BTS | Table 1 - Top 15 U.S. Containership Port Calls, by Vessel Size: Calendar Year 1999

Table 1
Top 15 U.S. Containership Port Calls, by Vessel Size: Calendar Year 1999

Vessels engaged in U.S. foreign transportation¹

Port	Capacity of vessel (20-foot equivalent units)
Port	All vessels	<2,000	2,001– 3,000	3,001– 4,000	4,001– 5,000	>5,000
New York, NY	1,983	465	710	575	227	6
Charleston, SC	1,458	352	566	298	236	6
Long Beach, CA	1,256	307	246	357	168	178
Los Angeles, CA	1,207	429	208	220	294	56
Oakland, CA	1,110	123	291	405	183	108
Norfolk, VA	1,105	155	411	394	139	6
Miami, FL	745	347	244	154	0	0
Seattle, WA	638	157	180	175	57	69
Houston, TX	623	346	169	58	50	0
Savannah, GA	590	144	156	264	26	0
New Orleans, LA	434	297	119	18	0	0
Port Everglades, FL	412	297	63	0	52	0
Baltimore, MD	396	192	123	30	51	0
Tacoma, WA	376	33	105	83	30	125
San Juan, PR	337	307	30	0	0	0
All other ports	2,016	1,176	569	95	172	4
Total all U.S. ports	14,686	5,127	4,190	3,126	1,685	558
Top 15 as a percentage of total	86	77	86	97	90	99

¹ Containerships 10,000 deadweight tons and above.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Vessel Movements, 1999, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/Marad_statistics/index.html.