Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic 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

 

Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port Canaveral Brevard County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, passenger   5,441,048
Port Everglades Broward County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   23,995,569
Port Manatee Manatee County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo   4,702,559
Port of Baltimore Baltimore container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated, passenger   44,243,241
Port of Brunswick Brunswick, Ga. break bulk, dry bulk, automobile   2,325,711
Port of Charleston Charleston, S.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, refrigerated   24,596,490
Port of Chester Chester, Pa. NA   3,659,534
Port of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, refrigerated   17,727,173
Port of Marcus Hook Marcus Hook, Pa. NA   16,701,718
Port of Miami Miami container, passenger   8,825,196
Port of Morehead City Morehead City, N.C. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,519,652
Port of Palm Beach Palm Beach, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   2,177,679
Port of Penn Manor Penn Manor, Pa. NA   2,330,736
Port of Philadelphia Philadelphia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger   16,313,721
Port of Savannah Savannah, Ga. container, break bulk, heavy lift, automobile, refrigerated   41,944,446
Port of Tampa Tampa, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger   30,022,913
Port of Virginia Norfolk, Va. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile   61,701,612
Port of Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift   6,260,279

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