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TABLE 3-8 Top U.S. Ports Based on Total Cargo, Foreign Trade Cargo, and Container Traffic
Total Cargo, 2001 Foreign Trade Cargo, 2001 Container Traffic, 2002
Tons Tons
Rank Port Rank Port Rank Port TEUS
(mil) (mil)
1 South Louisiana 212.6 1 Houston, TX 120.6 1 Los Angeles, CA 6,105,864
2 Houston, TX 185.1 2 South Louisiana 95.7 2 Long Beach, CA 4,524,036
3 NY/NJ 137.5 3 NY/NJ 67.3 3 New York/New Jersey 3,749,014
4 New Orleans, LA 85.6 4 Beaumont, TX 62.0 4 Oakland, CA 1,707,827
5 Beaumont, TX 79.1 5 Corpus Christi, TX 53.9 5 Charleston, SC 1,592,834
6 Corpus Christi, TX 77.6 6 Long Beach, CA 51.6 6 Tacoma, WA 1,470,826
7 Huntington, WV 76.7 7 New Orleans, LA 50.3 7 Seattle, WA 1,436,872
8 Long Beach, CA 67.6 8 Los Angeles, CA 45.0 8 Hampton Roads, VA 1,437,779
9 Texas City, TX 62.3 9 Texas City, TX 44.1 9 San Juan, PR 1,393,627
10 Baton Rouge, LA 61.4 10 Hampton Rds, VA 33.7 10 Savannah, GA 1,327,939
11 Plaquemines, LA 60.7 11 Philadelphia, PA 32.9 11 Houston, TX 1,159,789
12 Pittsburgh, PA 53.0 12 Lake Charles, LA 31.9 12 Miami, FL 980,743
13 Lake Charles, LA 52.8 13 Mobile, AL 28.0 13 Honolulu, HI 945,460
14 Los Angeles, CA 51.4 14 Portland, ME 26.5 14 Jacksonville, FL 683,836
15 Hampton Rds, VA 51.2 15 Baltimore, MD 25.4 15 Port Everglades, FL 554,041
(Source: American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA))
TEUS = "Twenty-foot Equivalent Units" (i.e., 20-ft long container equivalents)
TABLE 3-9 Foreign Waterborne Cargo Summary, Year-to-Date, August 2003, Value, Weight and
Value to Weight Ratio
Imports Exports Total
Type of Weight Value/ Weight Value/ Weight Value/
Service Value Value Value
(thousand weight (thousand weight (thousand weight
(million $) (million $) (million $)
tons) ($/ton) tons) ($/ton) tons) ($/ton)
Liner 236,233 69,610 3,394 88,830 47,639 1,865 325,063 117,249 2,772
Tanker 83,314 443,984 188 10,618 38,841 273 93,931 482,826 195
Tramp 75,904 130,771 580 32,543 141,443 230 108,447 272,214 398
and it provides some funding for dredging certain ports and The U.S. DOT Maritime Administration (MARAD) pro-
waterways. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, vides some funding to the operators of U.S. flag vessels, which
the federal government has also provided funds to operators helps off set the higher labor and vessel costs associated with
in the MTS to assess and upgrade security. U.S. regulatory requirements. In return, MARAD retains cer-
According to the American Association of Port Authori- tain rights to use these vessels in times of national need.
ties (AAPA), in 1998, port authorities invested nearly $1.5
billion to update their facilities, including $154 million for
general cargo, $507 million in investments for containers, 3.2.5 General Organization
$260 million on infrastructure improvements, and $152
According to the AAPA "The U.S. public port industry
million for dredging. Between 1999 and 2003, it has been
consists of more than 100 public port authorities and agen-
projected that ports will spend just over $9 billion.
cies located along the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes
coasts, as well as in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and
TABLE 3-10 U.S. Ferry Fleet by Passenger Capacity, 2001 the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Passenger Capacity Number of Vessels % Total
0 50 120 19.3 · Established by enactments of state government, ports
51 100 154 24.8 develop, manage, and promote the flow of waterborne
101 200 98 15.8
201 350 57 9.2
commerce and act as catalysts for economic growth.
351 500 60 9.6 These agencies include port authorities, special purpose
501 1,000 71 11.4 navigation districts, bi-state authorities and departments
Over 1,000 27 4.3
of state, county, and municipal government.
Unknown 35 5.6
Total Ferry Fleet 622 100.0 · Public ports develop and maintain the terminal facilities
(Source: WCSC survey and DOT National Ferry Study) for intermodal transfer of cargo between ships, barges,
