Table 2 - Top 10 U.S. Maritime Ports for International Trade by Value and Weight: 1999
Monday, September 10, 2012
Table 2 - Top 10 U.S. Maritime Ports for International Trade by Value and Weight: 1999
| Ranked by value | Port | Value ($ billions) | Percent | Ranked by weight | Port | Millions of metric tons | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Beach, CA | 89.0 | 14.1 | 1 | Houston, TX | 95.1 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles, CA | 83.1 | 13.1 | 2 | SouthLouisiana, LA | 70.9 | 6.5 |
| 3 | NewYork, NY | 71.7 | 11.3 | 3 | NewOrleans, LA | 69.8 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 34.1 | 5.4 | 4 | NewYork, NY | 57.6 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Seattle, WA | 32.2 | 5.1 | 5 | Corpus Christie, TX | 56.9 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Charleston, SC | 29.1 | 4.6 | 6 | Beaumont, TX | 48.1 | 4.4 |
| 7 | Oakland, CA | 25.8 | 4.1 | 7 | Morgan City, LA | 42.8 | 3.9 |
| 8 | Norfolk, VA | 24.8 | 3.9 | 8 | Long Beach, CA | 35.7 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Baltimore, MD | 19.3 | 3.1 | 9 | Los Angeles, CA | 32.8 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Tacoma, WA | 17.0 | 2.7 | 10 | Lake Charles, LA | 28.7 | 2.6 |
| Top 10 total | 67.4 | Top 10 total | 49.1 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, Annual Waterborne databanks, 1999.