2021 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
Up Front
After once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, supply chains are adjusting to new normal.
Global supply chain, so often taken for granted, becomes cause for worldwide concern.
Find out where the Top 50 Global Freight Carriers are based.
Rankings
 

Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Port Canaveral Brevard County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, passenger   5,441,048
Port Everglades Broward County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   23,995,569
Port Manatee Manatee County, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo   4,702,559
Port of Baltimore Baltimore container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated, passenger   44,243,241
Port of Brunswick Brunswick, Ga. break bulk, dry bulk, automobile   2,325,711
Port of Charleston Charleston, S.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, refrigerated   24,596,490
Port of Chester Chester, Pa. NA   3,659,534
Port of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, refrigerated   17,727,173
Port of Marcus Hook Marcus Hook, Pa. NA   16,701,718
Port of Miami Miami container, passenger   8,825,196
Port of Morehead City Morehead City, N.C. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,519,652
Port of Palm Beach Palm Beach, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   2,177,679
Port of Penn Manor Penn Manor, Pa. NA   2,330,736
Port of Philadelphia Philadelphia container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passenger   16,313,721
Port of Savannah Savannah, Ga. container, break bulk, heavy lift, automobile, refrigerated   41,944,446
Port of Tampa Tampa, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift, passenger   30,022,913
Port of Virginia Norfolk, Va. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile   61,701,612
Port of Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift   6,260,279
Extras

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HMM to Continue Deploying More Ships as Port Congestion Persists

HMM Co., the biggest container-shipping line in South Korea, will continue deploying more vessels than usual to try to meet demand from the country’s exporters struggling to transport goods overseas.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
May 10, 2022
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Labor Leaders Optimistic Over Port Contract Talks

With negotiations expected to begin soon between the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, ILWU leaders are expressing confidence that the two sides will reach an agreement — without an interruption in work — before the June 30 deadline for the current contract expiration.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 13, 2022
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