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 Although
there
are
scores
of
commercial
ports
in
North
America,
there
are
less
than
40
ports
with
significant,
regularly
scheduled
"liner"
services.
Here
are
some
brief
notes
about
the
main
ports
for
regularly
scheduled
international
ocean
shipping
services
in
North
America.
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Major
Commercial
Shipping
Ports
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East
Coast
- West
Coast
- Gulf
Coast
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East
Coast
--
North
to
South |
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| Montreal |
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Although
it
is
located
far
up
the
St.
Lawrence
Seaway,
Montreal
carriers
still
offer
several
scheduled
transatlantic
services
to
Northern
Europe
and
the
Mediterranean.
Montreal's
inland
location
is
actually
an
advantage
U.S.
Midwestern
shippers
sending
goods
to
Europe,
because
they
can
save
on
costs
for
overland
transportation
that
would
be
incurred
by
using
ports
on
the
Atlantic.
www.port-montreal.com/english/featfr.htm |
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| Halifax |
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Because
Halifax
is
closer
to
Northern
Europe
than
any
other
major
North
American
port,
several
carriers
use
it
as
the
first
inbound
port
or
last
outbound
port
in
North
America.
With
good
rail
and
truck
connections,
Halifax
is a
gateway
for
New
England
and
the
Midwest,
as
well
as
for
Eastern
Canada.
www.portofhalifax.ca/ |
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| St.
John |
|
New
Brunswick--Scheduled
services
are
limited,
yet
St.
John
has
scheduled
services
to
the
Caribbean
and
Latin
America
with
its
major
tenant,
Kent
Line.
Breakbulk
services
are
also
available
to
Northern
Europe.
Like
other
Eastern
Canadian
ports,
St.
John
is
used
by
U.S.
shipper
in
New
England,
who
can
connect
with
the
port
via
rail
or
truck.
www.sjport.com |
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| Boston |
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Scheduled
carriers
serve
Boston
with
a
mix
of
direct
and
transshipment
services.
Some
carriers
call
Boston
inbound
from
Europe
before
sailing
to
New
York/New
Jersey,
making
Boston
a
competitive
gateway
for
New
England
and
even
the
Midwest.
Boston-area
shippers
can
still
get
Boston
bills
of
lading
for
shipments
that
move
on
coastal
feeder
services
to
New
York/New
Jersey
or
Halifax.
www.massport.com |
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| New
York/New
Jersey |
|
This
bi-state
port
which
includes
terminals
in
New
York
City
and
across
New
York
Harbor
in
Elizabeth,
N.J.
and
Newark,
N.J.
Most
scheduled
services
are
from
Elizabeth,
although
some
carriers
use
Red
Hook
terminal
in
Brooklyn
and
Howland
Hook
Terminal
on
Staten
Island.
The
intermodal
rail
connections
are
in
New
Jersey;
all
terminals
have
extensive
trucking
options.
The
Port
of
New
York/New
Jersey
has
more
scheduled
services
to a
wider
variety
of
trade
lanes
than
any
other
port
in
North
America.
Virtually
every
major
trade
lane
is
served
from
the
port.
It
is
the
leading
container
volume
gateway
on
the
East
Coast.
www.panynj.gov/index.html |
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| Philadelphia |
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Not
a
major
load
center
port
for
liner
carriers--mostly
because
of
its
proximity
to
the
container
terminals
of
the
Port
of
New
York/New
Jersey--Philadelphia
nevertheless
has
both
container
and
breakbulk
terminals,
along
with
good
rail
and
highway
connections.
It
is
especially
strong
as a
Northeast
departure
point
for
carriers
in
the
Caribbean
islands
trades,
and
for
inbound
fruit
shipments
(from
Latin
America)
and
meats
(from
Australia).
There
have
been
efforts
underway
for
years
to
unite
Philadelphia
and
the
Port
of
South
Jersey
across
the
Delaware
River
in
Camden,
but
there
is
not
yet
a
unified
bi-state
port
along
the
lines
of
New
York/New
Jersey.
www.ppc.org |
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| Baltimore |
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Location
may
be
the
most
important
factor
in
the
services
offered
from
the
Port
of
Baltimore.
Baltimore
is
located
closer
to
the
Midwest
industrial
heartland
than
other
major
ports.
It
is
about
500
miles
from
the
automakers
in
the
Detroit
area--that
compares
with
a
trip
of
more
than
650
miles
from
Detroit
to
the
Port
of
New
York/New
Jersey--making
Baltimore
a
premier
gateway
for
auto
shipments.
That
has
also
attracted
other
roll-on/roll-off
business,
because
the
port
has
specialized
facilities
for
that
cargo.
Baltimore
also
specialized
in
forest
product
moves.
But
it
is a
major
container
port,
because
it
feeds
its
own
metro
area
and
nearby
cities
like
Washington
and
Philadelphia,
and
because
of
its
proximity
to
major
cities
like
Pittsburgh,
Cleveland,
Chicago
and
Detroit.
www.mpa.state.md.us/ |
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| Norfolk |
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In
many
respects,
the
container
terminals
in
the
Norfolk,
Va.
Area,
which
include
Norfolk,
Portsmouth
and
Newport
News,
have
turned
their
common
Hampton
Roads
access
to
the
Chesapeake
Bay
and
Atlantic
Ocean
into
the
New
York/New
Jersey
of
the
Mid-Atlantic.
Many
of
the
carriers
offering
services
out
of
the
Port
of
New
York/New
Jersey
call
one
of
the
Virginia
terminals
with
the
same
vessels
on
the
same
overseas
services.
It
has
had
extensive
rail
connections
for
years
from
CSX
Transportation
and
namesake
Norfolk
Southern
Railroad.
www.vaports.com |
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| Wilmington,
N.C. |
|
There
are
a
limited
number
of
carriers
offering
departures
from
the
Port
of
Wilmington,
N.C.,
yet
the
services
that
are
available
are
noteworthy.
There
is
an
"all-water"
service
to
the
Far
East,
meaning
Far
East
cargo
is
not
shipped
by
intermodal
rail
to
West
Coast
ports.
There
are
also
services
to
the
Mediterranean
and
the
Middle
East
offered
by
major
players
in
those
markets.
www.ncports.com |
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| Charleston |
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Not
one
of
the
East
Coast's
major
metropolitan
areas,
Charleston
is
nevertheless
the
second
busiest
containerport
on
the
East
Coast,
trailing
only
New
York/New
Jersey
in
container
volumes.
Charleston's
advanced
port
facilities
and
intermodal
connections
to
shippers
throughout
the
South
and
Midwest,
have
prompted
many
major
steamship
lines
to
use
Charleston
as a
South
Atlantic
load
center
port.
Shippers
can
choose
among
several
scheduled
services
from
Charleston
to
all
the
major
trade
lanes
of
the
world.
Many
carriers
that
call
New
York/New
Jersey
call
Charleston
with
the
same
vessels.
There
are
even
a
number
of
services
from
the
Gulf
Coast
that
stop
at
Charleston
as
part
of
transatlantic
services.
www.port-of-charleston.com |
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| Savannah |
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Once
known
as a
key
East
Coast
gateway
for
all-water
Far
East
services--transpacific
vessels
transiting
the
Panama
Canal
can
use
Savannah
as
the
first
port
in
or
last
port
out
on
the
East
Coast--Savannah
has
expanded
significantly
services
to
other
trade
lanes.
While
it
always
had
some
Europe
and
Latin
America
services,
the
choices
to
those
trades
have
expanded
considerably
in
recent
years.
Savannah
has
strong
inland
intermodal
connections
and
is
the
seaport
for
the
major
Southeast
rail
hub
of
Atlanta.
It
also
has
fast
truck
transit
times
to
the
Midwest.
It
is a
key
port
for
shippers
in
the
states
to
the
west
and
south
of
Georgia.
www.gaports.com |
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| Jacksonville |
|
Effectively
the
southeast
corner
of
the
Class
I
rail
network
in
the
U.S.,
Jacksonville
serves
as a
funnel
for
ocean
cargo
from
shippers
to
the
north
and
west.
It
is a
national
gateway
to
Puerto
Rico,
handling
the
overwhelming
majority
of
the
volumes
in
that
trade.
But
there
are
some
services
available
to
all
the
major
trade
lanes
of
the
world,
with
extensive
choices
available
to
several
major
international
markets.
www.jaxport.com |
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| Palm
Beach |
|
The
Port
of
Palm
Beach
is a
niche
port,
but
an
important
one
for
the
Caribbean
trade.
It
is
the
main
port
of
Tropical
Shipping,
the
volume
leader
for
containerized
cargo
in
the
Caribbean
islands
trade.
www.portofpalmbeach.com |
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| Port
Everglades |
|
Located
in
Ft.
Lauderdale,
Port
Everglades
is a
major
containerport
for
South
Florida,
providing
competition
for
the
Port
of
Miami.
Port
Everglades
offers
extensive
choices
to
Central
America,
South
America,
and
the
Caribbean
islands,
but
is
also
has
a
number
of
services
to
the
major
east-west
trade
lanes.
It
is
close
to
I-95
and
has
rail
connections
via
the
Florida
East
Coast
(FEC)
railroad,
which
interfaces
with
the
national
carriers
at
Jacksonville.
www.co.broward.fl.us/port.htm |
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| Miami |
|
The
Port
of
Miami
is
known
for
its
Caribbean
and
Latin
American
services,
but
it
also
serves
as
an
important
port
for
the
Europe
and
Asia
trades,
respectively.
Because
of
its
location,
Miami
serves
as a
transshipment
point
for
cargo
moving
between
Europe
and
Latin
America,
and
between
Asia
and
Latin
America.
As
Florida's
largest
municipal
area,
it
also
generates
even
more
cargo
that
is
actually
moving
between
South
Florida
and
the
major
trades
of
Latin
America,
Europe
and
Asia.
www.co.miami-dade.fl.us./portofmiami |
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Gulf
Coast
--
Southwest
to
East |
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| Veracruz |
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Mexico's
largest
port
and
the
first
Mexican
port
to
be
privatized
in
the
mid-90s,
Veracruz
is
the
gateway
to
Mexico
City.
It
is
also
a
scheduled
port
on a
number
of
transatlantic
services
from
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
which
also
call
U.S.
Gulf
ports
like
Houston
and
New
Orleans. |
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| Tampico |
|
The
other
load
center
port
on
Mexico's
Gulf
Coast
besides
Veracruz,
Tampico
is a
scheduled
call
for
some
intercontinental
services
between
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
port
range
and
destinations
in
Northern
Europe,
the
Mediterranean
and
beyond.
These
services
call
both
Mexico
and
the
U.S.,
treating
the
Gulf
port
range
as a
single
departure
region. |
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| Freeport |
|
A
niche
port
for
the
Central
America
trade,
Freeport
is
the
Texas
gateway
for
the
liner
carriers
Dole
Ocean
Liner
Express
(DOLE)
and
Chiquita
Brands
International's
shipping
company
Great
White
Fleet.
www.portfreeport.com |
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| Houston |
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As
the
largest
city
on
the
Gulf
Coast
and
one
of
the
largest
cities
in
the
U.S.,
Houston
is
by
far
the
largest
"load
center"
port
for
scheduled
services
from
the
Gulf
Coast,
Houston
offers
a
variety
of
container,
breakbulk,
and
heavy-lift/project
cargo
services.
There
are
extensive
services
available
to
Northern
Europe,
the
Mediterranean,
South
America,
Central
America,
Mexico,
the
Middle
East,
Indian
subcontinent,
and
Africa.
Although
Houston's
location
keeps
it
out
of
the
transpacific
trades
for
the
most
part,
most
major
transpacific
carriers
maintain
offices
in
Houston,
and
supervise
intermodal
rail
moves
from
Houston
to
Southern
California,
where
Houston-area
shippers
connect
with
carriers
serving
the
Asian
trades.
The
Port
of
Houston
Authority
(PHA)
also
manages
the
nearby
Port
of
Galveston.
www.portofhouston.com |
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| New
Orleans |
|
Many
major
scheduled
carriers
offer
services
from
New
Orleans.
There
are
also
a
number
of
successful
niche
carriers
operating
from
the
port.
In
spite
of
its
considerable
container
shipping
business,
New
Orleans
has
put
a
heavy
emphasis
on
breakbulk
services,
providing
specialized
warehouses
and
terminals
for
carriers
who
move
general
cargo
that
is
not
put
into
containers.
It
has
exceptional
rail
connections,
prompting
shippers
from
as
far
away
as
the
Pacific
Northwest
and
New
England
to
use
New
Orleans
as a
port
for
shipments
in
the
north-south
trades.
www.portno.com |
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| Gulfport |
|
This
Mississippi
port
has
developed
into
a
strong
niche
port
for
liner
carriers
specializing
in
handling
fruit
shipments
for
major
food
companies
involved
in
the
Central
American
trades
for
bananas
and
other
tropical
fruits.
www.mdot.state.ms.us./ports/gulfhome.htm |
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| Mobile |
|
Alabama's
state-controlled
port
specialized
in
moving
bulk
cargoes
like
coal,
but
it
does
have
a
limited
number
of
liner
services.
Shippers
can
get
direct
service
to
Northern
Europe,
and
many
carriers
will
arrange
inducement
calls
at
Mobile
for
large
customers.
www.asdd.com |
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| Tampa |
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Tampa
is a
major
bulk
port
and
is a
gateway
for
citrus
fruit
charters.
It
has
liner
services
to
Mexico,
Central
America
and
the
North
Coast
of
South
America.
www.tampaport.com |
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| Port
Manatee |
|
Port
Manatee,
located
on
Tampa
Bay,
is a
niche
port
in
terms
of
its
liner
service
options.
The
port
is
home
to
some
carriers
specializing
in
the
Central
America
trade.
www.portmanatee.com |
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| West
Coast
--
South
to
North |
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| Long
Beach |
|
The
highest-volume
container
port
in
the
U.S.,
Long
Beach
is
the
Southern
California
gateway
for
many
of
the
global
carriers
in
the
U.S./Asia
trades.
Because
Long
Beach
has
established
itself
as a
key
load
center
for
many
global
carriers,
it
has
also
made
inroads
into
the
Europe
and
South
America
trades,
although
the
transpacific
is
by
far
its
main
market.
www.polb.com |
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| Los
Angeles |
|
Located
immediately
adjacent
to
the
Port
of
Long
Beach,
with
an
imaginary
line
through
San
Pedro
Bay
separating
the
two
shipping
giants,
Los
Angeles
in
the
second-ranked
port
in
the
U.S.
in
terms
of
container
volumes.
It
specializes
in
the
U.S./Asia
trades,
but
is
also
the
main
port
in
the
U.S.
for
shipments
to
Australia/New
Zealand,
and
hosts
carriers
in
the
Latin
America
and
Europe
trades,
as
well.
www.portoflosangeles.org |
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| Oakland |
|
The
primary
port
for
Northern
California,
Oakland
has
become
one
of
the
busiest
containerports
in
the
U.S.
because
it
is a
load
center
for
carriers
in
the
U.S./Asia
trade,
the
single
busiest
trade
lane
in
the
world.
Oakland
has
developed
the
extensive
container-handling
infrastructure
that
has
allowed
it
to
dominate
the
San
Francisco
Bay
gateway.
www.portofoakland.com |
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| San
Francisco |
|
Although
it
does
not
compare
to
Oakland
in
terms
of
volumes,
a
handful
of
scheduled
services
operate
from
the
Port
of
San
Francisco.
Those
include
carriers
serving
the
West
Coast
of
South
America,
as
well
as
the
South
Pacific
islands.
San
Francisco
had
become
an
important
port
in
the
Australia/New
Zealand
trade,
but
those
carriers
transferred
to
Oakland
in
2001
as
the
result
of a
multi-carrier
vessel
sharing
agreement.
www.sfport.com |
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| Portland |
|
As
a
Pacific
Northwest
metropolitan
area,
Portland
has
attracted
a
number
of
major
carriers
in
the
transpacific
container
trades.
It
has
also
developed
specialized
auto
handling
terminals,
attracting
carriers
involved
in
that
market.
Portland
is
also
an
important
gateway
for
the
shippers
who
move
products
by
barge
on
the
Columbia-Snake
River
system.
www.portofportland.com/pophome.htm |
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| Tacoma |
|
One
of
the
two
load
center
ports
accessible
via
the
Puget
Sound,
Tacoma
has
become
the
Pacific
Northwest
call
for
several
major
global
carriers
in
the
transpacific
trades.
It
has
an
excellent
seaport
infrastructure,
and
has
good
intermodal
rail
connections,
with
an
intermodal
rail
yard
just
off
the
port.
It
also
has
quick
access
to
Interstate
5,
with
less
congestion
than
the
population
center
of
Seattle.
www.portoftacoma.com |
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| Seattle |
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The
largest
gateway
of
the
Pacific
Northwest,
most
of
Seattle's
cargo
is
from
the
Japan,
Korea
and
China
trades.
The
Puget
Sound
is
much
closer
to
Northeast
Asia
than
the
California
ports,
so
many
shippers
and
carriers
use
Seattle
as
their
gateway
between
the
U.S.
and
the
Far
East.
It
also
has
good
highway
and
rail
connections
for
intermodal
moves
throughout
the
U.S.
and
Canada.
www.portofseattle.org |
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| Vancouver |
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The
single
Pacific
Coast
gateway
for
Canadian
liner
services,
Vancouver,
is
served
by
several
major
carriers
in
the
transpacific
trades.
It
also
has
limited
services
to
Europe.
The
Port
of
Vancouver,
British
Columbia
is
the
only
Pacific
Northwest
port
called
by
major
liner
carriers.
The
Port
of
Vancouver,
Washington,
located
across
the
river
from
the
Port
of
Portland,
does
not
have
liner
services.
www.portvancouver.com |
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