Intermodal Industry Statistics


International Traffic Activity

Top 20 U.S. Ports
2004-2008, in TEUs
Ranking Ports 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
1 Los Angeles 5,670,897 5,740,261 5,743,400 4,867,073 4,897,346
2 Long Beach 4,611,671 4,994,949 4,798,617 4,395,942 3,716,775
3 New York 3,992,258 3,935,262 3,678,247 3,390,308 3,146,569
4 Savannah 2,115,986 2,041,521 1,609,131 1,482,728 1,287,550
5 Norfolk 1,591,566 1,573,273 1,424,993 1,318,831 1,200,244
6 Oakland 1,394,684 1,451,326 1,414,782 1,372,231 1,192,487
7 Houston 1,370,759 1,415,657 1,295,366 1,231,186 1,090,571
8 Charleston, SC 1,330,919 1,408,434 1,517,311 1,511,935 1,401,522
9 Tacoma 1,129,301 1,150,590 1,095,896 1,154,350 937,202
10 Seattle 1,082,573 1,289,364 1,222,596 1,339,641 1,044,270
11 Port Everglades 680,536 691,645 639,481 580,179 499,696
12 Miami 669,199 684,793 748,130 770,839 801,290
13 Baltimore 435,135 427,902 409,526 380,574 352,254
14 New Orleans 239,792 254,782 177,487 174,072 242,272
15 San Juan 222,739 208,265 241,993 213,570 199,751
16 Philadelphia 218,618 196,827 176,901 158,706 132,581
17 Portland, OR 198,375 206,900 168,743 120,928 209,048
18 Wilmington, DE 182,833 185,231 170,453 161,645 148,158
19 Gulfport 172,607 171,835 162,551 150,205 189,831
20 Jacksonville 158,119 151,110 153,009 144,635 144,074
  Top 20 U.S. Ports - Total 27,468,567 28,179,927 26,848,613 24,919,578 22,833,491
  All U.S. Ports – Total 28,532,629 29,306,922 28,555,590 26,444,652 24,187,570

Notes:

Ranking based on 2008 reported TEU counts.

Reflects international oceanborne cargoes, combined import and export international oceanborne containerized commercial cargoes only.

Houshold goods, empty containers, bulk, military and government cargoes are excluded.

This chart does not include any domestic cargoes, nor does it include trade with Canada, Greenland or any U.S. possessions or territories.

Source: Journal of Commerce PIERS — Port Import/Export Reporting Service.

Top 15 World Ports
Ranking Ports 2007 (in TEUs) 2006 (in TEUs) % Change
1 Singapore 27,900,000 24,792,000 12.5
2 Shanghai, China 26,152,000 21,710,000 20.5
3 Hong Kong, China 23,998,000 23,539,000 1.9
4 Shenzhen, China 21,099,000 18,469,000 14.2
5 Busan, South Korea 13,260,477 12,039,000 10.1
6 Rotterdam, Netherlands 10,790,604 9,655,000 11.8
7 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10,650,000 8,923,000 19.4
8 Kaohsiung, Taiwan 10,256,829 9,775,000 4.9
9 Hamburg, Germany 9,890,000 8,862,000 11.1
10 Qingdao, China 9,462,000 7,702,000 22.9
11 Ningbo, China 9,430,000 7,068,000 33.4
12 Guangzhou, China 9,260,000 6,600,000 40.3
13 Los Angeles 8,355,038 8,470,000 -1.4
14 Antwerp, Belgium 8,176,614 7,019,000 16.5
15 Long Beach 7,312,465 7,289,000 0.3

 

Source: 2006 — American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) www.aapa-ports.org
Source: 2007 — Cargo Systems www.cargosystems.net

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