The Top U.S. Ports in 2018 – LA Holds Its Crown While New York Plays The Usurper — Panjiva
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The Top U.S. Ports in 2018 – LA Holds Its Crown While New York Plays The Usurper

Corp - Ports 893 Mode - Seaborne 1818 U.S. 5347

U.S. seaports had a bumper year in 2018 with a 7.8% year over year growth in seaborne shipments to reach a record 28.9 million TEUs. LA and Long Beach retained their crowns as the top two ports with a combined 32.5% of all inbound traffic. New York nearly caught Long Beach though after a 12.8% increase in traffic that was supported by investments in bridge raising and handling equipment. Investments in capacity also helped Savannah, fourth placed with 10.8% growth, take market share from both Norfolk and Charleston. The fastest growing top 10 port was sixth-placed Seattle which grew 27.5...

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