Table 6-4b,,
Top U.S. Maritime Intransit Shipment Portsa: 1996,,
(Thousands of U.S. dollars or metric tons),,
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,Value ,Weight
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To/from Canada,,
    Canadian overseas exports transshipped through U.S. maritime ports ,"199,519",73.1
"       Port of Los Angeles, CA ","119,143",30.5
"       Port of Long Beach, CA ","70,791",38.3
"       Port of Norfolk, VA ","4,964",2.3
"       Port of New York, NY ","1,111",0.95
"       Port of Houston, TX ",822,0.32
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    Canadian overseas imports transshipped through U.S. maritime ports ,"442,627",84.3
"       Port of Superior, WI ","132,496",1.6
"       Port of Los Angeles, CA ","83,079",11.4
"       Port of Duluth, MN ","55,096",0.7
"       Port of Brownsville, TX ","44,438",28.4
"       Port of Seattle, WA ","37,781",8.3
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To/from Mexico,,
    Mexican overseas exports transshipped through U.S. maritime ports ,"420,320","1,111.10"
"       Port of Long Beach, CA ","171,012",21.7
"       Port of Brownsville, TX ","90,559",53.3
"       Port of Los Angeles, CA ","46,716",13.5
"       Port of Charleston, SC ","39,688",5.4
"       Port of Houston, TX ","21,969",4.2
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    Mexican overseas imports transshipped through U.S. maritime ports ,"584,373","1,111.70"
"       Port of Los Angeles, CA ","161,817",44.4
"       Port of Long Beach, CA ","133,015",46
"       Port of Portland, ME ","126,073",889.6
"       Port Everglades, FL ","34,136",1.9
"       Port of Miami, FL ","30,612",3
aPorts are ranked on total intransit shipment value.,,
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration. Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis. Annual Waterborne,,
"Databanks 1996 (formerly TA 305/705). (Washington, DC: 1998).",,