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This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. [1] Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including history, geography, and statistics.
In late 2021 and the first month of 2022, container ships have remained at American ports unloading goods for seven days on average, 21 percent higher than at the start of the pandemic. The mayhem at ports and shipping yards was a key driver for rising prices together with the market dominance of major companies.
The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted.
This is a list of the busiest seaports by cargo tonnage, the total mass, or in some cases volume, of actual cargo transported through the port.The rankings are based on AAPA world port ranking data.
The following lists of ports cover ports of various types, maritime facilities with one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Most are on the sea coast or an estuary, but some are many miles inland, with access to the sea via river or canal.
Location; Country: United States: Location: Houston (Texas, USA): Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: USHOU [2]: Details; Operated by: Port of Houston Authority: Owned by: City of Houston: Type of harbour: Artificial / natural: Number of cargo container terminals: 2: Number of major general cargo terminals: 5: Statistics; Annual cargo tonnage: 212 million (2006) [3]: Annual container volume: 1.6 ...
The port is the busiest port in the United States by container volume, the 19th-busiest container port in the world, and the 10th-busiest worldwide when combined with the neighboring Port of Long Beach. The port is also the number-one freight gateway in the United States when ranked by the value of shipments passing through it. [16]
Top 60 container ports. This is a list of maritime container terminals. Albania. Port of Durres; ... United States. Port of Hueneme, California; Port of Long ...