Table 13 Top 20 U.S. Water Ports
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Table 13 Top 20 U.S. Water Ports
(Million tons)
| 1999 | 1990 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Port | Total tons |
Rank | Total tons |
% change 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 | 140.0 | -4.5 |
| 4 | New Orleans, LA | 87.5 | 6 | 62.7 | 39.5 |
| 5 | Corpus Christi, TX | 78.1 | 7 | 62.0 | 25.9 |
| 6 | Beaumont, TX | 69.5 | 23 | 26.7 | 160.0 |
| 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 | 96.0 | -44.3 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | 52.9 | 19 | 35.5 | 49.0 |
| 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 | 3.0 |
| 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 |
| 18 | Norfolk Harbor, VA | 40.8 | 9 | 53.7 | -24.1 |
| 19 | Philadelphia, PA | 39.3 | 14 | 41.8 | -6.0 |
| 20 | Baltimore, MD | 37.3 | 18 | 39.5 | -5.7 |
| Total top 20 | 1,434.40 | 1,334.40 | 7.5 | ||
Sources: 1990U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 1990, Part 5, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: 1993), table 5-2.1999Ibid. Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 1999, Part 5, National Summaries, personal communication.