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Top 25 North American Ports

Special Report

Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Container Ports by Exports

Annual containerized imports, in laden TEUs

The Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Container Ports by Exports handled 97.4 %( 14.4 million TEUs) of the 14.8 million TEUs in total North American containerized exports in 2024. Total export volumes at the Top 25 North American ports, which include 17 US ports, four in Canada, and four in Mexico, rose 1.4 % year over year in 2024. Leading the outbound North American container trade in 2024 were the ports of Los Angeles, Houston and Savannah with a combined volume of 4.3 million TEUs, up 8.2 % year over year and representing 29 % of overall North American exports.

1 Los Angeles West 10.1 % 1,374,827 1,160,328 1,138,345 1,291,997 1,494,201 8.6 % 7.3 % 7.5 % 9.1 % 2 Houston Gulf 9.6 % 1,201,063 1,010,508 1,198,354 1,342,941 1,424,311 7.5 % 6.4 % 7.9 % 9.4 % 3 Savannah East 9.3 % 1,356,532 1,382,233 1,348,850 1,336,121 1,376,887 8.5 % 8.7 % 8.9 % 9.4 % 4 New York-New Jersey East 9.2 % 1,260,636 1,295,137 1,232,402 1,284,976 1,354,421 7.9 % 8.2 % 8.2 % 9.0 % 5 Long Beach West 8.2 % 1,475,888 1,437,916 1,414,882 1,282,437 1,207,036 9.3 % 9.1 % 9.4 % 9.0 % 6 Virginia East 6.6 % 853,941 966,534 955,965 987,515 974,259 5.4 % 6.1 % 6.3 % 6.9 % 7 Vancouver, BC West 5.4 % 1,043,069 878,426 703,005 754,747 794,724 6.5 % 5.6 % 4.7 % 5.3 % 8 Montreal 2 East 5.0 % 789,167 890,706 871,753 779,111 735,376 5.0 % 5.6 % 5.8 % 5.5 % 9 Charleston East 4.4 % 738,742 780,176 624,268 702,974 655,498 4.6 % 4.9 % 4.1 % 4.9 % 10 Oakland West 4.4 % 808,346 704,268 643,995 615,315 644,463 5.1 % 4.5 % 4.3 % 4.3 % 11 Northwest Seaport Alliance 1 West 4.3 % 778,106 691,446 561,244 588,744 636,507 4.9 % 4.4 % 3.7 % 4.1 % 12 Jacksonville East 3.3 % 500,164 552,325 519,839 490,792 489,227 3.1 % 3.5 % 3.4 % 3.4 % 13 Manzanillo West 2.3 % 748,709 790,493 678,645 328,490 332,782 4.7 % 5.0 % 4.5 % 2.3 % 14 Port Everglades East 2.2 % 340,544 358,881 364,027 289,411 322,412 2.1 % 2.3 % 2.4 % 2.0 % 15 Altamira Gulf 1.9 % 330,967 379,676 356,953 292,493 285,266 2.1 % 2.4 % 2.4 % 2.1 % 16 Miami East 1.7 % 284,485 337,204 311,874 288,050 248,986 1.8 % 2.1 % 2.1 % 2.0 % 17 Halifax 2 East 1.7 % 249,000 292,324 286,533 265,831 244,013 1.6 % 1.8 % 1.9 % 1.9 % 18 New Orleans Gulf 1.6 % 279,154 243,128 226,087 232,601 237,536 1.8 % 1.5 % 1.5 % 1.6 % 19 Veracruz Gulf 1.6 % 283,392 310,817 292,987 268,792 229,422 1.8 % 2.0 % 1.9 % 1.9 % 20 Mobile Gulf 1.1 % 133,026 149,669 143,365 159,856 159,148 0.8 % 0.9 % 1.0 % 1.1 % 21 Baltimore East 1.0 % 208,026 230,943 210,839 208,094 143,773 1.3 % 1.5 % 1.4 % 1.5 % 22 Prince Rupert West 0.9 % 193,642 156,137 136,533 125,254 130,910 1.2 % 1.0 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 23 Philadelphia East 0.7 % 67,854 88,356 102,610 91,384 97,784 0.4 % 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.6 % 24 Wilmington, NC East 0.7 % 105,329 127,146 113,300 106,733 96,553 0.7 % 0.8 % 0.8 % 0.7 % 25 Ensenada West 0.4 % 89,235 83,189 73,004 66,816 63,091 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.5 % 0.5 % Total US Ports in Top 25 78.3 % 11,766,663 11,516,198 11,110,246 11,299,941 11,563,002 Total Canada Ports in Top 25 12.9 % 2,179,244 2,100,616 1,903,455 1,857,843 1,905,023 Total Mexico Ports in Top 25 6.2 % 1,651,042 1,653,468 1,504,791 1,412,778 910,561

Total US Exports 79.7 % 11,990,205 11,600,898 11,202,312 11,304,055 11,765,507 Total Canada Exports 12.9 % 2,179,244 2,100,616 1,903,455 1,857,843 1,905,023 Total Mexico Exports 7.4 % 1,761,404 2,107,226 1,982,529 1,098,590 1,092,088 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN EXPORTS 100.0 % 15,930,853 15,808,740 15,088,296 14,260,488 14,762,618

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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