Table 1-14: Louisiana Water Ports Ranked in Top 150 U.S. Ports by Tonnage: 2000
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 1-14: Louisiana Water Ports Ranked in Top 150 U.S. Ports by Tonnage: 2000
| Port | U.S. rank | Millions of short tons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Foreign | Domestic | ||
| Port of South Louisiana | 1 | 217.8 | 98.6 | 119.1 |
| New Orleans | 4 | 90.8 | 52.5 | 38.3 |
| Baton Rouge | 9 | 65.6 | 23.1 | 42.5 |
| Port of Plaquemines | 11 | 59.9 | 21.0 | 38.9 |
| Lake Charles | 12 | 55.5 | 35.0 | 20.5 |
SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Calendar Year 2000, Part 5 National Summaries, Alexandria, VA: 2001, available at http://www.wrsc.usace.army.mil/ndc/wcusnatl00.pdf as of Apr. 15, 2002.