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Top 25 North American Ports

Special Report

Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Container Ports by Imports

Annual containerized imports , in laden TEUs

The Journal of Commerce Top 25 North American Container Ports by Imports handled 95.9 % ( 29.5 million TEUs ) of the 30.8 million TEUs in total North American containerized imports in 2023 . Total import volumes at the Top 25 North American ports , which include 16 US ports , four in Canada and five in Mexico , decreased 11.7 % year over year in 2023 . Leading the inbound North American container trade in 2023 were the ports of Los Angeles , New York-New Jersey and Long Beach , with a combined volume of 11.8 million TEUs , down 14.5 % year over year and representing 39.2 % of total North American imports .

1 Los Angeles West 13.9 % 4,652,305 4,838,892 5,257,741 4,869,765 4,277,057 15.3 % 15.8 % 15.2 % 14.0 % 2 New York-New Jersey East 12.6 % 3,778,212 3,941,832 4,500,555 4,732,061 3,868,009 12.5 % 12.8 % 13.0 % 13.6 % 3 Long Beach West 11.8 % 3,711,920 4,012,240 4,422,776 4,164,066 3,621,817 12.2 % 13.1 % 12.8 % 12.0 % 4 Savannah East 7.6 % 2,212,961 2,303,717 2,752,678 2,839,255 2,348,066 7.3 % 7.5 % 7.9 % 8.2 % 5 Manzanillo West 5.7 % 1,334,924 1,275,409 1,568,046 1,632,436 1,757,034 4.4 % 4.2 % 4.5 % 4.7 % 6 Houston Gulf 5.7 % 1,244,502 1,293,284 1,623,055 1,894,756 1,747,736 4.1 % 4.2 % 4.7 % 5.4 % 7 Vancouver , BC West 5.2 % 1,709,398 1,797,582 1,909,017 1,835,407 1,601,949 5.6 % 5.9 % 5.5 % 5.3 % 8 Virginia East 4.5 % 1,315,155 1,254,487 1,558,874 1,610,146 1,400,483 4.3 % 4.1 % 4.5 % 4.6 % 9 Charleston East 3.8 % 1,065,448 1,029,495 1,260,620 1,349,916 1,171,020 3.5 % 3.4 % 3.6 % 3.9 %

10 Northwest Seaport Alliance 1 West 3.4 % 1,382,686 1,277,685 1,447,296 1,256,221 1,057,873 4.6 % 4.2 % 4.2 % 3.6 %

11 Lazaro Cardenas West 2.7 % 610,457 475,779 761,514 855,183 841,454 2.0 % 1.6 % 2.2 % 2.5 % 12 Oakland West 2.6 % 959,916 978,426 1,012,350 954,468 800,851 3.2 % 3.2 % 2.9 % 2.7 % 13 Montreal 2 East 2.5 % 858,343 818,121 837,457 850,969 759,353 2.8 % 2.7 % 2.4 % 2.4 % 14 Veracruz Gulf 1.8 % 546,586 470,581 566,395 562,962 547,188 1.8 % 1.5 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 15 Prince Rupert West 1.2 % 678,700 643,576 546,944 535,949 369,459 2.2 % 2.1 % 1.6 % 1.5 % 16 Miami East 1.7 % 497,151 494,157 561,802 542,608 513,415 1.6 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 1.6 % 17 Baltimore East 1.6 % 516,614 511,563 464,141 488,658 505,223 1.7 % 1.7 % 1.3 % 1.4 % 18 Philadelphia East 1.3 % 328,434 358,985 417,548 444,808 410,352 1.1 % 1.2 % 1.2 % 1.3 % 19 Altamira Gulf 1.1 % 329,684 297,423 363,812 354,475 350,432 1.1 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 1.0 % 20 Port Everglades East 1.0 % 315,335 302,011 365,835 388,588 319,718 1.0 % 1.0 % 1.1 % 1.1 % 21 Jacksonville East 1.0 % 351,050 313,363 310,344 311,088 306,480 1.2 % 1.0 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 22 Mobile Gulf 0.9 % 206,558 217,241 260,034 283,498 285,320 0.7 % 0.7 % 0.7 % 0.8 % 23 Halifax 2 East 0.9 % 273,180 258,185 302,916 315,167 280,332 0.9 % 0.8 % 0.9 % 0.9 % 24 Ensenada West 0.7 % 147,897 177,459 187,470 206,303 221,215 0.5 % 0.6 % 0.5 % 0.6 % 25 Wilmington , Del . East 0.6 % 191,601 199,724 188,023 184,612 182,782 0.6 % 0.7 % 0.5 % 0.5 % Total US Ports in Top 25 74.1 % 22,729,850 23,327,099 26,403,672 26,314,514 22,816,201 Total Canada Ports in Top 25 9.8 % 3,519,621 3,517,464 3,596,334 3,537,492 3,011,093 Total Mexico Ports in Top 25 12.1 % 2,969,548 2,696,651 3,447,237 3,611,359 3,717,323

Total US Imports 77.9 % 23,759,613 24,419,858 27,574,487 27,572,536 24,005,720 Total Canada Imports 9.8 % 3,519,621 3,517,464 3,596,334 3,537,492 3,011,093 Total Mexico Imports 12.3 % 3,038,141 2,749,992 3,506,131 3,673,125 3,784,350 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN IMPORTS 100.0 % 30,317,375 30,687,313 34,676,952 34,783,153 30,801,163

Ranking includes container ports in Canada , Mexico and the United States , omitting ports in US territories and possessions . US TEU count includes all international containerized ocean borne cargo loading at US ports . Lakes cargo data as available . 1 Combined volumes of Seattle and Tacoma , members of The Northwest Seaport Alliance . 2 Volumes include empty containers . Sources : Mexico : Ministry of Communications and Transportation ; Canada : Port authorities ; US : PIERS ( www . piers . com ), a sister product of the Journal of Commerce within S & P Global , and port authorities . © 2024 S & P Global

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