Table 25 - U.S. Maritime Freight Gateways, Ranked by Value and Weight: 2003
Value
(current $, billions)
| Rank by value | Seaport name | U.S. maritime trade | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 122.1 | 16.9 | 105.2 |
| 2 | New York and New Jersey | 101.2 | 24.3 | 76.9 |
| 3 | Long Beach, CA | 95.9 | 17.2 | 78.7 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 49.9 | 21.4 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Charleston, SC | 39.4 | 13.4 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Norfolk Harbor, VA | 29.5 | 11.0 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Tacoma, WA | 26.3 | 5.2 | 21.1 |
| 8 | Baltimore, MD | 26.0 | 5.7 | 20.3 |
| 9 | Oakland, CA | 25.1 | 7.8 | 17.4 |
| 10 | Seattle, WA | 23.1 | 5.7 | 17.4 |
| 11 | Savannah, GA | 21.3 | 7.4 | 13.9 |
| 12 | New Orleans, LA | 19.4 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Miami, FL | 16.6 | 6.8 | 9.8 |
| 14 | Portland, OR | 11.8 | 3.0 | 8.8 |
| 15 | Jacksonville, FL | 11.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 |
| 16 | Everglades, FL | 10.5 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| 17 | Philadelphia, PA | 10.3 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| 18 | Morgan City, LA | 10.1 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
| 19 | Corpus Christie, TX | 9.9 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| 20 | Beaumont, TX | 9.6 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| Total, U.S. waterborne trade (all seaports) | 811.1 | 206.2 | 604.9 | |
| Total, top 20 seaports | 669.2 | 167.4 | 501.8 | |
| Top 20 seaports as share of U.S. maritime total (percent) | 82.5 | 81.2 | 83.0 | |
Weight
(short tons, millions)
| Rank by weight | Seaport name | U.S. maritime trade | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston, TX | 126.1 | 36.2 | 89.9 |
| 2 | South Louisiana, LA | 80.3 | 49.5 | 30.8 |
| 3 | New York and New Jersey | 77.9 | 8.7 | 69.2 |
| 4 | Beaumont, TX | 68.7 | 5.4 | 63.3 |
| 5 | Corpus Christi, TX | 53.4 | 8.6 | 44.8 |
| 6 | Long Beach, CA | 51.3 | 14.2 | 37.2 |
| 7 | New Orleans, LA | 48.7 | 27.9 | 20.8 |
| 8 | Texas City, TX | 43.4 | 3.2 | 40.2 |
| 9 | Los Angeles, CA | 41.8 | 12.7 | 29.2 |
| 10 | Lake Charles, LA | 31.8 | 3.9 | 27.8 |
| 11 | Freeport, TX | 25.1 | 2.4 | 22.7 |
| 12 | Mobile, AL | 25.0 | 7.5 | 17.5 |
| 13 | Norfolk Harbor, VA | 24.2 | 15.0 | 9.1 |
| 14 | Baltimore, MD | 24.0 | 5.1 | 18.9 |
| 15 | Baton Rouge, LA | 23.1 | 4.4 | 18.6 |
| 16 | Savannah, GA | 21.3 | 8.2 | 13.1 |
| 17 | Pascagoula, MS | 20.8 | 3.3 | 17.5 |
| 18 | Plaquemines, LA | 18.9 | 10.4 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Philadelphia, PA | 18.5 | 0.2 | 18.3 |
| 20 | Arthur, TX | 18.4 | 4.2 | 14.3 |
| Total U.S. waterborne trade (all seaports) | 1,211.5 | 363.5 | 848.0 | |
| Total, top 20 seaports | 842.7 | 231.2 | 611.6 | |
| Top 20 seaports as share of U.S. maritime total (percent) | 69.6 | 63.6 | 72.1 | |
NOTE: Data do not include intransit (i.e., shipments transiting U.S. ports from one foreign country to another but not counted as part of U.S. official merchandise trade).
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on: Value- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2004; Weight-special tabulations from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of United States data, November 2004.