The following are the top ten busiest container ports in the United States, which ranked in the 2021 container throughput.
1. Los Angeles Port California -10.7 million TEU in 2021
Pola (POLA) is the busiest port in the United States over the past 21 years. The container throughput of the port in 2021 broke its annual record and processed about 10.7 million Teu.
Los Angeles Port is located in St. Pedro Bay, California, western United States. It has 25 freight terminals and is the main portal of California and handles 20%of the US entry.
2. California Changtan Port -9.4 million TEU in 2021
The container throughput of Polb (POLB) in 2021 was 9,384,368teu, which is the new annual box volume record of the port.
As the second largest container Harbor in the United States, the trade volume of Long Beach Port's annual processing of goods is US $ 200 billion, providing services for 175 shipping companies and connecting 217 seaports around the world.
3. New York/New Jersey Port -2021 throughput is 9 million Teu
Port of New York and New Jersey is the largest port on the east coast of the United States and the third largest port in the United States. The container throughput in 2021 was 8,985,929teu.
4. Georgia Saafa Port -2021 throughput is 5.6 million TEU
The container throughput of Savannah (Savannah) in 2021 was 5.6 million TEU, an increase of 20%year -on -year, a record high of the port.
The Georgian Port Authority (GPA) plans to continue to increase the container throughput in the port. It is expected that container throughput will increase further in the next few years.
5. Washington Northwest Sea Port Alliance (Seattle and Tacoma) -The throughput in 2021 is 3.7 million TEU
The Northwest Sea Port League (NWSA) is a partner of shipping cargo operations in Seattle Port and Port Tacoma. The container throughput in 2021 was 3,736,206teu.
NWSA pointed out that imports in 2022 will increase by 16.8%, and exports will drop by 12.5%, mainly because of strong consumer demand to promote imports, while exports are affected by equipment and space shortages.
6. Virginia Virginia Harbor — 3.5 million TEU in 2021
Virginia (Virginia) in 2021 was 3,522,834TEU, which was the year of the highest throughput since the record. It surpassed Houston Port and became the sixth largest container port in the United States.
7. Houston, Texas -3.5 million TEU in 2021
Port Houston's throughput reached a record of nearly 3.5 million TEUs in 2021, but it fell one ranking and fell to 7th.
8. South Carolina South Carolina Port -2021 throughput is 2.8 million TEU
Including the port of Charston and the other four major sea transportation docks, the throughput of SC Ports in South Carolina (SC Ports) was 2,751,442teu in 2021, climbing to the eighth largest port in the United States.
SC Ports owns and operates Charleston, Georgetown, Georgetown, Inland Port Greer, and Inland Port Dillon.
9. Port California Oakland -2021 throughput is 2.4 million TEU
Oakland is located on the east coast of San Francisco Bay. It is the ninth largest container port in the United States. The throughput reported in 2021 is 2,448,243teu. Compared with the data in 2020, the container throughput of the port remains stable, but the Oakland port has lost its advantage due to the increase in SC Ports' freight volume.
The Port Auckland is one of the four major ports of the Pacific coastal container freight, second only to the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle and Tacoma (NWSA).
10. Miami Port Florida -1.3 million TEU in 2021
Portmiami maintained its position in the 10 most busy container ports in the United States, and reported that the throughput in 2021 was 1,254,062teu.
The port is located in the important traffic channel of the north and south and the East and West Trade routes. By linked the global market with American consumers and manufacturers, it provides shipping companies.
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