Table 7
U.S. Maritime Port Activity and Landside Traffic Delay per Traveler in Surrounding Urban Area: 2007
| Ranked by port calls by all vessel types | Port | Port calls and capacity by all vessel types | Overall maritime cargo tonnage (domestic and international) | Landside annual traffic delay per traveler in surrounding urban area (2005)1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calls | Capacity (dwt, millions) | Total short tons (millions) | Rank by tonnage | Hours of delay | Rank | ||
| 1 | Houston, TX | 6,195 | 267 | 216 | 2 | 56 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA | 5,492 | 336 | 151 | 4 | 72 | 1 |
| 3 | New York, NY | 4,968 | 232 | 157 | 3 | 46 | 16 |
| 4 | New Orleans, LA | 4,884 | 240 | 76 | 9 | 18 | 63 |
| 5 | San Francisco Bay Area ports, CA2 | 3,945 | 213 | 48 | 17 | 60 | 2 |
| 6 | Philadelphia/Delaware River ports, PA3 | 3,148 | 192 | 111 | 5 | 38 | 33 |
| 7 | Virginia ports, VA4 | 2,775 | 138 | 56 | 15 | 30 | 42 |
| 8 | Savannah, GA | 2,615 | 122 | 36 | 23 | NA | NA |
| 9 | Columbia River ports, OR5 | 2,578 | 100 | 56 | 14 | 38 | 33 |
| 10 | Charleston, SC | 2,160 | 97 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 40 |
| 11 | Baltimore,MD | 1,833 | 63 | 41 | 20 | 44 | 22 |
| 12 | Port Everglades, FL | 1,472 | 52 | 24 | 32 | NA | NA |
| 13 | Jacksonville, FL | 1,470 | 43 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 29 |
| 14 | Port Arthur, TX | 1,418 | 95 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 77 |
| 15 | Tacoma, WA | 1,241 | 63 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 19 |
| 16 | Texas City, TX | 1,200 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 56 | 7 |
| 17 | Corpus Christi, TX | 1,080 | 72 | 81 | 7 | 10 | 80 |
| 18 | San Juan, PR | 1,045 | 23 | 12 | 45 | NA | NA |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | 1,042 | 60 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 19 |
| 20 | Miami, FL | 927 | 31 | 7 | 56 | 50 | 11 |
| 21 | Mobile, AL | 885 | 47 | 64 | 10 | NA | NA |
| 22 | Freeport, TX | 806 | 40 | 30 | 26 | NA | NA |
| 23 | Tampa, FL | 800 | 29 | 47 | 18 | NA | NA |
| 24 | Lake Charles, LA | 796 | 56 | 64 | 11 | NA | NA |
| 25 | Honolulu, HI | 648 | 21 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 51 |
KEY: dwt = deadweight tons. NA = Not available in the Texas Transportation Institute 2007 Annual Urban Mobility Study.
NOTES:
1 The most recent year for which data on landside annual traffic delay are available is 2005. Annual delay per traveler equals extra travel time for peak-period travel during the year divided by the number of travelers who begin a trip during the peak period (6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.). These peak-period travel times are compared wih times for free-flow speeds (60 mph on freeways and 35 mph on principal arterials).
2 San Francisco Bay Area ports: Oakland, Redwood City, Richmond, San Francisco, and Stockton.
3 Philadelphia/Delaware River ports: Philadelphia, Paulsboro, Marcus Hook, Camden-Gloucester, Chester, and Wilmington.
4 Virginia ports: Norfolk, Richmond, and Newport News.
5 Columbia River ports: Portland, Longview, Vancouver, and Kalama.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from three sources. Port calls data: Maritime Administration, Ports Calls Data, at www.marad.dot.gov, as of March 31, 2009. Cargo weight data: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, at www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcsc/wcsc.htm, as of March 31, 2009. Traffic delay data: Texas Transportation Institute, 2007 Annual Urban Mobility Study, Table 1, available at mobility.tamu.edu/ums, as of March 30, 2009.