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Table 11-4c
Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International):
1996
(Thousands of U.S. short tons)
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South Louisiana, LA |
189,800 |
106,000 |
83,800 |
NS |
153,386 |
Houston, TX |
148,200 |
61,100 |
87,100 |
4 |
122,329 |
New York, NY and NJ |
131,600 |
75,100 |
56,500 |
12.6 |
228,526 |
New Orleans, LA |
83,700 |
36,800 |
46,900 |
3.6 |
125,116 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
81,000 |
45,200 |
35,800 |
NS |
68,922 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
80,500 |
23,800 |
56,600 |
NS |
32,957 |
Valdez, AK |
77,100 |
75,000 |
2,200 |
NS |
3,186 |
Plaquemine, LA |
66,900 |
46,200 |
20,700 |
NS |
65,780 |
Long Beach, CA |
58,400 |
22,400 |
36,000 |
35 |
56,465 |
Texas City, TX |
56,400 |
21,100 |
35,300 |
NS |
23,462 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
50,900 |
50,900 |
- |
NS |
118,283 |
Mobile, AL |
50,900 |
25,400 |
25,500 |
NS |
47,943 |
Tampa, FL |
49,300 |
32,500 |
16,800 |
NS |
10,234 |
Norfolk Harbor, VA |
49,300 |
10,400 |
38,900 |
15 |
32,064 |
Lake Charles, LA |
49,100 |
19,700 |
29,400 |
NS |
49,303 |
Los Angeles, CA |
45,700 |
17,900 |
27,800 |
37.8 |
37,226 |
Baltimore, MD |
43,600 |
14,000 |
29,600 |
8.7 |
34,208 |
Philadelphia, PA |
41,900 |
13,000 |
28,900 |
2.6 |
25,185 |
Duluth-Superior, MN and WI |
41,400 |
30,200 |
11,200 |
NS |
2,400 |
Port Arthur, TX |
37,200 |
6,500 |
30,700 |
NS |
12,890 |
Subtotal-top 20 ports |
1,322,800 |
623,400 |
699,400 |
6 |
1,249,865 |
Tonnage, total all U.S. water ports |
2,284,100 |
1,100,700 |
1,183,400 |
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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