The United States of America has 926 ports, but only 74 of these ports are designated for international container
shipping.
Of the 74 container ports, 28 are located in coastal regions and the remaining 46 are located in inland cities.
Major US container seaports by geographical location:
Atlantic Coast: New York, Baltimore, Boston, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Portland
Great Lakes: Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Superior, Toledo
Gulf Coast: New Orleans, Houston, Baton Rouge
Pacific Coast: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Seattle
Major Coastal Container Ports:
The United States has 28 container seaports along its coastline. Among these, the ports of Los Angeles, Long
Beach, New York, Savannah, and Houston handle the largest volumes of containers, with a combined import and
export volume of 39.8 million TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units).
This represents 95% of the container volume handled by all US container terminals.
1. Port of New York and New Jersey: The largest port on the US East Coast and the third busiest port in the
country.
2. Port of Los Angeles: The busiest port in the US for 21 consecutive years, and one of the major ports on
the West Coast.
3. Port of Long Beach: Also located on the West Coast, this port is tied with the Port of Los Angeles as one
of the two major ports on the US West Coast.
4. Port of Oakland: Located on the West Coast, this is the fourth largest container port in the US.
5. Port of Seattle: The second largest container port on the West Coast and the fifth busiest cargo port in
the US.
6. Port of Miami: A commercial port in the state of Florida on the East Coast.
7. Port of Norfolk: One of the major ports on inland waterway routes, this port is a trade port between the
Atlantic Coast and the West Indies.
8. Port of Houston: The port that handles the largest volume of foreign goods in the US, and also the first
artificial port.
9. Port of Savannah: The second busiest container port on the East Coast, with the largest single-terminal
container facility in North America.
All All container ports in USA
All container ports in USA, which for international container shipping from China and other countries to the
USA.