Gulf Coast 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

 

Gulf Coast

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Helena Harbor Helena, Ark. NA NA 1,357,367
Hickman Fulton County Riverport Hickman, Ky. NA NA 1,160,758
Kaskaskia Regional Port Red Bud, Ill. break bulk, dry bulk NA 5,920,636
Matagorda Harbor Matagorda, Texas NA NA 4,279,218
Owensboro Riverport Owensboro, Ky. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 3,172,608
Pemiscot County Port Harbor Caruthersville, Mo. NA NA 974,000
Plaquemines Port Plaquemines Parish, La. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 54,465,907
Port Aransas Aransas Pass, Texas NA NA 916,985
Port Fourchon Lafourche Parish, La. liquid bulk NA 6,494,985
Port Freeport Freeport, Texas container, break bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo 87,878 24,484,399
Port of Beaumont Beaumont, Texas container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift NA 89,437,326
Port of Biloxi Biloxi, Miss. NA NA 854,927
Port of Brownsville Brownsville, Texas container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 7,763,455
Port of Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. NA NA 2,096,054
Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Cincinnati NA NA 42,676,566
Port of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 87,322,735
Port of Galveston Galveston, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger NA 4,104,867
Port of Greater Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, La. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 77,013,042
Port of Greenville Greenville, Miss. container, break bulk, dry bulk NA 2,921,027
Port of Gulfport Gulfport, Miss. container, break bulk, dry bulk 216,683 2,312,058
Port of Guntersville Guntersville, Ala. NA NA 1,910,389
Port of Houston Houston container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk 2,459,107 260,070,837
Port of Huntington Tri-State Huntington, W.Va. NA NA 34,151,107
Port of Iberia Iberia, La. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 2,079,090
Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, Ind. NA NA 9,118,896
Port of Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 1,601,930
Port of Lake Charles Lake Charles, La. dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo NA 54,316,852
Port of Lake Providence Lake Providence, La. NA NA 1,086,104
Port of Louisville Louisville, Ky. dry bulk NA 7,078,266
Port of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 11,536,737
Port of Mobile Mobile, Ala. container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift 327,600 58,157,248
Port of Morgan City Morgan City, La. container, dry bulk NA NA
Port of Nashville Nashville, Tenn. NA NA 5,011,816
Port of Natchez-Adams County Natchez, Miss. dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift NA 754,479
Port of New Madrid County New Madrid, Mo. NA NA 1,965,096
Port of New Orleans New Orleans container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 525,804 96,341,576
Port of Orange Orange, Texas NA NA NA
Port of Panama City Panama City, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk 35,462 2,021,710
Port of Pascagoula Pascagoula, Miss. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 25,644,568
Port of Pensacola Pensacola, Fla. container NA 765,483
Port of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh NA NA 26,022,535
Port of Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo NA 39,203,245
Port of Port Lavaca Port Lavaca, Texas NA NA 2,000,000
Port of Rosedale Rosedale, Miss. dry bulk NA 1,409,049
Port of South Louisiana LaPlace, La. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 275,064,082
Port of St. Louis St. Louis NA NA 33,068,082
Port of St. Paul St. Paul, Minn. dry bulk NA 6,787,667
Port of Terrebonne Houma, La. NA NA 2,623,469
Port of Texas City Texas City, Texas liquid bulk NA 37,751,062
Port of Vicksburg Vicksburg, Miss. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 2,865,994
Port of Victoria Victoria, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 4,337,003
Southeast Missouri Port Scott City, Mo. NA NA 1,338,303
Tulsa Port of Catoosa Tulsa, Okla. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 2,563,962

Extras

Spending on ports projects has risen.
Companies and government agencies work to minimize effects of the E.U. departure.
Memphis International retains the top spot; Louisville honors boxing legend.
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