United States Department of Transportation

Top 150 Principal Ports and Navigable Waterways

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This map depicts the locations of the top 150 principal ports and the navigable waterway network in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The Mississippi River network; the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway; and coastal ports on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts are included. Ports in the contiguous United States are concentrated along the Mississippi River, coastal Northeast, the Great Lakes, and the Pacific coast. Ports in Alaska are concentrated in the southern part of the

Description:

This map is from the 2025 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

BTS, data from USACE 2023.

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 1-4

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