Table 13,,,,,
Top 20 U.S. Water Ports,,,,,
(Million tons) ,,,,,

,,1999,,1990,
,,,,,%
,,Total,,Total,change
 Rank,Port,tons,Rank,tons,1990-99
1,"South Louisiana, LA",214.2,1,194.2,10.3
2,"Houston, TX",158.8,3,126.2,25.9
3,"New York, NY & NJ",133.7,2,140,-4.5
4,"New Orleans, LA",87.5,6,62.7,39.5
5,"Corpus Christi, TX",78.1,7,62,25.9

6,"Beaumont, TX",69.5,23,26.7,160
7,"Baton Rouge, LA",63.7,5,78.1,18.5
8,"Plaquemine, LA",62.4,8,56.6,10.3
9,"Long Beach, CA",60.9,10,52.4,16.2
10,"Valdez,  AK",53.4,4,96,-44.3

11,"Pittsburgh, PA",52.9,19,35.5,49
12,"Tampa, FL",51.5,11,51.6,-0.2
13,"Lake Charles, LA",50.8,16,40.9,24.3
14,"Texas City,  TX",49.5,12,48.1,3
15,"Mobile,  AL",45.5,15,41.1,10.6

16,"Duluth-Superior, MN & WI",42.3,17,40.8,3.8
17,"Los Angeles, CA",42.3,13,46.4,-8.7
19,"Norfolk Harbor,  VA",40.8,9,53.7,-24.1
18,"Philadelphia, PA",39.3,14,41.8,-6
20,"Baltimore, MD",37.3,18,39.5,-5.7
,Total top 20 ,"1,434.40",,"1,334.40",7.5

"Sources: 1990--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 1990, Part 5, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: 1993), table 5-2.1999--Ibid. Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 1999, Part 5, National Summaries, personal communication."