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Table 11-4c
Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International): 1996
(Thousands of metric tons)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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).
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