Gulf Coast Port Data | 2021 Top 50 Global Freight

2021 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

After once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, supply chains are adjusting to new normal.
Global supply chain, so often taken for granted, becomes cause for worldwide concern.
Find out where the Top 50 Global Freight Carriers are based.

Rankings

 

Gulf Coast

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Helena Harbor Helena, Ark. NA   1,108,537
Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Hickman, Ky. NA   1,144,576
Kaskaskia Regional Port Red Bud, Ill. break bulk, dry bulk   5,205,459
Owensboro Riverport Owensboro, Ky. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,559,487
Plaquemines Port Plaquemines Parish, La. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   52,752,984
Port Fourchon Lafourche Parish, La. liquid bulk   7,775,668
Port Freeport Freeport, Texas container, break bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo   29,844,416
Port of Beaumont Beaumont, Texas container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift   101,089,801
Port of Brownsville Brownsville, Texas container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   6,632,612
Port of Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. NA   1,987,313
Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Cincinnati NA   36,560,095
Port of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   111,223,976
Port of Galveston Galveston, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   10,958,425
Port of Greater Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, La. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   73,400,104
Port of Greenville Greenville, Miss. container, break bulk, dry bulk   3,105,923
Port of Gulfport Gulfport, Miss. container, break bulk, dry bulk   1,966,349
Port of Guntersville Guntersville, Ala. NA   1,585,476
Port of Houston Houston container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   284,944,468
Port of Huntington Tri-State Huntington, W.Va. NA   36,784,682
Port of Iberia Iberia, La. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,056,212
Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, Ind. NA   9,344,185
Port of Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   1,117,045
Port of Lake Charles Lake Charles, La. dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo   58,038,313
Port of Lake Providence Lake Providence, La. NA   1,096,782
Port of Louisville Louisville, Ky. dry bulk   6,420,628
Port of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   8,914,841
Port of Mobile Mobile, Ala. container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift   56,893,814
Port of Nashville Nashville, Tenn. NA   6,939,914
Port of New Madrid County New Madrid, Mo. NA   2,264,590
Port of New Orleans New Orleans container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   92,208,560
Port of Orange Orange, Texas NA   1,574,470
Port of Panama City Panama City, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,258,064
Port of Pascagoula Pascagoula, Miss. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   25,847,060
Port of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh NA   21,777,395
Port of Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo   33,943,782
Port of Port Lavaca Port Lavaca, Texas NA   5,220,760
Port of Rosedale Rosedale, Miss. dry bulk   1,435,130
Port of South Louisiana LaPlace, La. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   237,956,928
Port of St. Louis St. Louis NA   31,250,309
Port of St. Paul St. Paul, Minn. dry bulk   5,031,086
Port of Terrebonne Houma, La. NA   2,139,252
Port of Texas City Texas City, Texas liquid bulk   41,338,934
Port of Vicksburg Vicksburg, Miss. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   3,046,191
Port of Victoria Victoria, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,672,649
Southeast Missouri Port Scott City, Mo. NA   1,237,041
Tulsa Port of Catoosa Tulsa, Okla. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo   1,234,695

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