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Trans-Pacific Maritime
Special Report
West Coast ports claw back Asia imports after three-year decline Share of US containerized imports from Asia by coast
West Coast increases share of declining Asia exports Share of US containerized exports to Asia by coast
117 %
100 %
100 %
TEU market share
79 80 %
100 60 %
40 %
L
TEU market share
80 %
100 60 %
40 %
L
20 %
20 %
0 % L 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
0 % L 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2024
West East Gulf
West East Gulf
Source : PIERS , S & P Global
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Source : S & P Global
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Imports from Asia surge at all but one top 10 port in 2024 Containerized imports from Asia among the top 10 US ports , in laden TEUs , with yearover-year change
Los Angeles
Long Beach NY-NJ
Savannah NSA
Los Angeles Houston
Virginia Oakland
Charleston Mobile
-0.6 %
9.2 %
13.2 %
8 %
24.8 %
7.2 %
15.5 %
14.5 %
0 2,000,000 L 4,000,000 2024 2023
25.8 %
24.2 %
5,901,213
L
Los Angeles bucks trend with double-digit spike in Asia exports Containerized exports to Asia among the top 10 US ports , in laden TEUs , with yearover-year change
Los Angeles
Long Beach NSA
Oakland Savannah
Los Angeles Virginia
NY-NJ Houston
Charleston Mobile
-16.8 %
-14.5 %
-1.8 %
-10.3 %
4.1 %
-10.1 %
-7.9 %
0 500,000 L 1,000,000
1.1 %
2024 2023
-9 %
11.3 %
1,433,449
L
Source : PIERS , S & P Global
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Source : S & P Global
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