Table 11-4c
Top 20 U.S. Water Ports by Tonnage (Domestic and International):
1996
(Thousands of U.S. short tons)
| Port name | Total | Domestic | International | Containerized shipments (as percent of total tonnage) |
Number of vessel entrances/ clearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).