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Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Water Gateway

Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Water Gateway

The maritime Port of Philadelphia was the nation's 10th busiest maritime freight gateway for international maritime trade by value of shipments in 2008. It ranked 20th among all land, water, and air gateways, handling more than $43 billion of...

Highlights of Top 25 Freight Gateways by Shipment Value

Highlights of Top 25 Freight Gateways by Shipment Value

This section presents gateway-specific tables and brief highlights of key transportation data for U.S. international merchandise freight passing into and out of the United States.

For land gateways the report presents data on:...

References

References

Canada-U.S.-Ontario-Michigan Border Transportation Partnership. 2004. Planning/Need and Feasibility Study Report. Available at www.partnershipborderstudy.com/pdf/a_PNFStudyReport_FINAL_updatedpgnumbers.pdf as of June 30, 2009.

Port of Long Beach. 2009. Clean Trucks...

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Transportation

Ray H. LaHood Secretary

Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Peter H. Appel Administrator

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Steven D. Dillingham, Ph.D. Director

Steven K. Smith, Ph.D. Deputy...

Glossary

Glossary

Definitions in this glossary are adapted from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technologies Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, available at www.bts.gov/dictionary.

Break-bulk. Packages of maritime cargo that are handled...

BOX 2. Air Cargo Origin-Destination Segments and Markets

BOX 2. Air Cargo Origin-Destination Segments and Markets

To describe the level of inbound and outbound air cargo activity between major U.S. air gateways and foreign airports, this report uses information collected by the Office of Airline Information at the U.S. Department of Transportation,...