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U.S. Waterborne Container Traffic by Port/Waterway in 2006

(Loaded and Empty TEUS 1)

By Port TEUS By Port Name By State Data NDC Home

Port_Waterway_Name ST Domestic Foreign Grand
Inbound Outbound Total Inbound Outbound Total Total
Loaded Empty Loaded Empty Loaded Loaded Loaded
Los Angeles CA 418 355 683 4 1,460 4,330,695 1,240,449 5,571,144 5,572,245
Long Beach CA 44,461 66,368 267,267 1,624 379,719 3,713,617 1,017,774 4,731,391 5,043,119
New York (NY and NJ) NY 75,557 28,816 112,277 24,657 241,307 2,576,823 1,047,086 3,623,909 3,811,743
Oakland CA 35,929 76,665 169,029 1,568 283,190 809,088 565,100 1,374,188 1,579,146
Savannah GA 0 0 0 0 0 857,526 716,896 1,574,422 1,574,422
Norfolk Harbor VA 48,235 19,239 43,337 1,128 111,938 824,733 576,061 1,400,794 1,492,366
Charleston SC 0 0 0 0 0 870,755 611,950 1,482,705 1,482,705
Seattle WA 51,375 100,354 156,595 12,973 321,297 742,397 430,053 1,172,450 1,380,420
Tacoma WA 50,633 616 241,726 0 292,975 745,134 342,176 1,087,309 1,379,669
Houston TX 24,316 3,927 33,971 4,110 66,323 653,032 605,194 1,258,225 1,316,511
Honolulu HI 549,802 111,416 304,124 189,257 1,154,599 23,226 12,802 36,028 889,954
Miami FL 0 0 0 0 0 426,092 314,015 740,107 740,107
San Juan PR 410,084 36 83,605 1 493,726 149,657 46,548 196,205 689,894
Port Everglades FL 0 0 13,179 0 13,179 294,319 325,636 619,955 633,134
Jacksonville FL 60,591 1 315,795 26 376,413 44,387 90,975 135,362 511,748
Baltimore MD 40,612 1,094 39,551 17,827 99,083 253,253 149,249 402,502 482,665
Anchorage AK 227,126 523 47,641 3,216 278,506 0 2,342 2,342 277,109
New Orleans LA 8,406 4,193 9,374 856 22,828 67,709 99,438 167,147 184,926
Portland OR 19,064 1,959 420 9,156 30,599 85,840 78,160 163,999 183,484
Wilmington DE 0 0 0 0 0 126,498 43,876 170,374 170,374
Gulfport MS 0 0 0 0 0 97,116 64,319 161,435 161,435
Boston MA 12,921 3,458 7,689 8,995 33,063 78,180 59,653 137,833 158,443
Philadelphia PA 0 0 0 0 0 127,688 20,562 148,250 148,250
Wilmington NC 0 0 0 0 0 78,317 47,400 125,717 125,717
Palm Beach FL 0 0 0 0 0 28,074 95,636 123,710 123,710
Chester PA 0 0 0 0 0 51,437 51,230 102,667 102,667
Kahului, Maui HI 72,908 1,229 21,479 37,469 133,084 0 0 0 94,386
Newport News VA 0 0 0 0 0 43,377 30,376 73,753 73,753
Kawaihae Harbor HI 51,533 922 12,563 30,902 95,920 0 0 0 64,096
Freeport TX 0 0 0 0 0 26,112 27,758 53,870 53,870
Apra Harbor GU 48,433 1,408 4,812 8,429 63,082 0 0 0 53,245
Camden-Gloucester NJ 2,688 0 21,177 10 23,875 24,459 3,420 27,879 51,744
San Diego CA 0 0 0 0 0 46,218 1,192 47,410 47,410
Unalaska Bay and Island AK 7,516 2,072 12,369 234 22,192 118 26,183 26,301 46,187
Panama City FL 0 0 0 0 0 21,885 22,361 44,246 44,246
Mobile AL 0 0 0 0 0 24,486 19,089 43,574 43,574
Juneau AK 27,849 6,233 13,435 21,586 69,103 0 0 0 41,284
Hilo HI 30,791 610 7,505 18,511 57,417 312 284 596 38,892
Nawiliwili, Kauai HI 31,321 777 6,009 18,437 56,544 6 0 6 37,336
Richmond VA 0 0 0 0 0 20,367 16,670 37,037 37,037
Ketchikan AK 18,619 4,930 14,429 13,162 51,139 5 0 5 33,052
Columbia River, Dalles-McNary OR 20,958 3,019 8,907 19,817 52,701 0 0 0 29,865
Everett WA 666 34 36 2,140 2,876 27,032 1,865 28,897 29,599
Petersburg AK 13,850 7,629 13,025 7,496 42,000 0 0 0 26,875
Mayaguez PR 0 0 0 0 0 14,825 11,791 26,616 26,616
Vancouver WA 1,108 19,534 20,846 8 41,496 163 26 189 22,143
Fernandina Beach FL 0 0 0 0 0 7,481 11,138 18,619 18,619
Port Hueneme CA 0 0 0 0 0 15,619 2,791 18,410 18,410
Whittier AK 15,407 1,707 1,723 1,721 20,558 0 0 0 17,130
Tampa FL 0 0 0 0 0 10,362 4,964 15,326 15,326
Sitka AK 7,923 2,438 4,611 5,554 20,527 0 0 0 12,535
Kodiak AK 4,563 0 6,699 0 11,262 0 880 880 12,142
Clearwater River ID 156 5,101 10,967 1,780 18,004 0 0 0 11,123
Other Alaskan Ports/Wtwys AK 8,137 710 2,831 4,365 16,042 0 0 0 10,967
Memphis TN 5,804 232 5,033 3,154 14,223 0 0 0 10,837
Other Pacific Ports/Wtwys 750 438 3,459 1 4,648 2,815 809 3,625 7,833
Galveston TX 0 0 0 0 0 5,059 2,070 7,129 7,129
Salem River NJ 0 0 0 0 0 222 6,452 6,674 6,674
Port Manatee FL 0 0 0 0 0 4,647 436 5,083 5,083
Pacific Islands excl. Hawaii OT 3,417 131 575 2,680 6,803 0 0 0 3,991
Cordova AK 1,721 1,478 2,167 874 6,241 0 0 0 3,889
Cedar Bayou TX 0 0 3,786 0 3,786 0 0 0 3,786
Haines AK 2,430 466 1,073 1,684 5,652 0 0 0 3,502
Clarence Strait AK 2,227 313 1,134 1,360 5,034 0 0 0 3,361
Fort Pierce FL 0 0 0 0 0 1,146 2,176 3,322 3,322
Skagway AK 2,841 495 477 1,730 5,542 0 0 0 3,317
Naknek River AK 1,999 16 1,306 115 3,436 0 0 0 3,305
Baton Rouge LA 21 0 44 0 65 180 2,594 2,774 2,839
Chatham Strait AK 2,079 310 565 1,635 4,588 0 0 0 2,643
Bridgeport CT 0 0 0 0 0 2,448 0 2,448 2,448
Wrangell AK 1,546 469 817 1,308 4,139 0 0 0 2,363
Little River VA 0 0 0 0 0 1,456 446 1,902 1,902
Lake Charles LA 282 737 1,229 108 2,356 7 227 234 1,745
Portland ME 0 0 0 0 0 958 634 1,592 1,592
Other Gulf Coast Ports/Wtwys 617 10 86 829 1,542 400 395 795 1,498
Kaunakakai Harbor HI 1,200 39 130 706 2,075 0 0 0 1,330
South Louisiana, Port of LA 0 0 0 0 0 982 240 1,223 1,223
Icy Strait AK 510 618 690 421 2,239 0 0 0 1,200
San Francisco CA 0 0 0 0 0 748 409 1,157 1,157
Other Columbia Riv (OR,WA,ID) OR 476 1,221 622 73 2,392 0 0 0 1,098
Other Hawaiian Islands Ports HI 911 77 149 377 1,514 15 0 15 1,074
Metlakatla AK 650 328 408 638 2,024 0 0 0 1,058
Other Atlantic Ports/Wtwys 0 0 0 0 0 661 203 863 863
Great Lakes Ports 0 102 0 144 246 130 0 130 130

Total 2,053,434 484,853 2,053,434 484,853 5,076,573 18,360,295 8,852,457 27,212,752 31,319,620
1.TEU = Twenty Foot Equilvalent Units. Foreign empties not included.
2.Includes Snake River
Domestic Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center Domestic Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Foreign Source: Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., Port Import Export Reporting Service Foreign Source: Commonwealth Business Media, Inc., Port Import Export Reporting Service


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