Table 1-19 Top 25 U.S. Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

	Tanker^b		Dry bulk		Container		Other		Total
	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity	Calls	Capacity
Los Angeles/Long Beach	911	66,045	783	37,568	2,955	124,281	677	15,057	5,326	242,951
Houston	2,988	134,809	748	28,342	614	19,799	779	24,881	5,129	207,831
New Orleans	1,371	81,956	2,676	119,270	388	10,853	655	21,957	5,090	234,036
New York	1,271	65,965	301	10,099	2,172	87,463	861	23,104	4,605	186,631
San Francisco^c	787	50,653	626	22,619	1,936	82,958	226	6,841	3,575	163,071
Philadelphia	954	82,170	492	17,662	468	11,315	825	18,057	2,739	129,204
Hampton Roads^d	155	7,602	436	26,602	1,557	61,943	348	14,271	2,496	110,417
Charleston	149	6,052	139	4,872	1,547	62,463	332	8,313	2,167	81,699
Columbia River^e	277	13,894	1,279	46,457	262	10,025	345	7,061	2,163	77,436
Savannah	253	8,561	330	10,407	739	31,506	447	12,154	1,769	62,629
Baltimore	151	4,938	426	20,517	409	14,669	650	15,352	1,636	55,476
Corpus Christi	974	64,596	230	9,574	2	83	142	10,036	1,348	84,289
San Juan (PRI)	80	3,784	101	3,098	610	11,490	553	9,077	1,344	27,449
Jacksonville	204	8,848	190	6,946	305	7,989	592	11,749	1,291	35,532
Beaumont	1,053	76,914	99	4,483	-	-	67	4,704	1,219	86,101
Miami	11	472	65	2,519	766	25,522	370	6,041	1,212	34,553
Texas City	1,105	64,471	64	3,223	2	63	26	2,578	1,197	70,335
Tacoma	68	3,190	218	10,163	568	27,950	342	5,866	1,196	47,169
Seattle	49	2,786	229	10,253	794	31,182	78	1,348	1,150	45,569
Port Everglades	345	15,119	123	4,734	211	5,890	135	2,091	814	27,834
Tampa	228	6,379	367	13,750	6	127	178	3,372	779	23,628
Mobile	140	8,702	408	22,706	5	88	204	8,364	757	39,860
Lake Charles	518	37,749	115	5,203	3	62	79	1,921	715	44,935
Honolulu	141	10,677	84	4,802	339	8,987	112	2,434	676	26,900
Freeport (Texas)	516	30,660	18	646	46	766	61	3,664	641	35,737
Total top ports	14,699	856,992	10,547	446,515	16,704	637,472	9,084	240,293	51,034	2,181,273
Percent of total ports	76.6	67.4	83.4	86	96	96.9	84.7	85.5	85.1	79.9
Total all ports	19,183	1,271,983	12,649	519,297	17,401	657,619	10,722	280,942	59,955	2,729,841

^aOceangoing self-propelled vessels 1,000 gross tons and above.

^bIncludes chemical and gas.

^cIncludes other Bay area ports.

^dIncludes all Hampton Roads area ports (Norfolk, Newport News, etc.)

^eIncludes all Columbia River ports (Vancouver, Portland, Astoria, etc.)

SOURCE: Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, Vessel Movements, computer file London, January 2001.

The top 10 U.S. ports accounted for 58 percent of vessel calls at U.S. ports in 2000.

Major ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts serve primarily container trades, while major Gulf coast ports serve primarily tanker and dry bulk trades.

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Table 1-19 Top 25 U.S. Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)

Table 1-19 Top 25 U.S. Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)

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Top 25 U.S. Ports by Cargo Vessel Type and Calls, 2000^a (Capacity in thousands of deadweight tons)