Rankings
Gulf Coast
| Port Name | City | Type of Freight | TEUs | Volume of Freight Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Harbor | Helena, Ark. | NA | 1,108,537 | |
| Hickman-Fulton County Riverport | Hickman, Ky. | NA | 1,144,576 | |
| Kaskaskia Regional Port | Red Bud, Ill. | break bulk, dry bulk | 5,205,459 | |
| Owensboro Riverport | Owensboro, Ky. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,559,487 | |
| Plaquemines Port | Plaquemines Parish, La. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 52,752,984 | |
| Port Fourchon | Lafourche Parish, La. | liquid bulk | 7,775,668 | |
| Port Freeport | Freeport, Texas | container, break bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo | 29,844,416 | |
| Port of Beaumont | Beaumont, Texas | container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift | 101,089,801 | |
| Port of Brownsville | Brownsville, Texas | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 6,632,612 | |
| Port of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tenn. | NA | 1,987,313 | |
| Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky | Cincinnati | NA | 36,560,095 | |
| Port of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 111,223,976 | |
| Port of Galveston | Galveston, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 10,958,425 | |
| Port of Greater Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, La. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 73,400,104 | |
| Port of Greenville | Greenville, Miss. | container, break bulk, dry bulk | 3,105,923 | |
| Port of Gulfport | Gulfport, Miss. | container, break bulk, dry bulk | 1,966,349 | |
| Port of Guntersville | Guntersville, Ala. | NA | 1,585,476 | |
| Port of Houston | Houston | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 284,944,468 | |
| Port of Huntington Tri-State | Huntington, W.Va. | NA | 36,784,682 | |
| Port of Iberia | Iberia, La. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,056,212 | |
| Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, Ind. | NA | 9,344,185 | |
| Port of Kansas City | Kansas City, Mo. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 1,117,045 | |
| Port of Lake Charles | Lake Charles, La. | dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo | 58,038,313 | |
| Port of Lake Providence | Lake Providence, La. | NA | 1,096,782 | |
| Port of Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | dry bulk | 6,420,628 | |
| Port of Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 8,914,841 | |
| Port of Mobile | Mobile, Ala. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift | 56,893,814 | |
| Port of Nashville | Nashville, Tenn. | NA | 6,939,914 | |
| Port of New Madrid County | New Madrid, Mo. | NA | 2,264,590 | |
| Port of New Orleans | New Orleans | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger | 92,208,560 | |
| Port of Orange | Orange, Texas | NA | 1,574,470 | |
| Port of Panama City | Panama City, Fla. | container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,258,064 | |
| Port of Pascagoula | Pascagoula, Miss. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 25,847,060 | |
| Port of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | NA | 21,777,395 | |
| Port of Port Arthur | Port Arthur, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo | 33,943,782 | |
| Port of Port Lavaca | Port Lavaca, Texas | NA | 5,220,760 | |
| Port of Rosedale | Rosedale, Miss. | dry bulk | 1,435,130 | |
| Port of South Louisiana | LaPlace, La. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 237,956,928 | |
| Port of St. Louis | St. Louis | NA | 31,250,309 | |
| Port of St. Paul | St. Paul, Minn. | dry bulk | 5,031,086 | |
| Port of Terrebonne | Houma, La. | NA | 2,139,252 | |
| Port of Texas City | Texas City, Texas | liquid bulk | 41,338,934 | |
| Port of Vicksburg | Vicksburg, Miss. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 3,046,191 | |
| Port of Victoria | Victoria, Texas | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk | 2,672,649 | |
| Southeast Missouri Port | Scott City, Mo. | NA | 1,237,041 | |
| Tulsa Port of Catoosa | Tulsa, Okla. | break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo | 1,234,695 |
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