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Port of New York and New Jersey |
77,141,831 |
14,210,150 |
91,351,981 |
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Port of Long Beach, California |
52,619,902 |
18,939,238 |
71,559,140 |
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Port of Beaumont, Texas |
51,829,087 |
5,486,991 |
57,316,078 |
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Port of South Louisiana |
46,543,082 |
60,168,654 |
106,711,736 |
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Corpus Christi, Texas |
45,327,989 |
8,429,654 |
53,757,643 |
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Port of Los Angeles, California |
40,880,317 |
16,151,972 |
57,032,289 |
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Texas City, Texas |
32,534,367 |
3,253,720 |
35,788,087 |
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Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana |
29,425,476 |
4,846,695 |
34,272,171 |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
24,472,496 |
314,743 |
24,787,239 |
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The following is a partial list of ports in the United States ranked by value of cargo in U.S. dollars per year (per 2005 data) [7].
Rank |
Port Name |
Foreign Imports |
Foreign Exports |
Foreign Total |
1 |
Port of Los Angeles, California |
$116,489,000 |
$18,590,000 |
$135,079,000 |
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Port of New York and New Jersey |
$104,366,000 |
$26,473,000 |
$130,838,000 |
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Port of Long Beach, California |
$103,801,000 |
$21,370,000 |
$125,171,000 |
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Port of Houston, Texas |
$52,306,000 |
$34,138,000 |
$86,444,000 |
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Charleston, South Carolina |
$36,487,000 |
$15,995,000 |
$52,483,000 |
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Tacoma, Washington |
$28,743,000 |
$5,044,000 |
$33,788,000 |
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Hampton Roads, Virginia |
$27,540,000 |
$17,118,000 |
$44,658,000 |
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Seattle, Washington |
$27,519,000 |
$7,781,000 |
$35,301,000 |
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Baltimore, Maryland |
$27,048,000 |
$8,590,000 |
$35,637,000 |
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Oakland, California |
$23,880,000 |
$9,005,000 |
$32,885,000 |
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The following is a partial list of ports of the United States ranked by container traffic in number of TEUs per year (per 2006 data) [8].
Rank |
Port Name |
Number of TEUs |
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Port of Los Angeles, California |
8,470,000 |
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Port of Long Beach, California |
7,289,000 |
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Port of New York and New Jersey |
5,093,000 |
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Oakland, California |
2,392,000 |
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Savannah, Georgia |
2,160,000 |
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Tacoma, Washington |
2,067,000 |
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The following is a partial list of ports of the United States in alphabetical order by state and it's equivalent official website address:
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