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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
111 %
100 %
100 %
90 %
TEU market share
80 %
100 60 %
40 %
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TEU market share
80 %
100 60 %
40 %
L
20 %
20 %
0 % L 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
0 % L 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
West East Gulf
West East Gulf
Source: PIERS, 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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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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