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Cold Chain Market Report
Special Report
Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Imports
Containerized US refrigerated ( reefer ) imports , 2024 vs . 2020 , 2021 , 2022 , and 2023 , in laden TEUs
The Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Imports accounted for 70.5 % of the 2.18 million TEUs in total refrigerated imports to the US in 2024 , a increase of 13.1 % year over year and 19.9 % from 2020 .
2024
Annual US Reefer Imports
Percentage Change
2024
Market
From
From
From
From
Rank
Port
Share
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
1 Philadelphia , Pa . 14.0 % 210,578 240,651 252,554 260,143 306,446 45.5 % 27.3 % 21.3 % 17.8 % 2 New York and New Jersey 14.0 % 260,376 280,400 299,822 268,219 304,696 17.0 % 8.7 % 1.6 % 13.6 % 3 Wilmington , Del . 8.7 % 193,269 181,535 179,513 179,279 189,850 -1.8 % 4.6 % 5.8 % 5.9 % 4 Los Angeles , Calif . 7.7 % 130,301 124,441 125,795 148,441 168,723 29.5 % 35.6 % 34.1 % 13.7 % 5 Port Hueneme , Calif . 5.3 % 86,463 104,138 122,396 114,867 115,692 33.8 % 11.1 % -5.5 % 0.7 % 6 Long Beach , Calif . 5.0 % 104,569 100,030 86,969 76,628 109,977 5.2 % 9.9 % 26.5 % 43.5 % 7 Port Everglades , Fla . 4.5 % 99,727 104,674 97,931 90,738 98,792 -0.9 % -5.6 % 0.9 % 8.9 % 8 Miami , Fla . 4.3 % 69,189 85,332 93,331 88,804 94,232 36.2 % 10.4 % 1.0 % 6.1 % 9 Houston , Texas 3.4 % 55,618 59,955 66,471 58,424 74,894 34.7 % 24.9 % 12.7 % 28.2 % 10 San Diego , Calif . 3.4 % 72,384 76,661 75,010 74,504 74,772 3.3 % -2.5 % -0.3 % 0.4 %
TOTAL TOP 10 US PORTS
BY REEFER IMPORTS
70.5 %
1,282,474
1,357,818
1,399,794
1,360,047
1,538,075
19.9 %
13.3 %
9.9 %
13.1 %
TOTAL US REEFER IMPORTS 100.0 % 1,807,786 1,925,135 2,016,323 1,965,350 2,181,563 20.7 % 13.3 % 8.2 % 11.0 %
MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10
US PORTS BY REEFER IMPORTS
70.9 %
70.5 %
69.4 %
69.2 %
70.5 %
Source : S & P Global © 2025 S & P Global
Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Exports
Containerized US refrigerated ( reefer ) exports , 2024 vs . 2020 , 2021 , 2022 and 2023 , in laden TEUs
The Journal of Commerce Top 10 US Ports by Reefer Exports accounted for 77.8 % of the 789,838 TEUs in total refrigerated exports from the US in 2024 , a increase of 0.1 % year over year but a decrease of 23.8 % from 2020 .
2024
Annual US Reefer Exports
Percentage Change
2024
Market
From
From
From
From
Rank
Port
Share
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2020
2021
2022
2023
1 Oakland , Calif .
15.4 %
157,704
144,849
114,887
118,982
121,331
-23.1%
-16.2%
5.6 %
2.0 %
2 Northwest Seaport Alliance
14.6 %
162,021
135,830
100,225
106,488
115,610
-28.6%
-14.9%
15.4 %
8.6 %
3 Jacksonville , Fla .
11.0 %
78,343
83,507
79,046
79,637
87,032
11.1 %
4.2 %
10.1 %
9.3 %
4 Savannah , Ga .
8.1 %
95,833
86,572
83,847
81,665
64,319
-32.9%
-25.7%
-23.3% -21.2%
5 Los Angeles , Calif .
7.1 %
75,451
77,466
57,422
54,908
56,325
-25.3%
-27.3%
-1.9%
2.6 %
6 Long Beach , Calif .
5.8 %
93,111
74,313
65,519
53,635
45,540
-51.1%
-38.7%
-30.5% -15.1%
7 Port Everglades , Fla .
4.2 %
37,250
44,580
39,588
29,399
33,409
-10.3%
-25.1%
-15.6% 13.6 %
8 Virginia
4.1 %
47,687
48,629
38,738
34,805
32,162
-32.6%
-33.9%
-17.0 %
-7.6%
9 West Palm Beach , Fla .
3.9 %
21,334
23,358
23,859
27,614
30,754
44.2 %
31.7 %
28.9 %
11.4 %
10
Houston , Texas
3.6 %
38,576
35,814
26,147
27,175
28,362
-26.5%
-20.8%
8.5 %
4.4 %
TOTAL TOP 10 US PORTS BY REEFER EXPORTS
77.8 %
807,309
754,918
629,277
614,307
614,844
-23.8%
-18.6%
-2.3%
0.1 %
TOTAL US REEFER EXPORTS
100.0 %
1,047,755
1,009,424
852,901
817,906
789,838
-24.6%
-21.8%
-7.4%
-3.4%
MARKET SHARE OF TOP 10 US PORTS BY REEFER EXPORTS
77.1 %
74.8 %
73.8 %
75.1 %
77.8 %
Source : S & P Global © 2023 S & P Global
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