Gulf Trade: Top Carriers and Ports
Special Report
Journal of Commerce Top US Gulf Coast Ports by Imports
Annual containerized imports, in laden TEUs
2024 |
Imports |
Percentage Change |
2024 |
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Market |
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From |
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From |
Rank |
Port |
Share |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
1 Houston, Texas 70.6 % 1,293,284 1,623,055 1,894,746 1,746,381 1,893,200 46.4 % 16.6 %-0.1 % 8.4 %
2 Mobile, Ala. 10.9 % 217,241 260,034 283,498 285,287 291,121 34.0 % 12.0 % 2.7 % 2.0 %
3 Tampa, Fla. 4.8 % 76,296 81,804 91,705 112,059 129,571 69.8 % 58.4 % 41.3 % 15.6 %
4 New Orleans, La. 4.4 % 138,228 127,544 117,416 114,914 119,348-13.7 %-6.4 % 1.6 % 3.9 %
5 Gulfport, Miss. 3.1 % 79,460 86,249 94,234 85,016 82,768 4.2 %-4.0 %-12.2 %-2.6 %
6 Manatee, Fla. 2.8 % 50,610 71,745 85,982 82,711 76,102 50.4 % 6.1 %-11.5 %-8.0 %
7 Freeport, Texas 2.5 % 31,897 35,120 41,511 43,950 67,302 111.0 % 91.6 % 62.1 % 53.1 %
8 Panama City, Fla. 0.5 % 25,833 26,240 25,629 15,665 12,741-50.7 %-51.4 %-50.3 %-18.7 %
9 Galveston, Texas 0.3 % 18,583 18,726 18,673 16,617 8,949-51.8 %-52.2 %-52.1 %-46.1 %
TOTAL TOP US GULF COAST PORTS BY IMPORTS 1,931,432 2,330,517 2,653,394 2,502,601 2,681,102 38.8 % 15.0 % 1.0 % 7.1 %
TOTAL US GULF COAST IMPORTS 1,932,616 2,332,049 2,654,184 2,503,133 2,682,075 38.8 % 15.0 % 1.1 % 7.1 %
Source: S & P Global © 2025 S & P Global
Journal of Commerce Top US Gulf Coast Ports by Exports
Annual containerized exports, in laden TEUs
2024 |
Exports |
Percentage Change |
2024 |
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Market |
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From |
From |
From |
From |
Rank |
Port |
Share |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
1 Houston, Texas 74.6 % 1,201,063 1,010,508 1,198,354 1,342,941 1,424,763 18.6 % 41.0 % 18.9 % 6.1 %
2 New Orleans, La. 12.4 % 279,154 243,128 226,087 232,601 237,536-14.9 %-2.3 % 5.1 % 2.1 %
3 Mobile, Ala. 8.3 % 133,026 149,669 143,365 159,856 159,148 19.6 % 6.3 % 11.0 %-0.4 %
4 Gulfport, Miss. 2.2 % 50,932 51,478 58,054 44,706 42,872-15.8 %-16.7 %-26.2 %-4.1 %
5 Tampa, Fla. 1.0 % 10,353 15,617 14,998 19,095 19,392 87.3 % 24.2 % 29.3 % 1.6 %
6 Freeport, Texas 0.7 % 38,605 23,195 19,115 17,910 12,801-66.8 %-44.8 %-33.0 %-28.5 %
7 Manatee, Fla. 0.3 % 459 1,361 8,445 12,670 6,601 1337.4 % 385.1 %-21.8 %-47.9 %
8 Panama City, Fla. 0.2 % 5,772 6,497 6,330 2,105 3,987-30.9 %-38.6 %-37.0 % 89.5 %
9 Galveston, Texas 0.2 % 16,579 8,765 6,824 9,457 3,421-79.4 %-61.0 %-49.9 %-63.8 %
TOTAL TOP US GULF COAST PORTS BY EXPORTS 1,735,943 1,510,217 1,681,571 1,841,340 1,910,522 10.1 % 26.5 % 13.6 % 3.8 %
TOTAL US GULF COAST EXPORTS 1,736,002 1,510,307 1,681,852 1,841,388 1,910,806 10.1 % 26.5 % 13.6 % 3.8 %
Source: S & P Global © 2025 S & P Global
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