Table 11-4c: Top 20 United States Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International) - 2015
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Hierarchies | Total ('000 metric tonnes) | Domestic ('000 metric tonnes) | International ('000 metric tonnes) | Containerized shipments (as percent of total tonnage) | Number of vessel entrances/clearances |
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South Louisiana, LA, Port of | 242,574 | 128,423 | 114,151 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 60,882 |
Houston, TX | 212,557 | 66,921 | 145,637 | 8 | 100,681 |
New York, NY and NJ | 114,449 | 42,211 | 72,238 | 31 | 329,480 |
Beaumont, TX | 79,182 | 31,158 | 48,024 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 6,222 |
Long Beach, CA | 77,134 | 9,873 | 67,262 | 50 | 8,246 |
Corpus Christi, TX | 77,046 | 36,453 | 40,592 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 97,119 |
New Orleans, LA | 76,627 | 42,960 | 33,667 | 6 | 22,598 |
Baton Rouge, LA | 62,764 | 38,831 | 23,933 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 49,330 |
Mobile, AL | 58,321 | 24,912 | 33,408 | 3 | 25,977 |
Los Angeles, CA | 55,354 | 5,235 | 50,119 | 77 | 4,782 |
Lake Charles, LA | 51,529 | 25,457 | 26,072 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 41,372 |
Plaquemines, LA, Port of | 50,344 | 32,047 | 18,297 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 114,831 |
Cincinnati-Northern KY, Ports of | 45,296 | 45,296 | 0 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 74,126 |
Norfolk Harbor, VA | 43,545 | 5,448 | 38,097 | 41 | 34,739 |
Texas City, TX | 43,440 | 17,090 | 26,350 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 3,330 |
Huntington - Tristate | 42,106 | 42,106 | 0 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 25,196 |
St. Louis, MO and IL | 35,265 | 35,265 | 0 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 20,852 |
Duluth-Superior, MN and WI | 33,920 | 25,845 | 8,074 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 612 |
Baltimore, MD | 33,709 | 6,231 | 27,478 | 18 | 1,571 |
Port Arthur, TX | 33,266 | 9,941 | 23,325 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2,231 |
Subtotal - top 20 ports | 1,468,429 | 671,703 | 796,726 | 11 | 1,024,177 |
Total of all ports | 2,369,085 | 1,165,298 | 1,203,787 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2,173,802 |
Top 20 ports - percentage of total of all ports | 62 | 58 | 66 | 13 | 47 |
.. not available for a specific reference period Notes: Tons are metric tonnes. Ports are ranked by total tonnage. Containerized shipments as a percent of total tonnage is not available for the grand total. Total number of vessel entrances/clearances is not available for all water ports. Sources: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, Waterborne Commerce of the United States. |
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