7 Major Ports of the United States
With more than 284.9 million MT of cargo movement, both inward and outwards of the US, Port of Houston is the busiest foreign cargo handling port in the entire country. it is also the 10th busiest port facility on the global rankings.
This Port ranks next to the Port of Houston in terms of overall cargo tonnage in million MT. Spreading just over 54 miles, it is one of the biggest and widespread ports in the USA.
The port of New York and New Jersey encloses the entire coastal area of the New York Harbour. This facility spreads over an area of 25 miles and is the largest natural harbour globally.
The Port of Corpus Christi stands amongst the few ports in USA with an energy conservation blueprint. An average depth of 14 meters allows oil-carrying vessels of all sizes to arrive freely at this port.
This Port is one of the few ports in the USA to entertain both merchant and defense fleet. The port covers an area of 150 sq. miles and has annual revenue of $2.2 billion through commercial shipping.
This is also one of the busiest ports in the USA with an average of 36000 vessel calls yearly. The facility has over $100 million of profit in turnover attributing to its cargo and rail operations.
The port of Long Beach was the second-largest container handling terminal in 2019 within the USA. The port facility has 80 operational berths with 10 cargo piers across its expanse.