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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
Global Freight News
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