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Top 25 North American Ports

Special Report

Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Container Ports by Imports

Annual containerized imports, in laden TEUs

The Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Container Ports by Imports handled 97 %( 33.5 million TEUs) of the 34.6 million TEUs in total North American containerized imports in 2024. Total import volumes at the Top 25 North American ports, which include 16 US ports, four in Canada and five in Mexico, rose 13.2 % year over year in 2024. Leading the inbound North American container trade in 2024 were the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and New York-New Jersey with a combined volume of 14.5 million TEUs, up 18.7 % year over year and representing 42 % of total North American imports.

1 Los Angeles West 15.5 % 4,838,892 5,257,741 4,869,765 4,441,330 5,356,680 15.8 % 15.2 % 14.0 % 14.7 % 2 Long Beach West 13.7 % 3,998,340 4,581,846 4,358,789 3,804,356 4,729,552 13.0 % 13.2 % 12.5 % 12.6 % 3 New York-New Jersey East 12.8 % 3,941,832 4,500,555 4,732,061 3,990,107 4,438,854 12.8 % 13.0 % 13.6 % 13.2 % 4 Savannah East 7.9 % 2,306,625 2,801,201 2,873,100 2,402,328 2,739,628 7.5 % 8.1 % 8.3 % 7.9 % 5 Houston Gulf 5.5 % 1,293,284 1,623,055 1,894,756 1,746,381 1,888,853 4.2 % 4.7 % 5.4 % 5.8 % 6 Vancouver, BC West 5.3 % 1,797,582 1,909,017 1,835,407 1,601,919 1,821,755 5.9 % 5.5 % 5.3 % 5.3 % 7 Manzanillo West 4.9 % 1,275,409 1,714,553 1,632,296 1,486,642 1,698,437 4.2 % 4.9 % 4.7 % 4.9 % 8 Virginia East 4.5 % 1,254,487 1,558,874 1,610,128 1,398,872 1,543,471 4.1 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 4.6 % 9 Northwest Seaport Alliance 1 West 3.7 % 1,277,685 1,464,662 1,249,746 1,078,005 1,289,198 4.2 % 4.2 % 3.6 % 3.6 % 10 Charleston East 3.6 % 1,029,495 1,260,620 1,349,916 1,220,386 1,245,723 3.4 % 3.6 % 3.9 % 4.0 % 11 Oakland West 2.7 % 978,426 1,012,350 954,468 800,432 937,538 3.2 % 2.9 % 2.7 % 2.6 % 12 Lazaro Cardenas West 2.2 % 475,779 761,093 854,762 660,314 760,195 1.6 % 2.2 % 2.5 % 2.2 % 13 Montreal 2 East 2.2 % 818,121 837,457 850,969 759,353 750,466 2.7 % 2.4 % 2.4 % 2.5 % 14 Veracruz Gulf 1.8 % 470,581 566,395 562,962 513,827 606,852 1.5 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 1.7 % 15 Miami East 1.5 % 494,157 561,802 542,594 513,075 513,209 1.6 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 1.7 % 16 Philadelphia East 1.4 % 358,985 417,548 444,808 410,063 472,973 1.2 % 1.2 % 1.3 % 1.4 % 17 Prince Rupert West 1.2 % 643,576 546,944 535,949 369,459 400,267 2.1 % 1.6 % 1.5 % 1.2 % 18 Port Everglades East 1.0 % 302,011 365,835 388,588 319,370 356,857 1.0 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 19 Altamira Gulf 1.0 % 297,423 363,812 354,475 318,521 350,372 1.0 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 1.1 % 20 Baltimore East 1.0 % 511,563 464,141 488,658 504,981 347,975 1.7 % 1.3 % 1.4 % 1.7 % 21 Jacksonville East 0.9 % 313,363 310,344 311,088 306,383 317,884 1.0 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 1.0 % 22 Mobile Gulf 0.8 % 217,241 260,034 283,498 285,287 291,119 0.7 % 0.7 % 0.8 % 0.9 % 23 Halifax 2 East 0.8 % 258,185 302,916 315,167 280,332 265,260 0.8 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 24 Ensenada West 0.6 % 177,459 187,470 206,299 221,182 221,182 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.6 % 0.7 % 25 Wilmington, Del. East 0.6 % 199,724 188,023 184,612 182,780 194,006 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.6 % Total US Ports in Top 25 77.1 % 23,316,108 26,628,631 26,536,575 23,404,136 26,663,520 Total Canada Ports in Top 25 9.4 % 3,517,464 3,596,334 3,537,492 3,011,063 3,237,748 Total Mexico Ports in Top 25 10.5 % 2,696,651 3,593,323 3,610,794 3,200,486 3,637,038

Total US Imports 80.0 % 24,419,858 27,574,487 27,572,254 23,985,173 27,658,025 Total Canada Imports 9.4 % 3,517,464 3,596,334 3,537,492 3,011,063 3,237,748 Total Mexico Imports 10.7 % 2,749,992 3,506,131 3,667,138 3,263,223 3,684,051 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS 100.0 % 30,687,313 34,676,952 34,776,884 30,259,459 34,579,824

Rankings include container ports in Canada, Mexico and the US, omitting ports in US territories and possessions. US TEU count includes all international containerized ocean borne cargo loading at US ports. Lakes cargo data as available. 1 Combined volumes of Seattle and Tacoma, members of The Northwest Seaport Alliance. 2 Volumes include empty containers. Sources: Mexico: Ministry of Communications and Transportation; Canada: Port authorities; US: PIERS( www. piers. com), a sister product of the Journal of Commerce within S & P Global, and port authorities © 2025 S & P Global

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