Ten largest home ports in the U.S. by TEU* in 1999
- Long Beach 4,408,480
- Los Angeles 3,828,851
- New York/New Jersey 2,828,878
- San Juan 2,084,711
- Oakland 1,663,756
- Seattle 1,490,048
- Charleston 1,482,995
- Tacoma 1,271,011
- Savannah 793,165
- Miami 777,821
Five largest foreign ports in the world by TEU* in 1998
- Singapore 15,136,000
- Hong Kong 14,582,000
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan 6,271,000
- Rotterdam 6,004,00
- Busan, South Korea 4,539,000
*20-foot equivalency units or one small container, the shipping industry’s standard unit of measure.
Source: American Association of Port Authorities
