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Table 3-6: Top 50 U.S. Ports by Port Calls and Vessel Type: 2005¹

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Port	Rank	Total Calls	Total Capacity	Vessel type and total capacity (thousands of dwt)
Port	Rank	Total Calls	Total Capacity	Tanker⁴ Calls	Tanker⁴ Capacity	Dry-bulk Calls	Dry-bulk Capacity	Containership Calls	Containership Capacity	Other general cargo⁵ Calls	Other general cargo⁵ Capacity
Houston, TX	1	5,891	250,824	3,392	163,908	765	29,671	874	30,285	667	20,089
Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA²	2	5,178	289,015	1,070	92,445	640	30,641	2,812	150,299	654	15,544
New York, NY	3	4,902	221,033	1,380	77,476	348	13,096	2,370	108,547	791	21,508
San Francisco, CA²	4	3,871	202,746	692	56,985	792	31,988	1,930	101,208	409	11,701
New Orleans, LA²	5	3,749	177,678	1,121	69,525	1,962	85,156	310	11,208	244	7,998
Philadelphia, PA²	6	2,998	177,614	1,534	136,614	435	16,755	390	12,391	604	11,143
Virginia Ports, VA²	7	2,547	119,456	147	10,153	391	20,105	1,731	77,241	272	11,673
Savannah, GA	8	2,333	101,036	273	10,773	264	8,644	1,386	67,581	350	10,221
Columbia River, OR²	9	2,189	84,709	132	4,978	1,586	65,044	85	4,306	378	10,232
Charleston, SC	10	2,046	87,739	166	7,387	138	6,200	1,464	67,307	278	6,844
Baltimore, MD	11	1,825	61,557	165	6,161	408	19,050	376	14,858	872	21,195
Port Arthur, TX	12	1,563	111,666	1,270	100,067	179	7,220	1	20	91	3,701
Miami, FL	13	1,299	45,829	6	206	3	99	907	39,985	383	5,539
Tacoma, WA	14	1,270	56,751	67	4,174	280	17,977	618	28,224	305	6,376
Jacksonville, FL	15	1,237	37,179	299	13,059	191	8,326	244	6,971	502	8,782
Seattle, WA	16	1,186	64,054	8	351	295	16,423	808	44,315	75	2,965
Port Everglades, FL	17	1,182	41,893	440	19,799	113	4,486	460	14,653	167	2,900
Texas City, TX	18	1,142	72,949	1,074	69,639	59	2,709	0	0	9	600
San Juan, PR	19	1,086	23,494	109	5,326	55	1,824	485	10,071	431	6,168
Tampa, FL	20	1,003	36,366	401	14,913	396	15,885	38	587	74	1,599
Corpus Christi, TX	21	989	66,777	788	55,676	145	5,928	0	0	55	5,163
Mobile, AL	22	811	42,257	187	11,629	415	23,387	35	492	174	6,749
Freeport, TX	23	760	43,824	561	38,406	30	1,443	87	1,270	25	719
Lake Charles, LA	24	701	45,496	434	33,267	164	7,021	1	13	68	2,645
Wilmington, NC	25	600	21,889	267	10,040	108	3,217	96	4,271	129	4,360
Honolulu, HI	26	586	16,199	28	1,962	7	219	362	10,331	188	3,630
Galveston, TX	27	429	18,953	150	11,259	114	4,333	3	85	157	3,077
LOOP Terminal, LA	28	401	102,348	400	102,319	1	30	0	0	0	0
Valdez, AK	29	399	50,344	399	50,344	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Hueneme, CA	30	397	6,281	16	489	0	0	0	0	381	5,792
Portland, ME	31	364	29,793	304	27,847	32	916	0	0	28	1,030
March Point, WA	32	342	33,669	340	33,577	1	39	0	0	0	0
Boston, MA	33	332	14,912	114	4,689	22	914	149	6,548	15	401
Point Comfort, TX	34	321	10,846	251	7,940	36	1,999	0	0	0	0
San Diego, CA	35	319	6,838	1	46	45	1,998	52	849	221	3,945
Port Angeles, WA	36	277	31,931	252	30,860	10	506	5	178	3	103
El Segundo, CA	37	245	23,624	245	23,624	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anchorage, AK	38	244	6,111	17	747	11	380	121	2,615	1	48
Brunswick, GA	39	243	5,181	0	0	16	528	0	0	227	4,653
Pascagoula, MS	40	233	16,634	189	14,562	29	1,676	0	0	13	350
Cherry Point, WA	41	209	23,747	209	23,747	0	0	0	0	0	0
Providence, RI	42	193	7,899	97	4,391	85	3,065	0	0	5	167
New Haven, CT	43	185	7,445	91	3,924	62	2,312	1	23	31	1,185
Barbers Point, HI	44	162	13,879	120	11,934	41	1,932	1	13	0	0
Port Manatee, FL	45	159	5,544	21	874	76	3,151	0	0	62	1,519
Brownsville, TX	46	158	5,917	28	1,197	109	4,189	3	90	18	442
Dutch Harbor, AK	47	157	6,582	1	12	0	0	152	6,485	4	85
Nikiski, AK	48	143	6,476	76	3,931	15	560	0	0	1	16
Annapolis Anch.. MD	49	134	6,179	8	381	80	4,431	4	148	42	1,219
Portsmouth, NH	50	129	5,000	50	1,859	66	2,587	1	23	2	84
All other ports		1,928	111,226	728	4,811	386	15,542	180	3,302	606	13,036
U.S. ports total³		61,047	3,057,391	20,118	1,449,624	11,406	493,602	18,542	826,795	10,012	247,199
Top 50 as % of U.S. total		97%	96%	96%	95%	97%	97%	99%	100%	94%	95%

¹ Excludes calls by vessels under 10,000 dwt.

²Starting with year 2000 source data, Columbia River ports, Virginia ports, Los Angeles/Long Beach, Philadelphia/Delaware River ports, New Orleans, and San Francisco Bay area ports were reported on an individual basis. However, for historical consistency, MARAD has continued to present calls at these ports as totals. For definitions of individual ports included in this table see the original information source.

³Includes Puerto Rico.

⁴ Includes petroleum, chemical, and gas carriers.

⁵ Includes roll-on/roll-off, roll-on/roll-off container, vehicle carriers, general cargo, partial containership, refrigerated, barge carrier, livestock carrier, and combination carriers.

KEY: Capacity = dwt*calls; dwt = dead weight tons.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports 2005, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/Marad_Statistics/index.html as of Sept. 8, 2006.

Table 3-6: Top 50 U.S. Ports by Port Calls and Vessel Type: 20051

Table 3-6: Top 50 U.S. Ports by Port Calls and Vessel Type: 2005¹