United States ports directory
Data refreshed 2026-10-11T20:35:08Z · quarterly refresh cycle
IMF PortWatch tracks 89 ports in United States (USA) with 59,507 vessels observed on the day of extraction; 16 of them reach the Tier-A activity threshold (≥1,000 vessels).
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org).
| Port | Vessels | Container | Dry bulk | Gen. cargo | RoRo | Tanker | Import share | Export share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7,040 | 994 | 718 | 646 | 94 | 4,586 | 8.47% | 13.90% |
| New Orleans | 5,144 | 529 | 2,205 | 454 | 25 | 1,930 | 5.52% | 11.80% |
| New York-New Jersey | 3,835 | 2,059 | 175 | 91 | 425 | 1,083 | 11.23% | 3.77% |
| Los Angeles | 3,525 | 1,908 | 359 | 168 | 255 | 834 | 10.70% | 3.74% |
| South Louisiana | 2,551 | 5 | 1,333 | 104 | 9 | 1,099 | 1.52% | 1.40% |
| Savannah | 2,346 | 1,697 | 164 | 144 | 154 | 187 | 3.27% | 3.26% |
| Port Everglades | 2,207 | 1,317 | 55 | 382 | 59 | 393 | 0.83% | 0.43% |
| Norfolk | 1,880 | 1,258 | 329 | 116 | 22 | 155 | 0.68% | 2.59% |
| Charleston | 1,766 | 1,205 | 85 | 116 | 239 | 119 | 1.64% | 1.08% |
| Baltimore | 1,680 | 392 | 364 | 198 | 634 | 91 | 2.62% | 2.88% |
| Corpus Christi | 1,527 | 3 | 209 | 78 | 11 | 1,224 | 2.49% | 2.29% |
| Oakland | 1,338 | 1,277 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1.04% | 0.83% |
| Miami | 1,291 | 868 | 24 | 372 | 14 | 11 | 0.54% | 0.44% |
| Beaumont | 1,136 | 3 | 69 | 64 | 33 | 966 | 0.71% | 2.85% |
| Jacksonville | 1,061 | 332 | 83 | 77 | 490 | 77 | 1.14% | 0.18% |
| Philadelphia | 1,020 | 460 | 104 | 189 | 115 | 151 | 2.84% | 0.76% |
| Tampa | 987 | 143 | 308 | 118 | 3 | 413 | 1.14% | 0.71% |
| Mobile | 979 | 210 | 345 | 190 | 70 | 163 | 3.32% | 2.01% |
| Freeport | 937 | 129 | 28 | 34 | 104 | 641 | 0.96% | 1.82% |
| Tacoma | 875 | 423 | 99 | 19 | 293 | 40 | 0.95% | 2.25% |
| Port Arthur | 734 | 1 | 155 | 98 | 7 | 472 | 3.02% | 2.31% |
| Texas City | 699 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 660 | 0.83% | 1.94% |
| Lake Charles | 667 | 1 | 95 | 52 | 0 | 518 | 1.16% | 3.85% |
| Galveston | 656 | 5 | 98 | 151 | 115 | 285 | 0.24% | 0.36% |
| Seattle | 636 | 512 | 80 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0.99% | 1.19% |
| Superior | 607 | 5 | 557 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.05% | 0.14% |
| Palm Beach | 554 | 134 | 2 | 229 | 172 | 14 | 0.01% | 0.10% |
| Point Richmond | 533 | 0 | 90 | 8 | 7 | 425 | 2.24% | 0.63% |
| Prince Rupert | 529 | 178 | 312 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0.35% | 2.17% |
| Wilmington, NC | 478 | 211 | 87 | 61 | 14 | 104 | 0.96% | 0.44% |
| Honolulu | 470 | 303 | 1 | 17 | 78 | 69 | 1.09% | 0.15% |
| Portland | 470 | 32 | 225 | 34 | 118 | 59 | 0.41% | 2.25% |
| Wilmington, DE | 456 | 214 | 59 | 59 | 92 | 30 | 2.58% | 0.15% |
| Boston | 384 | 123 | 44 | 7 | 59 | 150 | 1.17% | 0.15% |
| Pascagoula | 374 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 311 | 1.32% | 1.36% |
| Port Hueneme | 363 | 124 | 1 | 35 | 187 | 14 | 0.50% | 0.83% |
| Newport News | 356 | 0 | 266 | 16 | 65 | 7 | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Vancouver | 331 | 2 | 203 | 50 | 44 | 30 | 0.16% | 0.98% |
| Rouge River | 309 | 3 | 272 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0.57% | 0.02% |
| Brunswick | 306 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 253 | 4 | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| Baton Rouge | 305 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 201 | 1.42% | 3.49% |
| San Diego | 294 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 193 | 0 | 0.35% | 0.24% |
| Two Harbors | 294 | 0 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Port Manatee | 261 | 97 | 60 | 57 | 0 | 46 | 0.37% | 0.01% |
| Benicia | 243 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 158 | 72 | 1.33% | 0.41% |
| Cleveland | 238 | 0 | 187 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.40% | 0.11% |
| Anchorage | 236 | 101 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 31 | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| Swanport | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | – | 1.09% |
| Toledo | 212 | 2 | 178 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0.42% | 0.46% |
| Stockton | 211 | 0 | 114 | 29 | 0 | 66 | 0.23% | 0.11% |
| Brownsville | 204 | 3 | 97 | 77 | 0 | 25 | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| Port Lavaca | 201 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 179 | 0.02% | 0.21% |
| Providence | 197 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 25 | 93 | 0.81% | 0.00% |
| Panama City | 195 | 0 | 32 | 155 | 7 | 1 | 0.09% | 0.10% |
| Davisville Depot | 190 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 177 | 1 | 0.08% | 0.01% |
| Canaveral Harbor | 187 | 3 | 52 | 81 | 14 | 36 | 0.56% | 0.01% |
| EL Segundo | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Sandusky | 187 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.43% | 0.26% |
| Burns Harbor | 183 | 0 | 164 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.26% | 0.01% |
| Indiana Harbor | 175 | 0 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06% | 0.01% |
| Gulfport | 147 | 119 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.19% | 0.11% |
| Founchon | 128 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Barbor's Point | 126 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 1.39% | 0.14% |
| Chester | 124 | 122 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.90% | 0.63% |
| Portland, ME | 123 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0.59% | 0.04% |
| Presque Isle | 123 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| Morehead City | 113 | 3 | 34 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 0.18% | 0.07% |
| Calumet Harbor | 112 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0.23% | 0.01% |
| Gary | 111 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06% | 0.00% |
| New Haven | 88 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0.54% | 0.00% |
| Aberdeen | 84 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0.02% | 0.16% |
| Green Bay | 84 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| Milwaukee | 84 | 8 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.31% | 0.03% |
| Sydney | 83 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 44 | – | – |
| Portmouth | 71 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0.22% | 0.01% |
| Everett | 68 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| Port Aransas | 59 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| San Fransisco | 58 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 2 | – | – |
| Bay City | 49 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Searsport | 47 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.12% | – |
| Empire | 43 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Grand Haven | 42 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Buffington | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Hilo | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0.07% | 0.01% |
| Bellingham | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.06% | 0.07% |
| Menominee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.01% |
| Bridgeport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03% | – |
| Manitowoc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | – |
| New Bedford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.00% |
63 of 89 ports carry a UN/LOCODE; all ports in this layer are SIP-class. Import/export shares are each port’s share of national maritime trade.
Dominant cargo industries
Petroleum, Chemical and Non-Metallic Mineral ProductsMining and QuarryingAgricultureFood & BeveragesMetal ProductsWood and PaperTransport EquipmentElectrical and Machinery
Frequently asked questions
Which is the busiest container port in United States?
New York-New Jersey leads United States by tracked container-vessel activity with 2,059 containership calls counted on the day of extraction (IMF PortWatch).
Which port handles the most imports in United States?
New York-New Jersey handles the largest recorded share of United States maritime imports, 11.23% of the national total in the latest PortWatch extraction.
How many ports are tracked in United States?
IMF PortWatch currently tracks 89 ports in United States; this directory profiles every one of them with activity, cargo mix and trade-share data.
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Port data — Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). Reused under the IMF Copyright & Usage terms. Fields subsetted (geometry omitted); see our data sources note. The IMF is not affiliated with and does not endorse ExportSonar.