Table 2 - Top 10 U.S. Maritime Ports for International Trade by Value and Weight: 2000
Monday, September 10, 2012
Table 2 - Top 10 U.S. Maritime Ports for International Trade by Value and Weight: 2000
(Preliminary data)
| Ranked by value | Port | Value ($ billions) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | 101.8 | 13.8 |
| 2 | Long Beach, CA | 98.2 | 13.3 |
| 3 | New York, NY | 80.9 | 11.0 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 43.4 | 5.9 |
| 5 | Seattle, WA | 32.3 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Charleston, SC | 31.5 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Norfolk, VA | 25.2 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Oakland, CA | 25.1 | 3.4 |
| 9 | Baltimore, MD | 20.6 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Tacoma, WA | 19.8 | 2.7 |
| Total, top 10 | 478.9 | 64.9 |
| Ranked by weight | Port | Millions of metric tons | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston, TX | 109.2 | 9.4 |
| 2 | South Louisiana, LA | 77.3 | 6.7 |
| 3 | New Orleans, LA | 67.2 | 5.8 |
| 4 | New York, NY | 63.5 | 5.5 |
| 5 | Corpus Christie, TX | 54.8 | 4.7 |
| 6 | Beaumont, TX | 48.9 | 4.2 |
| 7 | Morgan City, LA | 48.0 | 4.1 |
| 8 | Long Beach, CA | 40.5 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Los Angeles, CA | 39.8 | 3.4 |
| 10 | Philadelphia, PA | 33.2 | 2.9 |
| Total, top 10 | 582.4 | 50.3 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, Annual Waterborne databanks, 2001.