dwt = deadweight ton
Data include oceangoing vessels 10,000 deadweight tons and greater. Capacity equals dwt multiplied by calls. San Francisco includes Oakland, San Francisco, and other ports. Virginia ports include all Jampton Roads area ports (e.g., Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth). Los Angeles and Long Beach are counted as one port in this statistic.
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Leading U.S. container ports by capacity - container ships 2009
This graph displays a ranking of the ** leading container ports in the United States in 2009, by capacity. With a capacity of around * million deadweight tons, the port of Los Angeles was ranked first in that year.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (January 15, 2011). Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons)." Chart. January 15, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, RITA. (2011). Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and RITA. "Leading U.S. Container Ports in 2009, by Capacity for Container Ships (in 1,000 Deadweight Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jan 2011, /statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
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Leading U.S. container ports in 2009, by capacity for container ships (in 1,000 deadweight tons) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA, January 15, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/183929/25-leading-us-container-ports-by-capacity-for-containerships/
