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STATISTICS

M n : a t t Pore than uMbers ale of wo orts

The Port of Wilmington is strategically located on the East Newport River from the Port of Morehead City is Radio Island,

Coast of the United States within 700 miles of more than 70% a 150-acre site perfectly suited for a port industrial develop- of the U.S. industrial base. Recent and ongoing improvements ment, conveniently supplied with municipal water and sewer.

to regional and national highway networks make surface Together, the two ports represent a rare intermodal oppor- transportation supporting the Port of Wilmington superior to tunity for Southeastern United states shippers and consum- neighboring ports. And CSX Transportation provides inter- ers alike. That’s because if today’s numbers don’t wow you, modal rail service with best-in-class transit times, as well as consider that in just one short year, the ports have grown from daily service for boxcar, tanker and general cargo services. serving just 5 Carriers and 12 Carrier-Port-Pair Options to 15

The Port of Morehead City, a breakbulk and bulk facility, is Carriers and over 65 Carrier-Port-Pair Options. Free of con- one of the deepest on the United States East Coast, and it’s just gestion, well connected, naturally deep draft and conveniently four miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It’s also within 700 miles close to open sea lanes, North Carolina Ports are preparing for of more than 70% of the U.S. industrial base. Interstates 95 and a tsunami of cargo, growth, exports and imports and the com- 40 are easily accessed via U.S. Highways 70 and 17. And train ing wave of opportunity. Today, By the Numbers, NC Ports service is provided by Norfolk Southern. Located across the look something like this:

NC Ports at a glance …

Cargo Port of Wilmington Port of Morehead City 1,782,661 ***

Containers 364,697 230,778

Breakbulk 1,782,189 1,226,573

Bulk 230,994 ***

Total TEU’s 3,929,547 1,457,352

Total Tonnage

NC Ports as One 75,000: number of jobs generated by the ports 800: millions of dollars in tax revenues annually generated by the ports.

14: billions of dollars in economic impact in NC alone.

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