Top 25 North American port growth in 2017 does not in and of itself prove that a broad-based, regional economic expansion is underway, but it is a telling statistic.
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Top 25 North American Ports
The JOC Top 25 container ports in North America in 2016 represented 94.8 percent or 40.8 million TEU of the 43.1 million TEU in the total North America outbound and inbound laden container trade. The total volume of these top 25 ports in 2016 increased 3.7 percent year-over-year, failing to match the 6.2 percent growth of all ports in North America.The JOC Top 25 container ports in North America in 2016 represented 94.8 percent or 40.8 million TEU of the 43.1 million TEU in the total North America outbound and inbound laden container trade. The total volume of these top 25 ports in 2016 increased 3.7 percent year-over-year, failing to match the 6.2 percent growth of all ports in North America.
The JOC Top 25 container ports in North America in 2016 represented 94.8 percent or 40.8 million TEU of the 43.1 million TEU in the total North America outbound and inbound laden container trade. The total volume of these top 25 ports in 2016 increased 3.7 percent year-over-year, failing to match the 6.2 percent growth of all ports in North America.
Top 25 North American Ports, 2016
Top 25 North American Ports, Inbound, 2015
Top 25 North American Ports, Outbound, 2015
Top 25 North American Ports, Total, Inbound and Outbound, 2015
Ports of Prince Rupert, Manzanillo lead North America growth in 2014
Top 25 North American Ports, Inbound, 2014
Top 25 North American Ports, Outbound, 2014
Top 25 North American Ports, Outbound and Inbound, 2014
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