Table 11-4c,,,,,
Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Tonnage,,,,,
(Domestic and International): 1996,,,,,
(Thousands of metric tons),,,,,
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,,,,Containerized,Number of
Port name,,,,shipments,vessel
,,,,(as percent of,entrances/
,Total,Domestic,International, total tonnage),clearances
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"South Louisiana, LA ","172,200","96,204","75,996",NS,"153,386"
"Houston, TX ","134,432","55,452","78,979",4,"122,329"
"New York, NY and NJ ","119,389","68,145","51,244",12.6,"228,526"
"New Orleans, LA ","75,957","33,398","42,559",3.6,"125,116"
"Baton Rouge, LA ","73,492","41,026","32,466",NS,"68,922"
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"Corpus Christi, TX ","72,993","21,629","51,364",NS,"32,957"
"Valdez, AK ","69,960","68,006","1,954",NS,"3,186"
"Plaquemine, LA ","60,701","41,932","18,769",NS,"65,780"
"Long Beach, CA ","52,976","20,292","32,684",35,"56,465"
"Texas City, TX ","51,160","19,108","32,052",NS,"23,462"
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"Pittsburgh, PA ","46,153","46,153",- ,NS,"118,283"
"Mobile, AL ","46,144","23,014","23,129",NS,"47,943"
"Tampa, FL ","44,718","29,443","15,275",NS,"10,234"
"Norfolk Harbor, VA ","44,690","9,411","35,279",15,"32,064"
"Lake Charles, LA ","44,540","17,913","26,627",NS,"49,303"
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"Los Angeles, CA ","41,449","16,267","25,183",37.8,"37,226"
"Baltimore, MD ","39,511","12,696","26,814",8.7,"34,208"
"Philadelphia, PA ","37,996","11,807","26,188",2.6,"25,185"
"Duluth-Superior, MN and WI ","37,557","27,440","10,116",NS,"2,400"
"Port Arthur, TX ","33,710","5,896","27,813",NS,"12,890"
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Subtotal-top 20 ports ,"1,200,060","565,569","634,491",6,"1,249,865"
"Tonnage, total all U.S. water ports ","2,072,090","998,529","1,073,561",NA,NA
    Percent of tonnage of all U.S. water ports ,57.9,56.6,59.1,6,NA
KEY: NA = Not applicable.     NS = Not significant.,,,,,
NOTE: Ports are ranked by total tonnage.,,,,,
SOURCES,,,,,
"Tonnage: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterborne Commerce of the United States, National Summaries, Part 5. (New Orleans, LA:",,,,,
1996).,,,,,
"Percent of containerized shipments: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Navigation Data Center. Special tabulation. (New Orleans, LA:",,,,,
1998).,,,,,