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Laredo, Texas-Land Gateway

Laredo, Texas-Land Gateway

Laredo, Texas, is our nation’s second busiest land gateway by value of imports and exports transported across the border by highways, railroads, and pipelines. And its land ports are our sixth leading gateway when compared with all U.S. freight gateways—...

Port of Norfolk, Virginia-Water Gateway

Port of Norfolk, Virginia-Water Gateway

The maritime Port of Norfolk was the nation’s sixth busiest waterborne freight gateway for international trade by value of shipments in 2003. It ranked fifteenth overall among all land, water, and air gateways with $29 billion of international...

San Francisco International Airport, California-Air Freight Gateway

San Francisco International Airport, California-Air Freight Gateway

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) was the fourth busiest international air cargo gateway in the United States by value of shipments. And it was the twelfth leading gateway when compared with all U.S. freight...

Port of Seattle, Washington-Water Gateway

Port of Seattle, Washington-Water Gateway

The maritime Port of Seattle is the nation’s tenth busiest waterborne freight gateway for international merchandise trade by value of shipments. And it is our twenty-first busiest gateway by value when compared with all U.S. freight gateways...

Port of Charleston, South Carolina-Water Gateway

Port of Charleston, South Carolina-Water Gateway

The maritime Port of Charleston was the nation’s fifth busiest waterborne freight gateway for international trade by value of shipments in 2003. It ranked thirteenth overall among all land, water, and air gateways with approximately...

Port of Houston, Texas-Water Gateway

Port of Houston, Texas-Water Gateway

The maritime Port of Houston was the nation’s fourth busiest waterborne freight gateway for international trade by value of shipments in 2003. It ranked eleventh overall among all land, water, and air gateways with nearly $50 billion of...

Port of Baltimore, Maryland-Water Gateway

Port of Baltimore, Maryland-Water Gateway

The maritime Port of Baltimore was the nation’s eighth busiest waterborne freight gateway for international trade by value of shipments in 2003. It ranked eighteenth overall among all air, land, and water gateways with nearly $26 billion of...

Detroit, Michigan-Land Gateway

Detroit, Michigan-Land Gateway

Detroit is our nation’s busiest land border gateway by value for imports and exports transported across the border by highways, railroads, and pipelines. And its land ports are our third leading gateway when compared with all U.S. freight gateways—...

Otay Mesa, California-Land Gateway

Otay Mesa, California-Land Gateway

Otay Mesa, California, is our nation’s sixth busiest land border gateway by value for imports and exports transported across the border by highways. And its land ports are our twenty-fifth leading gateway when compared with all U.S. freight gateways...

Port Huron, Michigan-Land Gateway

Port Huron, Michigan-Land Gateway

Port Huron is our nation’s third busiest land border gateway by value for imports and exports transported across the border by highways, railroads, and pipelines. And its land ports are our eighth leading gateway when compared with all U.S. freight...