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 for all vessel types 2009
The ranking shows the ** leading U.S. container ports by capacity for all vessel types (in deadweight tons) in 2009. In that year, the container port of Los Angeles was the leading port with a capacity of * deadweight tons for all vessel types.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (January 15, 2011). Leading U.S. container ports by capacity for all vessel types (in 1,000 deadweight tons) in 2009 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/183950/us-container-ports-based-on-vessel-type-capacity/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "Leading U.S. container ports by capacity for all vessel types (in 1,000 deadweight tons) in 2009." Chart. January 15, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/183950/us-container-ports-based-on-vessel-type-capacity/
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