This graph displays a ranking of the 25 leading container ports in the United States in 2009, by capacity. With a capacity of around 147.35 million deadweight tons, the port of Los Angeles was ranked first in that year.
Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships
(in 1,000 deadweight tons)
dwt = deadweight ton
Data include oceangoing vessels 10,000 deadweight tons and greater. Capacity equals dwt multiplied by calls. San Francisco includes Oakland, San Francisco, and other ports. Virginia ports include all Jampton Roads area ports (e.g., Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth). Los Angeles and Long Beach are counted as one port in this statistic.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (January 15, 2011). Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons)." Chart. January 15, 2011. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, RITA. (2011). Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and RITA. "Leading U.S. Container Ports in 2009, by Capacity for Container Ships (in 1,000 Deadweight Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics & RITA, Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA, January 15, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
