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2026 Port Performance Freight Statistics Annual Report

The 2026 Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress, a Congressionally mandated report on capacity and throughput at the top U.S. maritime ports, is now available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). As part of its Port Performance Freight Statistics...

Port Profiles

 

Port Profiles

This dashboard provides interactive data on capacity and throughput for the Nation’s largest tonnage, container, and dry bulk ports.

 

Port Performance Freight Statistics Program Technical Documentation

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Port Performance Freight Statistics Program (PPFSP) provides nationally-consistent performance measures for the Nation’s largest ports by tonnage, container, and dry bulk, and to report annually to Congress on port capacity and throughput. This technical documentation for the PPFSP details the process used to identify the top 25 ports in dry bulk and containerized cargo and calculate their capacity and throughput.