Trans-Pacific Maritime |
Special Report |
West Coast maintains trans-Pacific import share Percentage share of containerized US imports from Asia by coast |
Gulf ports handle record share of Asia exports Percentage share of US exports to Asia by coast |
100 % |
|
100 %
90 %
|
|
|
TEU market share
80 %
100 60 %
40 %
|
L |
TEU market share
80 %
100 60 %
40 %
|
L |
20 % |
|
20 % |
|
0 % L 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 |
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0 % L 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 |
|
West East Gulf |
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West East Gulf |
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Source: PIERS, S & P Global |
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Source: S & P Global |
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Long Beach, Savannah buck Asia import decline Containerized US imports from Asia among top 10 ports, in laden TEUs, with yearover-year change
NY-NJ, Houston lead Asia export gains Containerized US exports to Asia among top 10 ports, in laden TEUs, with year-overyear change
Los Angeles Long Beach
NY-NJ Savannah
NSA
Los Angeles Houston
Oakland
Virginia Charleston Baltimore
Source: PIERS, S & P Global
60.9 %
-0.7 %
-10.4 %
-2.6 %
-12.9 %
-2 %
0.9 %
-0.1 %
0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 L 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,792,028
2025 2024
1.8 %
-0.7 %
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L
Los Angeles Long Beach
NSA Oakland
Savannah Los Angeles
NY-NJ
Houston
Virginia Charleston Baltimore
Source: S & P Global
26.4 %
-3.4 %
-5.4 %
13.5 %
13.8 %
-10.4 %
-1.8 %
4.9 %
-10.1 %
0 500,000 L 1,000,000 2025 2024
3.5 %
1,492,981
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L
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