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Loaded Import and Export Containers at Select Ports: 2019-2024

Key: E = East Coast; W = West Coast; G = Gulf Coast

Figure

This line graph shows the loaded import containers at Charleston, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Oakland, Port of Virginia, Savannah, and Seattle-Tacoma. Data are from January 2019 to May 2024. Los Angeles typically saw the most import containers and was the only port to receive over 500,000 containers. New York/New Jersey and Long Beach imported the next most containers. This line graph shows the loaded export containers at Charleston, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey, Oakland, Port of Virginia, Savannah, and Seattle-Tacoma. Data are from January 2019 to May 2024. Exports peaked in early 2019 with Los Angeles exporting over 160,000 containers, the most exports of any port or time. In 2024, Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, and New York/New Jersey exported the most containers.

Dataset Excel:

F1-21A&B Loaded Containers.xlsx (84.09 KB)

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

Reprinted from U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Supply Chain and Freight Indicators Dashboards, available at https://www.bts.gov/freight-indicators#loaded-import as of August 2024; U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Supply Chain and Freight Indicators Dashboards, available at https://www.bts.gov/freight-indicators#loaded-export as of August 2024.

Previous Editions:
Loaded Import and Export Containers at Select Ports 2019-2023
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