Caribbean Port Data | 2019 Top 50 Global Freight

2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Policy negotiations have put freight patterns in flux.
Despite trade tensions, growth has continued.
How the Netherlands is handling increased demand.

Rankings

 

Caribbean

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port of Boca Chica Boca Chica, Dominican Republic container 3,276 NA
Port of Bridgetown Bridgetown, Barbados container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 100,952 NA
Port of Castries Castries, St. Lucia container, break bulk, passenger 37,226 NA
Port of Caucedo Caucedo, Dominican Republic container, break bulk 1,235,801 NA
Port of Fort-de-France Fort-de-France, Martinique passenger 258,783 NA
Port of Freeport Freeport, Bahamas container, passenger 850,426 NA
Port of George Town George Town, Cayman Islands container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, refrigerated, passenger 50,476 NA
Port of Haina Occidental Haina, Dominican Republic container 488,963 NA
Port of Jarry Jarry, Guadeloupe container 210,000 NA
Port of Kingston Kingston, Jamaica container, heavy lift, liquid bulk 1,560,000 NA
Port of Kingstown Kingstown, St. Vincent & The Grenadines container, passenger 19,941 NA
Port of Manzanillo Manzanillo, Dominican Republic container 13,172 NA
Port of Mariel Mariel, Cuba container, dry bulk, refrigerated 332,240 NA
Port of Oranjestad Oranjestad, Aruba container, passenger 58,500 NA
Port of Philipsburg Philipsburg, St. Maarten container, passenger 97,991 NA
Port of Point Lisas Point Lisas, Trinidad & Tobago container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile 170,951 NA
Port of Ponce Ponce, Puerto Rico NA NA 1,118,002
Port of Puerto Plata Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic container, liquid bulk, passenger 36,363 NA
Port of San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico container 1,405,348 10,296,551
Port of Sansouci Santo Domingo (I. T. S. S.), Dominican Republic container, passenger 45,514 NA
Port of Spain Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile 252,159 NA
Port of St. John's St. John's, Antigua & Barbuda container, passenger 31,165 NA
Port of Tortola Tortola, British Virgin Islands container, passenger 11,177 NA
Port of Vieux Fort Vieux Fort, St. Lucia container, dry bulk, passenger 1,157 NA
Port of Wilhelmstad Wilhelmstad, Curacao container, dry bulk, passenger 96,738 NA

Extras

Spending on ports projects has risen.
Companies and government agencies work to minimize effects of the E.U. departure.
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