JAXPORT: How do we Rank?

The Port of Jacksonville has recently announced two major shipping deals that will allow containers to arrive directly from Asia. Will Jacksonville overtake other ports for a top spot, or will other cities expand just as aggressively?

JAXPORT container volume growth from 1982 to 2006.

How does Jacksonville compare to other ports in total tonnage? 

Total Tonnage

1	South Louisiana, LA	212,245,241
2	Houston, TX	211,665,685
3	New York/New Jersey	152,131,674
4	Huntington - Tristate	83,888,903
5	Long Beach, CA	79,857,710
6	Beaumont, TX	78,886,680
7	Corpus Christi, TX	77,646,945
8	New Orleans, LA	65,875,811
9	Baton Rouge, LA	59,293,661
10	Texas City, TX	57,839,378
11	Mobile, AL	57,664,833
12	Los Angeles, CA	54,894,373
13	Lake Charles, LA	52,724,998
14	Tampa, FL	49,173,959
15	Hampton Roads, VA	48,952,650
16	Plaquemines, LA	47,871,813
17	Duluth-Superior, MN and WI	44,721,871
18	Valdez, AK	44,447,765
19	Baltimore, MD	44,112,795
20	Pittsburgh, PA	43,624,268
21	Philadelphia, PA	39,364,692
22	Freeport, TX	33,601,511
23	Paulsboro, NJ	32,071,989
24	St. Louis, MO and IL	30,346,537
25	Savannah, GA	30,114,350
26	Pascagoula, MS	29,323,586
27	Portland, ME	29,285,943
28	Tacoma, WA	28,288,564
29	Portland, OR	28,126,716
30	Seattle, WA	28,081,137
31	Port Arthur, TX	26,384,712
32	Chicago, IL	25,820,513
33	Charleston, SC	25,438,931
34	Port Everglades, FL	24,684,203
35	Richmond, CA	24,513,396
36	Boston, MA	22,377,751
37	Jacksonville, FL	21,777,486
38	Honolulu, HI	20,393,710
39	Marcus Hook, PA	20,254,946
40	Detroit, MI	17,447,534
41	Memphis, TN	17,094,876
42	Oakland, CA	16,626,629
43	Anacortes, WA	15,776,543
44	Cincinnati, OH	14,586,704
45	Indiana Harbor, IN	14,120,157
46	Cleveland, OH	13,640,966
47	San Juan, PR	13,364,914
48	Port Lavaca/Point Comfort, TX	11,607,497
49	Presque Isle, MI	10,982,803
50	Two Harbors, MN	10,958,981
51	New Haven, CT	10,931,485
52	Toledo, OH	10,504,182
53	Kalama, WA	10,317,720
54	Providence, RI	10,044,841
55	Burns Waterway Harbor, IN	9,811,517
56	New Castle, DE	9,793,786
57	Ashtabula, OH	9,714,078
58	Miami, FL	9,048,291
59	Louisville, KY	8,502,695
60	Wilmington, DE	8,445,304
61	Wilmington, NC	8,041,599
62	Galveston, TX	8,008,106
63	Camden-Gloucester, NJ	7,731,677
64	Nikishka, AK	7,461,908
65	Conneaut, OH	7,405,055
66	Gary, IN	7,303,431
67	Calcite, MI	7,287,795
68	Albany, NY	7,249,629
69	Stoneport, MI	6,785,289
70	Barbers Point, Oahu, HI	6,343,526
71	Vancouver, WA	6,266,231
72	Mount Vernon, IN	5,845,826
73	Bridgeport, CT	5,482,056
74	Portsmouth, NH	5,254,160
75	Longview, WA	5,177,663
76	Silver Bay, MN	5,176,524
77	Brownsville, TX	5,104,617
78	Escanaba, MI	5,072,870
79	St. Paul, MN	4,998,202
80	Port Inland, MI	4,945,811
81	Port Canaveral, FL	4,943,686
82	Port Manatee, FL	4,469,628
83	Nashville, TN	4,453,918
84	Marine City, MI	4,224,507
85	St. Clair, MI	4,151,016
86	Kahului, Maui, HI	4,132,492
87	Vicksburg, MS	4,056,528
88	Port Dolomite, MI	3,986,607
89	Palm Beach, FL	3,965,400
90	Morehead City, NC	3,953,663
91	Milwaukee, WI	3,805,279
92	Sandusky, OH	3,555,318
93	Anchorage, AK	3,527,469
94	Marblehead, OH	3,496,293
95	Kansas City, MO	3,280,089
96	Alpena, MI	3,229,122
97	Victoria, TX	3,224,397
98	San Diego, CA	3,218,394
99	Fall River, MA	3,156,767
100	Panama City, FL	3,152,547
101	Lorain, OH	3,054,907
102	Kivilina, AK	2,779,522
103	Green Bay, WI	2,728,126
104	Stockton, CA	2,643,331
105	Ponce, PR	2,607,839
106	Chattanooga, TN	2,600,499
107	Greenville, MS	2,528,389
108	Taconite, MN	2,507,634
109	Penn Manor, PA	2,501,285
110	Fairport Harbor, OH	2,451,604
111	Brunswick, GA	2,346,717
112	Everett, WA	2,318,054
113	San Francisco, CA	2,302,593
114	Coos Bay, OR	2,244,032
115	Kawaihae Harbor, HI	2,216,989
116	Chester, PA	2,117,773
117	Muskegon, MI	2,063,473
118	Hilo, HI	1,995,503
119	Nawiliwili, Kauai, HI	1,977,365
120	Searsport, ME	1,964,625
121	Port Angeles, WA	1,852,815
122	Guntersville, AL	1,840,087
123	Richmond, VA	1,827,016
124	Gulfport, MS	1,780,096
125	Tulsa, Port of Catoosa, OK	1,751,712
126	Grays Harbor, WA	1,669,934
127	Buffalo, NY	1,611,346
128	Port Hueneme, CA	1,610,583
129	Monroe, MI	1,586,762
130	Grand Haven, MI	1,475,201
131	Drummond Island, MI	1,459,794
132	Olympia, WA	1,459,748
133	Biloxi, MS	1,451,706
134	Helena, AR	1,314,139
135	Salem, MA	1,312,760
136	Redwood City, CA	1,306,121
137	Charlevoix, MI	1,294,599
138	Pensacola, FL	1,285,127
139	Marysville, MI	1,258,790
140	Buffington, IN	1,156,798
141	Marquette, MI	1,121,206
142	Trenton, NJ	1,089,387
143	Erie, PA	1,065,659
144	Humboldt, CA	1,062,883
145	Huron, OH	1,031,896
146	Hopewell, VA	1,007,278
147	Hempstead, NY	928,398
148	Minneapolis, MN	927,499
149	Port Jefferson, NY	921,356

 

How does Jacksonville compare to other ports in volume of containers? 

Total Container Traffic in TEU's

Los Angeles	8,469,853
Long Beach	7,289,365
New York/New Jersey	5,092,806
Oakland	2,390,262
Savannah	2,160,168
Tacoma	2,067,186
Hampton Roads	2,046,285
Seattle	1,987,360
Charleston	1,968,474
San Juan (FY)	1,729,294
Houston	1,606,360
Honolulu (FY)	1,113,789
Miami (FY)	976,514
Port Everglades (FY)	864,030
Jacksonville (FY)	768,239
Baltimore	627,947
Anchorage	485,760
Wilmington(DE)	262,856
Philadelphia	247,211
Palm Beach (FY)	244,004
Portland(OR)	214,484
Boston	200,113
Gulfport	197,428
Wilmington(NC)	177,634
New Orleans (a)	175,957
Apra (GUAM)	144,194
Kahului (FY)	140,147
San Diego	103,058
Kawaihae (FY)	102,897
Mobile (b)	80,051
Freeport	73,614
Hilo (FY)	64,499
Nawiliwili (FY)	58,593
Panama City	57,480
Richmond(VA)	41,933
Fernandina	35,164
Hueneme	31,527
Everett	13,084
Galveston	10,755
Lake Charles	5,535
Manatee	5,418
Barbers Point (FY)	3,679
Kaunakakai (FY)	2,984
Portland(ME)	2,218
Greater Baton Rouge	1,826
Canaveral	1,048
Albany	510
Vancouver(WA)	197