Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Port Data | 2019 Top 50 Global Freight

2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Policy negotiations have put freight patterns in flux.
Despite trade tensions, growth has continued.
How the Netherlands is handling increased demand.

Rankings

 

Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port of Baltimore Baltimore container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated, passenger 962,482 45,474,946
Port of Chester Chester, Pa. NA NA 2,187,677
Port of Hopewell Hopewell, Va. NA NA 804,584
Port of Marcus Hook Marcus Hook, Pa. NA NA 14,132,355
Port of Penn Manor Penn Manor, Pa. NA NA 2,258,031
Port of Philadelphia Philadelphia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger 545,408 28,523,744
Port of Virginia Norfolk, Va. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile 2,841,017 67,251,530
Port Canaveral Brevard County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, passenger NA 5,086,577
Port Everglades Broward County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 1,074,885 24,901,038
Port Manatee Manatee County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 3,791,805
Port of Brunswick Brunswick, Ga. break bulk, dry bulk, automobile NA 2,487,757
Port of Charleston Charleston, S.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, refrigerated 2,177,558 26,980,805
Port of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, refrigerated 1,107,550 18,526,032
Port of Miami Miami container, passenger 1,047,304 7,824,022
Port of Morehead City Morehead City, N.C. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 2,517,846
Port of Palm Beach Palm Beach, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 280,970 2,470,562
Port of Savannah Savannah, Ga. container, break bulk, heavy lift, automobile, refrigerated 4,046,213 39,865,610
Port of Tampa Tampa, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger 87,526 33,120,240
Port of Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift 247,527 5,518,252

Extras

Spending on ports projects has risen.
Companies and government agencies work to minimize effects of the E.U. departure.
Memphis International retains the top spot; Louisville honors boxing legend.
Find out where the Top Global Freight Carriers are around the world.
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