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 |
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