Table 3-6:  Top 50 U.S. Ports by Port Calls and Vessel Type1: 2006,,,,,,,,,,,
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,,Total,,Vessel type and total capacity2 (thousands of dwt),,,,,,,
,,,,Tanker3,,Dry-bulk,,Containership,,Other general cargo4,
Port,Rank,Calls,Capacity,Calls,Capacity,Calls,Capacity,Calls,Capacity,Calls,Capacity
"Houston, TX",1,"6,348","271,822","3,597","171,390",964,"39,500",855,"32,848",932,"28,083"
"Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA",2,"5,635","327,595","1,155","107,198",679,"32,979","3,119","171,479",682,"15,939"
New York/New Jersey,3,"5,110","231,103","1,491","79,900",333,"12,646","2,475","117,493",811,"21,064"
"New Orleans, LA",4,"4,364","209,845","1,303","78,190","2,331","105,858",274,"11,991",456,"13,805"
"San Francisco, CA",5,"4,201","221,832",778,"59,833",904,"37,583","1,972","110,672",547,"13,744"
"Philadelphia, PA",6,"3,408","201,851","1,678","148,910",540,"23,578",528,"16,899",662,"12,464"
"Virginia Ports, VA",7,"2,597","123,503",125,"8,303",377,"20,033","1,882","86,922",213,"8,245"
"Savannah, GA",8,"2,550","115,133",300,"11,852",323,"11,186","1,553","78,524",374,"13,571"
"Charleston, SC",9,"2,287","102,805",185,"8,372",206,"10,392","1,619","77,058",277,"6,983"
"Columbia River, OR",10,"2,256","86,560",171,"6,780","1,435","60,941",121,"5,630",529,"13,210"
"Baltimore, MD",11,"1,861","64,616",169,"6,433",396,"18,927",392,"16,179",904,"23,077"
"Port Arthur, TX",12,"1,591","105,682","1,238","92,603",214,"8,423",2,43,137,"4,613",
"Jacksonville, FL",13,"1,520","44,825",340,"15,231",221,"9,794",241,"6,561",718,"13,239",
"Port Everglades, FL",14,"1,334","47,669",435,"19,006",119,"4,918",599,"20,538",181,"3,208",
"Tacoma, WA",15,"1,251","59,596",71,"5,433",249,"16,216",642,"31,770",289,"6,178",
"Miami, FL",16,"1,191","42,000",2,82,1,43,799,"36,497",389,"5,377",
"Seattle, WA",17,"1,186","66,794",15,742,367,"21,339",746,"42,251",58,"2,463",
"San Juan, PR",18,"1,088","23,360",86,"4,383",69,"2,161",453,"9,800",480,"7,016",
"Tampa, FL",19,"1,027","36,414",391,"13,797",414,"16,408",58,"1,351",164,"4,858",
"Texas City, TX",20,"1,024","61,691",995,"60,236",26,"1,395",0,0,3,61,
"Corpus Christi, TX",21,994,"66,753",818,"58,493",133,"5,224",0,0,43,"3,036",
"Mobile, AL",22,868,"47,499",176,"11,647",465,"27,424",48,"1,181",179,"7,248",
"Freeport, TX",23,743,"42,201",555,"37,657",26,"1,064",96,"1,320",66,"2,160",
"Lake Charles, LA",24,705,"47,977",444,"35,482",141,"6,040",1,11,119,"6,445",
"Honolulu, HI",25,641,"19,317",69,"4,240",16,596,374,"11,044",182,"3,437",
"Wilmington, NC",26,604,"22,669",273,"10,270",133,"4,384",95,"4,370",103,"3,646",
"Galveston, TX",27,517,"25,181",197,"16,231",181,"6,718",1,12,138,"2,221",
"Boston, MA",28,463,"20,980",179,"7,186",46,"1,734",165,"7,712",73,"4,348"
"LOOP Terminal, LA",29,393,"99,929",392,"99,819",0,0,0,0,1,110
"Port Hueneme, CA",30,391,"6,261",10,354,1,151,0,0,380,"5,756"
"Point Comfort, TX",31,389,"13,698",277,"8,847",60,"3,305",0,0,52,"1,547"
"Portland, ME",32,387,"29,091",314,"26,817",29,736,0,0,44,"1,538"
"San Diego, CA",33,346,"6,872",2,107,33,"1,448",48,784,263,"4,533"
"March Point, WA",34,335,"33,949",330,"33,736",4,193,0,0,1,19
"Valdez, AK",35,319,"45,395",319,"45,395",0,0,0,0,0,0
"Brunswick, GA",36,307,"7,615",0,0,24,934,0,0,283,"6,680"
"Port Angeles, WA",37,304,"37,019",256,"34,827",26,"1,550",4,132,18,510
"Pascagoula, MS",38,284,"21,989",237,"19,784",29,"1,687",0,0,18,519
"El Segundo, CA",39,271,"27,213",271,"27,213",0,0,0,0,0,0
"Brownsville, TX",40,222,"8,763",41,"1,424",158,"6,811",3,68,20,460
"Cherry Point, WA",41,221,"26,256",221,"26,256",0,0,0,0,0,0
"New Haven, CT",42,205,"8,632",110,"5,091",71,"2,671",0,0,24,870
"Providence, RI",43,195,"7,834",97,"4,112",70,"2,618",0,0,28,"1,103"
"Guayanilla, PR",44,179,"8,588",156,"7,401",0,0,0,0,23,"1,188",
"Anchorage, AK",45,178,"4,123",5,234,9,250,97,"2,072",67,"1,567",
"Barbers Point, HI",46,173,"13,617",130,"11,435",41,"2,066",0,0,2,116,
"Dutch Harbor, AK",47,169,"6,494",1,19,1,29,160,"6,336",7,110,
"Port Manatee, FL",48,145,"4,651",14,494,62,"2,453",1,23,68,"1,681",
"Portsmouth, NH",49,133,"5,105",54,"1,904",64,"2,555",3,88,12,558,
"Nikiski, AK",50,127,"5,922",72,"3,637",17,481,0,0,38,"1,804",
Top 50 ports. total,,"63,037","3,166,290","20,545","1,438,787","12,008","537,439","19,426","909,654","11,058","280,410",
U.S. ports total5,,"64,997","3,293,552","21,231","1,525,040","12,508","559,682","19,591","912,900","11,667","295,931",
Top 50 ports as percent of U.S. total,,97.0%,96.1%,96.8%,94.3%,96.0%,96.0%,99.2%,99.6%,94.8%,94.8%,
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"1 Excludes calls by vessels under 10,000 dwt.",,,,,,,,,,,,
2 Capacity is calculated as the sum for all calling vessels of calls multiplied by capacity in dwt.,,,,,,,,,,,,
3 Includes petroleum and chemical tankers.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"4 Includes roll-on/roll-off, roll-on/roll-off container, vehicle carriers, gas carriers, general cargo, partial containership, noncontainer refrigerated, barge carrier, livestock carrier, and combination carriers.",,,,,,,,,,,,
5 Includes Puerto Rico.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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KEY: dwt = deadweight tons.,,,,,,,,,,,
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"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports 2002-2006, Washington, DC: 2008, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/Marad_Statistics/index.html as of Jan. 28, 2008.",,,,,,,,,,,
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