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U.S. WATERBORNE FOREIGN COMMERCE - 1991

PORT RANKING BY CARGO VALUE (MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, 000s OMITTED)

IMPORTS EXPORTS TOTAL

Rank Port Value Rank Port Value Rank Port Value 1 Los Angeles (CA) $45,129 1 New York/ New Jersey $17,861 1 Los Angeles (CA) $57,375 2 Long Beach (CA) 37,020 2 Houston (TX) 14,280 2 New York/ New Jersey 49,575 3 New York/New Jersey 31,714 3 Los Angeles (CA) 12,246 3 Long Beach (CA) 48,863 4 Seattle (WA) 20,201 4 Long Beach (OA) 11,843 4 Seattle (WA) 26,012 5 Tacoma (WA) 17,446 5 Hampton Roads (VA) 10,294 5 Houston (TX) 24,901 6 Oakland (CA) 10,821 6 Oakland (CA) 7,587 6 Tacoma (WA) 23,509 7 Houston (TX) 10,621 7 Baltimore (MD) 7,496 7 Hampton Roads (VA) 19,174 8 Baltimore (MD) 9,018 8 Charleston (SC) 7,206 8 Oakland (CA) 18,408 9 Hampton Roads (VA) 8,880 9 New Orleans (LA) 6,502 9 Baltimore (MD) 16,604 10 Charleston (SC) 6,748 10 Tacoma (WA) 6,063 10 Charleston (SC) 13,954 11 Port Huron (Ml) 5,724 11 Miami (FL) 6,001 11 New Orleans (LA) 11,428 12 Savannah (GA) 5,475 12 Seattle (WA) 5,811 12 Savannah (GA) 10,591 13 New Orleans (LA) 4,926 13 Savannah (GA) 5,116 13 Miami (FL) 9,608 14 Jacksonville (FL) 4,903 14 Gramercy (LA) 5,097 14 Gramercy (LA) 8,034 15 Philadelphia (PA) 4,881 15 Portland (OR) 3,290 15 Jacksonville (FL) 7,483 16 Portland (OR) 3,738 16 Jacksonville (FL) 2,580 16 Portland (OR) 7,028 17 San Francisco (CA) 3,654 17 Baton Rouge (LA) 2,355 17 San Francisco (CA) 5,796 18 Miami (FL) 3,607 18 Wilmington (NC) 2,211 18 Port Huron (Ml) 5,731 19 Boston (MA) 3,306 19 Anchorage (AK) 2,204 19 Philadelphia (PA) 5,704 20 Corpus Christi (TX) 3,118 20 San Francisco (CA) 2,142 20 Port Everglades (FL) 4,873 21 Port Everglades (FL) 2,886 21 Tampa (FL) 2,009 21 Baton Rouge (LA) 4,636 22 Gramercy (LA) 2,423 22 Port Everglandes (FL) 2,007 22 Corpus Christi (TX) 3,946 23 Texas City (TX) 2,319 23 Wilmington (DE) 1,889 23 Boston (MA) 3,893 24 Baton Rouge (LA) 2,281 24 St. Rose (LA) 1,755 24 San Juan (PR) 3,723 25 Chester (PA) 2,251 25 San Juan (PR) 1,339 25 Wilmington (DE) 3,284

Note: Rankings are based on waterborne foreign commerce and do not include cargo moved domestically between U.S. ports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

One of a series of super containerships built at Hyundai Heavy Industries,

Korea, with the world's largest engines,

MAN B&Vy 12K90MCC.

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