North Atlantic 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

 

North Atlantic

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port Jefferson Port Jefferson, N.Y. NA NA 1,969,927
Port of Albany-Rensselaer Albany, N.Y. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift NA 6,009,212
Port of Boston Boston container, break bulk, dry bulk, passenger 270,881 16,618,977
Port of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Conn. NA NA 2,031,424
Port of Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. bulk NA 787,187
Port of Camden-Gloucester Camden-Gloucester, N.J. container, break bulk, dry bulk NA 6,734,653
Port of Fall River Fall River, Mass. NA NA 973,531
Port of Halifax Halifax, Nova Scotia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger 547,445 4,769,550
Port of Hempstead Hempstead, N.Y. NA NA 762,218
Port of New Castle New Castle, Del. NA NA 7,139,208
Port of New Haven New Haven, Conn. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 8,868,274
Port of New York and New Jersey New York container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger 6,710,817 135,874,693
Port of Paulsboro Paulsboro, N.J. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift NA 18,362,258
Port of Portland Portland, Maine container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 4,898,165
Port of Portsmouth Portsmouth, N.H. container, break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo NA 2,627,091
Port of Providence Providence, R.I. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 8,489,693
Port of Searsport Searsport, Maine break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 1,442,361
Port of Wilmington Wilmington, Del. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated 375,268 6,864,705
Port Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 59,102 25,069,918

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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