Cold Chain
Special Report
Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Imports
Containerized US refrigerated( reefer) imports, 2025 vs. 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in laden TEUs
The Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Imports accounted for 74.6 %( 1.6 million TEUs) of the nearly 2.2 million TEUs in total refrigerated container imports to the US in 2025, an increase of 6 % year over year and 25.2 % from 2021.
US reefer imports |
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1 Philadelphia, Pa. 16.0 % 240,651 252,554 260,143 311,296 350,733 45.7 % 38.9 % 34.8 % 12.7 % 2 New York and New Jersey 14.1 % 279,586 299,822 268,221 307,830 309,885 10.8 % 3.4 % 15.5 % 0.7 % 3 Wilmington, Del. 8.7 % 181,535 179,513 179,279 192,892 190,591 5.0 % 6.2 % 6.3 %-1.2 % 4 Los Angeles, Calif. 7.2 % 123,988 125,795 148,440 170,904 158,162 27.6 % 25.7 % 6.5 %-7.5 % 5 Port Hueneme, Calif. 5.7 % 104,138 122,396 114,867 116,836 126,024 21.0 % 3.0 % 9.7 % 7.9 % 6 Long Beach, Calif. 5.3 % 100,030 86,969 76,622 110,541 117,057 17.0 % 34.6 % 52.8 % 5.9 % 7 Port Everglades, Fla. 5.0 % 104,030 97,931 90,738 100,107 110,223 6.0 % 12.6 % 21.5 % 10.1 % 8 Miami, Fla. 4.9 % 85,332 93,331 88,802 94,715 106,637 25.0 % 14.3 % 20.1 % 12.6 % 9 Freeport, Texas 3.9 % 29,693 37,113 40,225 65,284 86,343 190.8 % 132.6 % 114.6 % 32.3 % 10 Houston, Texas 3.8 % 59,690 66,471 58,424 75,968 83,154 39.3 % 25.1 % 42.3 % 9.5 %
MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10 US PORTS |
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BY REEFER IMPORTS |
70.4 % |
69.6 % |
70.0 % |
72.8 % |
74.6 % |
TOTAL TOP 10 US PORTS BY REEFER IMPORTS 1,308,673 1,361,897 1,325,762 1,546,374 1,638,809 25.2 % 20.3 % 23.6 % 6.0 % TOTAL US REEFER IMPORTS 1,857,965 1,955,552 1,893,504 2,123,316 2,196,338 18.2 % 12.3 % 16.0 % 3.4 % © 2026 S & P Global
Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Exports
Containerized US refrigerated( reefer) exports, 2025 vs. 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in laden TEUs
The Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Exports accounted for 79.3 %( 608,057 TEUs) of the 766,889 TEUs in total refrigerated container exports from the US in 2025, a decrease of 1.8 % year over year and 19.2 % from 2021.
US reefer exports |
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1 Oakland, Calif. 16.1 % 144,371 114,887 118,982 121,377 123,277-14.6 % 7.3 % 3.6 % 1.6 % 2 Northwest Seaport Alliance 15.2 % 135,491 100,224 106,484 115,658 116,323-14.1 % 16.1 % 9.2 % 0.6 % 3 Jacksonville, Fla. 10.6 % 83,325 79,046 79,637 88,864 81,143-2.6 % 2.7 % 1.9 %-8.7 % 4 Savannah, Ga. 8.3 % 85,951 83,847 81,665 64,502 63,531-26.1 %-24.2 %-22.2 %-1.5 % 5 Los Angeles, Calif. 6.6 % 76,949 57,422 54,908 56,405 50,663-34.2 %-11.8 %-7.7 %-10.2 % 6 Long Beach, Calif. 5.6 % 74,311 65,519 53,635 45,672 42,740-42.5 %-34.8 %-20.3 %-6.4 % 7 West Palm Beach, Fla. 4.7 % 23,306 23,859 27,614 32,163 36,196 55.3 % 51.7 % 31.1 % 12.5 % 8 Virginia, Va. 4.3 % 48,370 38,738 34,805 32,171 32,896-32.0 %-15.1 %-5.5 % 2.3 % 9 Port Everglades, Fla. 4.1 % 44,508 39,588 29,399 34,212 31,414-29.4 %-20.6 % 6.9 %-8.2 % 10 Houston, Texas 3.9 % 35,615 26,146 27,175 28,379 29,874-16.1 % 14.3 % 9.9 % 5.3 %
MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10 US PORTS |
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BY REEFER EXPORTS |
74.8 % |
73.8 % |
75.2 % |
77.2 % |
79.3 % |
TOTAL TOP 10 US PORTS BY REEFER EXPORTS 752,196 629,275 614,302 619,403 608,057-19.2 %-3.4 %-1.0 %-1.8 % TOTAL US REEFER EXPORTS 1,005,346 852,636 816,987 802,179 766,889-23.7 %-10.1 %-6.1 %-4.4 % © 2026 S & P Global
48 Journal of Commerce | March 2, 2026 www. joc. com