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Top 20 U.S. Seaports
by Freight Handled, 1998 & 1999
Ranked by Total Tons Handled (Short Tons)
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1999 Rank |
1998 Rank |
Port Name |
Total Tons Handled |
|
1999 |
1998 |
|
1 |
1 |
South Louisiana, LA, Port of |
214,196,912 |
196,645,563 |
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2 |
2 |
Houston, TX |
158,715,223 |
169,070,334 |
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3 |
3 |
New York, NY and NJ |
133,715,223 |
137,543,784 |
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4 |
4 |
New Orleans, LA |
87,511,476 |
88,768,246 |
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5 |
5 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
77,986,587 |
86,179,780 |
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6 |
9 |
Beaumont, TX |
69,405,951 |
60,051,844 |
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7 |
6 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
63,728,759 |
66,835,290 |
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8 |
7 |
Plaquemines, LA, Port of |
62,461,023 |
65,805,601 |
|
9 |
10 |
Long Beach, CA |
60,882,795 |
57,745,093 |
|
10 |
8 |
Valdez, AK |
53,391,575 |
61,946,136 |
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1999 Rank |
1998 Rank |
Port Name |
Total Tons Handled |
|
1999 |
1998 |
|
11 |
13 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
52,931,007 |
52,904,388 |
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12 |
12 |
Tampa, FL |
51,518,312 |
53,223,253 |
|
13 |
11 |
Lake Charles, LA |
50,741,854 |
53,568,060 |
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14 |
14 |
Texas City, TX |
49,502,557 |
49,477,401 |
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15 |
15 |
Mobile, AL |
45,439,385 |
49,229,731 |
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16 |
19 |
Duluth-Superior, MN/WI |
42,296,553 |
42,442,971 |
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17 |
18 |
Los Angeles, CA |
42,267,055 |
44,144,241 |
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18 |
16 |
Norfolk Harbor, VA |
40,781,438 |
47,748,758 |
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19 |
17 |
Philadelphia, PA |
39,270,741 |
47,465,958 |
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20 |
20 |
Baltimore, MD |
37,287,472 |
40,114,301 |
Source: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
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