Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic Port Data | 2020 Top 50 Global Freight

2020 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Freight carriers across the world experienced dramatic market shifts and volume swings in 2020.
The new trade deal between U.S., Mexico and Canada provides market certainty for North American trade.
The world’s largest freight carriers have navigated unprecedented circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rankings

 

Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic

Port Name 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 5,436,994
Port Everglades Broward County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger NA 25,022,351
Port Manatee Manatee County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 4,763,728
Port of Baltimore Baltimore container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated, passenger NA 44,778,259
Port of Brunswick Brunswick, Ga. break bulk, dry bulk, automobile NA 2,503,937
Port of Charleston Charleston, S.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, refrigerated NA 24,822,636
Port of Chester Chester, Pa. NA NA 2,788,947
Port of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, refrigerated NA 17,999,036
Port of Marcus Hook Marcus Hook, Pa. NA NA 12,205,883
Port of Miami Miami container, passenger NA 8,371,129
Port of Morehead City Morehead City, N.C. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 2,740,648
Port of Palm Beach Palm Beach, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger NA 2,094,734
Port of Penn Manor Penn Manor, Pa. NA NA 2,829,337
Port of Philadelphia Philadelphia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger NA 26,656,373
Port of Savannah Savannah, Ga. container, break bulk, heavy lift, automobile, refrigerated NA 41,273,947
Port of Tampa Tampa, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger NA 31,006,487
Port of Virginia Norfolk, Va. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile NA 71,774,349
Port of Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift NA 6,039,927

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