The Port of Los Angeles was the largest container port in the United States in 2020, handling roughly 6.5 million TEUs worth of containers. The Port of Long Beach, ranking second, processed about 5.7 million TEUs of containers that year.
Largest container ports in the United States (U.S.) in 2020, based on container throughput
(in TEUs)
The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is the shipping industry’s standard unit of measure. Throughput is defined as the total volume of cargo handled. Release date is set as the date of access.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (December 15, 2022). Largest container ports in the United States (U.S.) in 2020, based on container throughput (in TEUs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341131/container-throughput-volume-ports-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Largest container ports in the United States (U.S.) in 2020, based on container throughput (in TEUs)." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341131/container-throughput-volume-ports-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Largest container ports in the United States (U.S.) in 2020, based on container throughput (in TEUs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341131/container-throughput-volume-ports-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Largest Container Ports in The United States (U.S.) in 2020, Based on Container Throughput (in Teus)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341131/container-throughput-volume-ports-united-states/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Largest container ports in the United States (U.S.) in 2020, based on container throughput (in TEUs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341131/container-throughput-volume-ports-united-states/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Largest container ports in the United States (U.S.) in 2020, based on container throughput (in TEUs) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341131/container-throughput-volume-ports-united-states/
