The top 10 ports in the United States take in roughly 85% of all U.S. imports, and the majority have made big gains so far this year. Long Beach, ranked second, has increased TEU imports nearly 10% from last year, while total imports for all ports have increased 7.8%. Seattle, ranked fifth, is the lone port to decrease TEU imports, dropping 3.18% from last year. Overall, the numbers are surely a positive sign for the U.S. economy as consumers and manufacturers are buying more products.
Below is a chart detailing TEU figures for the top 10 ports:
| U.S. Port |
YTD* TEUs
|
Percent Change
over PYTD |
| Los Angeles, CA
|
1,619,908
|
7.45%
|
| Long Beach, CA
|
1,247,790
|
9.91%
|
| Newark, NJ/New York, NY
|
1,098,657
|
8.35%
|
| Savannah, GA
|
451,633
|
7.93%
|
| Seattle, WA
|
338,338
|
-3.18%
|
| Oakland, CA
|
307,446
|
6.61%
|
Norfolk, VA
|
305,441
|
7.37%
|
| Houston, TX
|
241,422
|
6.20%
|
| Charleston, SC
|
240,581
|
8.56%
|
| Tacoma, WA
|
187,871
|
2.46%
|
| Other
|
1,001,462
|
11.12%
|
| Total |
7,040,550
|
7.80%
|
*January through May 2011
Note: data excludes empty containers and FROB