Ports, Carriers Step Up Efforts to Move Cargo More Efficiently
A surge in global shipping volume is adding urgency to efforts to increase the efficiency of cargo handling at seaports and inland waterways.
At the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California, GE Transportation is expanding a pilot project that links data on shipments to port operators and rail and truck freight carriers and helps each of the parties to move cargo more efficiently.
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Since launching a pilot at the Port of Los Angeles in 2017, users of GE’s Port Optimizer software have seen a 12% increase in overall efficiency based on a combination of performance metrics, including quicker turn times for trucks coming into and out of the ports, a reduction in average dwell time for empty containers and improved scheduling of trains to carry goods away from the ports, according to GE Transportation officials.
“We’ve seen tangible results,” said David Casey, senior director of port solutions at GE Transportation.
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Instead of being forced to react to changes in shipping volume on a day-by-day basis, GE’s software connects users to a common platform where they can see, and prepare for, shipments up to two weeks in advance.
Having such information allows motor carriers more time to line up capacity and railroads to get better utilization of trains, Casey explains.
Based on results from the pilot project, the use of GE’s Port Optimizer is being expanded to all port terminals in Los Angeles and three of six terminals in Long Beach.
Another initiative aimed at improving the flow of ocean freight through the use of blockchain technology was launched in January by the Danish shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and U.S.-based technology firm IBM.
More than 20 port and terminal operators have agreed to participate in a digital platform called TradeLens created by Maersk and IBM to capture shipping information, including arrival times of vessels, customs releases, commercial invoices and bills of lading. Also agreeing to participate in what will be a 12-month trial run of the data-sharing program are shippers, ocean freight carriers, freight forwarders, inland transportation and customs authorities, officials said.
Advocates for such a system say it could dramatically reduce the amount of paperwork involved in handling international shipments, reducing costs and improving the ability of port operators to add value to customers.
One of those testing the concept is Thomas Holt III, business development manager for Holt Logistics, a company that operates the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia.
“We believe that blockchain technology will increase both information velocity and validity throughout the supply chain, unlocking billions of dollars in value for stakeholders each year,” Holt said in a statement announcing the company’s participation in TradeLens in April. “This technology represents the future of our industry.”
A containership unloads at the Port of Los Angeles. Some ports are testing the use of blockchain technology to improve efficiency. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
The U.S. Department of Transportation also is targeting inland ports for infrastructure improvements.
In August, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $4.8 million in grants for marine transportation projects in the United States, including $2.5 million for the Port of Baton Rouge and Port of New Orleans to purchase new terminal handling equipment for loading and unloading of containers on barges.
In the Northeast, Quonset Development Corp. received funds to offer a container-on-barge service between Brooklyn, N.Y.; Newark, N.J., and the Port of Davisville in Rhode Island. The new service is expected to take 83,200 containers off the road and relieve congestion in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Other projects receiving grants include expansion at the Richmond Marine Terminal in Virginia, a ferry service across the Long Island Sound between New York and Connecticut and a container-on-barge demonstration project proposed by the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority in Kentucky.
Along the U.S. Gulf Coast, port operators are preparing for a surge in production of chemicals and increases in fuel exports.
In August, Contanda Terminals (formerly Westway Terminals) announced plans to build a third large-capacity storage terminal on its property along the Houston ship channel. The new terminal will provide up to 3 million barrels of petrochemical and hydrocarbon storage capacity, a deepwater ship dock, and two barge docks along with truck and rail connections when completed in 2019.
“This project meets the growing needs of our customers who have requested additional storage and logistics services to support their growth initiatives,” said Jerry Cardillo, president of Contanda in Houston.
Looking ahead, Contanda plans to develop another 350-acre site along the Houston ship channel to further expand storage capacity. The two projects together will more than double Contanda’s storage capacity over the next five years.
Pacific Northwest
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| International Port of Dutch Harbor | Unalaska Island, Alaska | container | NA | 1,688,215 |
| Juneau Port | Juneau, Alaska | container | NA | 771,140 |
| Northwest Seaport Alliance | Seattle | container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger, air cargo | 3,665,329 | 24,204,009 |
| Port Nikiski | Nikishka, Alaska | liquid bulk | NA | 4,724,918 |
| Port of Anacortes | Anacortes, Wash. | container, dry bulk, air cargo, special project cargo, passenger | NA | 10,682,558 |
| Port of Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, air cargo, passenger | 460,678 | 3,215,121 |
| Port of Coos Bay | Coos Bay, Ore. | container | NA | 2,088,259 |
| Port of Everett | Everett, Wash. | container, break bulk, passenger | 19,650 | 1,499,583 |
| Port of Grays Harbor | Grays Harbor, Wash. | container, break bulk, liquid bulk, air cargo | NA | 2,307,901 |
| Port of Kalama | Kalama, Wash. | container | NA | 15,370,094 |
| Port of Ketchikan | Ketchikan, Alaska | container, passenger | NA | 824,416 |
| Port of Kivalina | Kivalina, Alaska | liquid bulk, container, passenger | NA | 2,850,810 |
| Port of Longview | Longview, Wash. | container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo | NA | 13,147,350 |
| Port of Nanaimo | Nanaimo, British Columbia | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 44,160 | 5,568,982 |
| Port of Olympia | Olympia, Wash. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift | NA | 1,271,809 |
| Port of Portland | Portland, Ore. | container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, air cargo, special project cargo | NA | 20,474,462 |
| Port of Tacoma | Tacoma, Wash. | container, bulk, break bulk, heavy lift | 2,100,000 | 25,711,848 |
| Port of Valdez | Valdez, Alaska | liquid bulk, container, passenger | NA | 27,652,208 |
| Port of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger | 3,252,223 | 142,078,000 |
| Port of Vancouver | Vancouver, Wash. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift, special projects cargo | NA | 9,359,385 |
| Prince Rupert Harbour | Prince Rupert, British Columbia | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo, passenger | 926,540 | 24,177,812 |
California and Pacific Islands
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Hilo Harbor | Hilo, Hawaii | container, liquid bulk, passenger | 47,875 | 2,158,236 |
| Honolulu Harbor Oahu | Oahu, Hawaii | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, passenger | 1,204,568 | 13,727,392 |
| Kahului Harbor | Maui, Hawaii | container, liquid bulk, passenger | 113,725 | 3,858,176 |
| Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor | Oahu, Hawaii | dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 10,225,588 |
| Kawaihae Harbor | Kawaihae, Hawaii | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 82,870 | 2,009,661 |
| Nawiliwili Harbor | Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii | container, liquid bulk, passenger | 52,374 | 2,048,427 |
| Port of Apra Harbor | Apra Harbor, Guam | NA | 198,681 | NA |
| Port of Hueneme | Port Hueneme, Calif. | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger | 119,170 | 1,581,649 |
| Port of Long Beach | Long Beach, Calif. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger | 7,544,507 | 77,813,233 |
| Port of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger | 9,343,192 | 62,615,644 |
| Port of Oakland | Oakland, Calif. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,420,837 | 19,051,970 |
| Port of Redwood City | Redwood City, Calif. | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 1,905,211 |
| Port of Richmond | Richmond, Calif. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 24,679,148 |
| Port of San Diego | San Diego | container, automobile, passenger | 132,566 | 1,574,868 |
| Port of San Francisco | San Francisco | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 1,585,377 |
| Port of Stockton | Stockton, Calif. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 4,290,145 |
North Atlantic
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Port Jefferson | Port Jefferson, N.Y. | NA | NA | 1,126,756 |
| Port of Albany-Rensselaer | Albany, N.Y. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | 6,656,435 |
| Port of Boston | Boston | container, break bulk, dry bulk, passenger | 270,881 | 17,183,060 |
| Port of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, Conn. | NA | NA | 1,902,808 |
| Port of Buffalo | Buffalo, N.Y. | bulk | NA | 787,187 |
| Port of Camden-Gloucester | Camden-Gloucester, N.J. | container, break bulk, dry bulk | NA | 7,440,328 |
| Port of Fall River | Fall River, Mass. | NA | NA | 973,531 |
| Port of Halifax | Halifax, Nova Scotia | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger | 559,242 | 5,010,735 |
| Port of Hempstead | Hempstead, N.Y. | NA | NA | 789,672 |
| Port of New Castle | New Castle, Del. | NA | NA | 10,595,745 |
| Port of New Haven | New Haven, Conn. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | NA | 9,780,119 |
| Port of New York and New Jersey | New York | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger | 6,710,817 | 133,396,832 |
| Port of Paulsboro | Paulsboro, N.J. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | 18,469,855 |
| Port of Portland | Portland, Maine | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | NA | 5,817,486 |
| Port of Portsmouth | Portsmouth, N.H. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo | NA | 2,353,014 |
| Port of Providence | Providence, R.I. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | NA | 8,064,097 |
| Port of Searsport | Searsport, Maine | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 1,352,913 |
| Port of Wilmington | Wilmington, Del. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated | 374,600 | 7,481,031 |
| Port Saint John | Saint John, New Brunswick | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 57,402 | 30,458,422 |
Mid-Atlantic
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Port of Baltimore | Baltimore | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated, passenger | 962,484 | 38,837,979 |
| Port of Chester | Chester, Pa. | NA | NA | 1,582,309 |
| Port of Hopewell | Hopewell, Va. | NA | NA | 1,017,739 |
| Port of Marcus Hook | Marcus Hook, Pa. | NA | NA | 15,692,302 |
| Port of Penn Manor | Penn Manor, Pa. | NA | NA | 2,550,575 |
| Port of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger | 545,408 | 22,973,188 |
| Port of Virginia | Norfolk, Va. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile | 2,841,016 | 54,047,937 |
South Atlantic
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Port Canaveral | Brevard County, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, passenger | NA | 4,826,738 |
| Port Everglades | Broward County, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 1,076,893 | 24,227,425 |
| Port Manatee | Manatee County, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | 39,726 | 2,823,145 |
| Port of Brunswick | Brunswick, Ga. | break bulk, dry bulk, automobile | NA | 2,374,831 |
| Port of Charleston | Charleston, S.C. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, refrigerated | 2,177,550 | 23,015,503 |
| Port of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, refrigerated | 1,033,068 | 18,519,505 |
| Port of Miami | Miami | container, passenger | 1,024,338 | 8,026,654 |
| Port of Morehead City | Morehead City, N.C. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 2,640,865 |
| Port of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 282,290 | 2,382,153 |
| Port of Savannah | Savannah, Ga. | container, break bulk, heavy lift, automobile, refrigerated | 4,046,212 | 36,443,795 |
| Port of Tampa | Tampa, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger | 56,555 | 35,318,559 |
| Port of Wilmington | Wilmington, N.C. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | 259,819 | 5,414,954 |
Mexico
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Port of Altamira | Altamira, Tamaulipas | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 803,222 | NA |
| Port of Chiapas | Tapachula, Chiapas | NA | 47,702 | NA |
| Port of Coatzacoalcos | Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz | container | 19,992 | NA |
| Port of Dos Bocas | Dos Bocas, Tabasco | container | 47 | NA |
| Port of Ensenada | Ensenada, Baja California | NA | 230,185 | NA |
| Port of Guaymas | Guaymas, Sonora | container | 16,031 | NA |
| Port of Lázaro Cárdenas | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 1,149,079 | 29,791,045 |
| Port of Manzanillo | Manzanillo, Colima | container, passenger | 3,830,370 | NA |
| Port of Mazatlán | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | NA | 48,380 | NA |
| Port of Progreso | Progreso, Yucatán | NA | 91,318 | NA |
| Port of Salina Cruz | Salina Cruz, Oaxaca | NA | 2,304 | NA |
| Port of Tampico | Tampico, Tamaulipas | NA | 926 | NA |
| Port of Tuxpan | Tuxpan, Veracruz | NA | 9,180 | NA |
| Port of Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | NA | 1,117,304 | NA |
| Puerto Morelos | Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo | NA | 9,345 | NA |
Gulf Coast
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Helena Harbor | Helena, Ark. | NA | NA | 1,341,483 |
| Hickman Fulton County Riverport | Hickman, Ky. | NA | NA | 975,059 |
| Kaskaskia Regional Port | Red Bud, Ill. | break bulk, dry bulk | NA | 5,750,588 |
| Matagorda Harbor | Matagorda, Texas | NA | NA | 4,896,638 |
| Owensboro Riverport | Owensboro, Ky. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 2,989,143 |
| Pemiscot County Port Harbor | Caruthersville, Mo. | NA | NA | 974,000 |
| Plaquemines Port | Plaquemines Parish, La. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 56,780,632 |
| Port Aransas | Aransas Pass, Texas | NA | NA | 916,985 |
| Port Fourchon | Lafourche Parish, La. | liquid bulk | NA | 8,539,173 |
| Port Freeport | Freeport, Texas | container, break bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo | 85,540 | 19,635,949 |
| Port of Beaumont | Beaumont, Texas | container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift | NA | 84,528,063 |
| Port of Biloxi | Biloxi, Miss. | NA | NA | 854,927 |
| Port of Brownsville | Brownsville, Texas | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 7,275,272 |
| Port of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tenn. | NA | NA | 2,061,878 |
| Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky | Cincinnati | NA | NA | 43,050,399 |
| Port of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 81,981,061 |
| Port of Galveston | Galveston, Texas | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 33,752 | 9,880,157 |
| Port of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, La. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 72,998,561 |
| Port of Greenville | Greenville, Miss. | container, break bulk, dry bulk | NA | 2,508,370 |
| Port of Gulfport | Gulfport, Miss. | container, break bulk, dry bulk | 216,683 | 1,930,348 |
| Port of Guntersville | Guntersville, Ala. | NA | NA | 1,863,528 |
| Port of Houston | Houston | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,459,107 | 247,981,663 |
| Port of Huntington Tri-State | Huntington, W.Va. | NA | NA | 37,401,755 |
| Port of Iberia | Iberia, La. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 2,087,308 |
| Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, Ind. | NA | NA | 7,713,026 |
| Port of Kansas City | Kansas City, Mo. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 1,517,347 |
| Port of Lake Charles | Lake Charles, La. | dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo | NA | 56,045,838 |
| Port of Lake Providence | Lake Providence, La. | NA | NA | 944,097 |
| Port of Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | dry bulk | NA | 7,492,168 |
| Port of Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 12,184,332 |
| Port of Mobile | Mobile, Ala. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift | 318,889 | 58,024,317 |
| Port of Morgan City | Morgan City, La. | container, dry bulk | NA | 2,000,000 |
| Port of Nashville | Nashville, Tenn. | NA | NA | 4,651,149 |
| Port of Natchez-Adams County | Natchez, Miss. | dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | NA |
| Port of New Madrid County | New Madrid, Mo. | NA | NA | 2,182,046 |
| Port of New Orleans | New Orleans | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 532,597 | 90,270,859 |
| Port of Orange | Orange, Texas | NA | NA | 837,869 |
| Port of Panama City | Panama City, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 35,462 | 2,278,553 |
| Port of Pascagoula | Pascagoula, Miss. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 26,876,394 |
| Port of Pensacola | Pensacola, Fla. | container | NA | 918,862 |
| Port of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | NA | NA | 22,467,462 |
| Port of Port Arthur | Port Arthur, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo | NA | 35,198,425 |
| Port of Port Lavaca | Port Lavaca, Texas | NA | NA | 4,896,638 |
| Port of Rosedale | Rosedale, Miss. | dry bulk | NA | 1,212,321 |
| Port of South Louisiana | LaPlace, La. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 261,898,079 |
| Port of St. Louis | St. Louis | NA | NA | 32,150,906 |
| Port of St. Paul | St. Paul, Minn. | dry bulk | NA | 6,231,998 |
| Port of Terrebonne | Houma, La. | NA | NA | 3,194,762 |
| Port of Texas City | Texas City, Texas | liquid bulk | NA | 41,260,475 |
| Port of Vicksburg | Vicksburg, Miss. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 2,412,454 |
| Port of Victoria | Victoria, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 5,082,077 |
| Southeast Missouri Port | Scott City, Mo. | NA | NA | 1,179,791 |
| Tulsa Port of Catoosa | Tulsa, Okla. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | NA | 2,032,837 |
Caribbean
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Port international de Port-au-Prince | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | container, heavy lift, liquid bulk, dry bulk | NA | NA |
| Port of Boca Chica | Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | container | 3,276 | NA |
| Port of Bridgetown | Bridgetown, Barbados | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 105,321 | NA |
| Port of Cabo Rojo | Pedernales, Dominican Republic | container | 0 | NA |
| Port of Castries | Castries, St. Lucia | container, break bulk, passenger | 37,226 | NA |
| Port of Caucedo | Caucedo, Dominican Republic | container, break bulk | 918,542 | NA |
| Port of Fort-de-France | Fort-de-France, Martinique | passenger | NA | NA |
| Port of Freeport | Freeport, Bahamas | container, passenger | 1,200,000 | NA |
| Port of George Town | George Town, Cayman Islands | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, refrigerated, passenger | 50,476 | NA |
| Port of Haina Occidental | Haina, Dominican Republic | container | 444,745 | NA |
| Port of Havana | Havana, Cuba | container, passenger | NA | NA |
| Port of Jarry | Jarry, Guadeloupe | container | 277,922 | NA |
| Port of Kingston | Kingston, Jamaica | container, heavy lift, liquid bulk | 1,567,442 | NA |
| Port of Kingstown | Kingstown, St. Vincent & The Grenadines | container, passenger | 19,941 | NA |
| Port of Manzanillo | Manzanillo, Dominican Republic | container | 16,928 | NA |
| Port of Mariel | Mariel, Cuba | container, dry bulk, refrigerated | 325,328 | NA |
| Port of Oranjestad | Oranjestad, Aruba | container, passenger | NA | NA |
| Port of Philipsburg | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten | container, passenger | 97,991 | NA |
| Port of Point Lisas | Point Lisas, Trinidad & Tobago | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile | 168,723 | NA |
| Port of Ponce | Ponce, Puerto Rico | NA | NA | 1,248,578 |
| Port of Puerto Plata | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | container, liquid bulk, passenger | 53,597 | NA |
| Port of San Juan | San Juan, Puerto Rico | container | 1,319,572 | 10,686,817 |
| Port of Sansouci | Santo Domingo (I. T. S. S.), Dominican Republic | container, passenger | 49,129 | NA |
| Port of Spain | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile | 258,704 | NA |
| Port of St. John's | St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda | container, passenger | 31,165 | NA |
| Port of Tortola | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | container, passenger | 11,177 | NA |
| Port of Vieux Fort | Vieux Fort, St. Lucia | container, dry bulk, passenger | 1,157 | NA |
| Port of Wilhelmstad | Wilhelmstad, Curacao | container, dry bulk, passenger | 98,278 | NA |
Central America
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Port of Acajutla | Acajutla, El Salvador | container | 202,165 | NA |
| Port of Almirante | Almirante, Panama | NA | 18,261 | NA |
| Port of Arlen Siu-El Rama | Arlen Siu/El Rama, Nicaragua | NA | 6,893 | NA |
| Port of Balboa | Balboa, Panama | container, dry bulk, passenger | 2,831,893 | NA |
| Port of Belize | Belize City, Belize | container, heavy lift, passenger | 44,381 | 935,910 |
| Port of Caldera | Caldera, Costa Rica | NA | 264,371 | NA |
| Port of Colón | Colón, Panama | container, passenger | 2,464,440 | NA |
| Port of Corinto | Corinto, Nicaragua | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger | 150,007 | NA |
| Port of Cristóbal | Cristóbal, Panama | container | 793,941 | NA |
| Port of Limón-Moín | Limón-Moín, Costa Rica | container, passenger | 1,441,757 | NA |
| Port of Puerto Barrios | Puerto Barrios, Guatemala | container | 427,940 | NA |
| Port of Puerto Castillo | Puerto Castillo, Honduras | container | 109,992 | NA |
| Port of Puerto Cortes | Puerto Cortes, Honduras | container | 621,819 | NA |
| Port of Puerto Quetzal | Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala | container | 427,375 | NA |
| Port of San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo, Honduras | container | 25,460 | NA |
| Port of Santo Tomás de Castilla | Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala | container | 568,025 | NA |
| PSA Panama International Terminal | PSA - Panama Int'l Terminals, Panama | container | 157,967 | NA |
Great Lakes
| Name of Port | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
| Ashtabula Harbor | Ashtabula, Ohio | dry bulk | NA | 2,616,171 |
| Buffington Harbor | Buffington, Ind. | NA | NA | 1,388,861 |
| Drummond Island Port | Drummond Island, Mich. | NA | NA | 819,482 |
| Fairport Harbor Point | Fairport Harbor, Ohio | NA | NA | 1,712,922 |
| Indiana Harbor | East Chicago, Ind. | dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | 12,216,800 |
| Port Clinton | Marblehead, Ohio | NA | NA | 2,590,844 |
| Port Dolomite | Clark Township, Mich. | NA | NA | 2,708,823 |
| Port Inland | Gulliver, Mich. | NA | NA | 4,102,678 |
| Port of Alpena | Alpena, Mich. | NA | NA | 2,131,421 |
| Port of Calcite | Calcite, Mich. | special project cargo | NA | 4,658,479 |
| Port of Chicago | Chicago | dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 16,423,651 |
| Port of Cleveland | Cleveland | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo | NA | 12,422,548 |
| Port of Conneaut | Conneaut, Ohio | NA | NA | 5,061,377 |
| Port of Detroit | Detroit | dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 13,266,629 |
| Port of Duluth-Superior | Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger | NA | 30,277,995 |
| Port of Escanaba | Escanaba, Mich. | NA | NA | 4,576,446 |
| Port of Gary | Gary, Ind. | NA | NA | 8,206,098 |
| Port of Grand Haven | Grand Haven, Mich. | NA | NA | 1,302,407 |
| Port of Green Bay | Green Bay, Wis. | dry bulk, liquid bulk | NA | 1,790,335 |
| Port of Hamilton | Hamilton, Ontario | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | NA | 9,869,660 |
| Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor | Portage, Ind. | container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift | NA | 8,595,269 |
| Port of Lorain | Lorain, Ohio | NA | NA | 771,425 |
| Port of Marine City | Marine City, Mich. | NA | NA | 941,241 |
| Port of Marquette | Marquette, Mich. | NA | NA | 1,105,550 |
| Port of Milwaukee | Milwaukee | dry bulk | NA | 2,465,166 |
| Port of Monroe | Monroe, Mich. | NA | NA | 2,679,727 |
| Port of Montreal | Montreal | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 1,537,669 | 38,041,530 |
| Port of Muskegon | Muskegon, Mich. | break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift | NA | 883,788 |
| Port of Sandusky | Sandusky, Ohio | NA | NA | 2,646,862 |
| Port of Silver Bay | Silver Bay, Minn. | NA | NA | 3,399,616 |
| Port of St. Clair | St. Clair, Mich. | NA | NA | 5,463,001 |
| Port of Stoneport | Stoneport, Mich. | NA | NA | 5,751,199 |
| Port of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | NA | NA | 8,393,140 |
| Port of Toronto | Toronto | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 2,172,750 |
| Port Saguenay | Saguenay, Quebec | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | NA | 295,930 |
| Presque Isle Harbor | Presque Isle, Mich. | NA | NA | 8,789,657 |
| Two Harbors | Two Harbors, Minn. | dry bulk | NA | 15,431,524 |
