North Atlantic Port Data | 2019 Top 50 Global Freight

2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Policy negotiations have put freight patterns in flux.
Despite trade tensions, growth has continued.
How the Netherlands is handling increased demand.

Rankings

 

North Atlantic

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port Jefferson Port Jefferson, N.Y. NA NA 1,969,927
Port of Albany-Rensselaer Albany, N.Y. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift NA 6,009,212
Port of Boston Boston container, break bulk, dry bulk, passenger 270,881 16,618,977
Port of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Conn. NA NA 2,031,424
Port of Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. bulk NA 787,187
Port of Camden-Gloucester Camden-Gloucester, N.J. container, break bulk, dry bulk NA 6,734,653
Port of Fall River Fall River, Mass. NA NA 973,531
Port of Halifax Halifax, Nova Scotia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger 547,445 4,769,550
Port of Hempstead Hempstead, N.Y. NA NA 762,218
Port of New Castle New Castle, Del. NA NA 7,139,208
Port of New Haven New Haven, Conn. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 8,868,274
Port of New York and New Jersey New York container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger 6,710,817 135,874,693
Port of Paulsboro Paulsboro, N.J. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift NA 18,362,258
Port of Portland Portland, Maine container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 4,898,165
Port of Portsmouth Portsmouth, N.H. container, break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo NA 2,627,091
Port of Providence Providence, R.I. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo NA 8,489,693
Port of Searsport Searsport, Maine break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA 1,442,361
Port of Wilmington Wilmington, Del. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated 375,268 6,864,705
Port Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 59,102 25,069,918

Extras

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Companies and government agencies work to minimize effects of the E.U. departure.
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Global Freight News

Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

GOP Bill Would End Duty-Free Imports of Cheap Foreign Goods

House Republicans have proposed using their giant tax and spending bill to end duty-free imports of cheap foreign goods, a perk companies have used to grow their U.S. business for the past decade.

May 13, 2025
Business, Safety, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight, Top 100

Landstar Posts Q1 Revenue of $1.15B After Fraud-Related Delay

Landstar System reported its first-quarter earnings following a two-week delay caused by a supply chain fraud incident, the company said May 13.

May 13, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Freight Rates Set to Rise on Pacific Shipping Frenzy

A China-U.S. deal to slash trade tariffs is set to push freight rates higher, as companies rush to use a 90-day grace period to ferry goods across the Pacific Ocean.

May 13, 2025
Government, Business, Global Freight

US Businesses Relieved Over Tariff Pause but Still Anxious

American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief May 12 after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other’s products for 90 days.

May 12, 2025
Government, Business, Global Freight

French Shipping Giant CMA CGM Hails US-China Deal

Rodolphe Saade, CEO of CMA CGM SA, hailed a truce in the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

May 12, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Cuts Global Container Market Outlook on Tariff War

A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish container giant, lowered its forecast for the global transport market rattled by President Donald Trump’s trade war.

May 8, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

USPS Eyes FedEx’s David Steiner for Postmaster General Role

The USPS board has spent months looking for a new leader after Louis DeJoy abruptly resigned in March. DeJoy had pushed for sweeping changes to promote efficiency at the postal service.

May 7, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Container Lines Begin Canceling US-China Shipping Routes

Container liners are starting to sever shipping routes that link the U.S. and China across the Pacific, as President Donald Trump’s trade war upends the industry.

May 7, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Port Leaders Warn Tariffs to Bring ‘Radical Uncertainty’

Leaders of West Coast ports warned that a sharp drop in ship traffic tied to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods will threaten jobs, raise prices and ripple through the economy.

May 2, 2025
Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight, Top 100

Amazon Projects Lower Q2 Profit Than Expected Due to Tariffs

Amazon gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for operating profit in the current quarter, pointing toward tariffs and trade policies that may cause consumers to pull back on spending.

May 1, 2025

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