United States container ports


The United States has more than 20 container ports around its coastline.

[West Coast of [the United States|West Coast]]

PortDraft depth'Air draft'
Port of Seattle50Unlimited
Port of Tacoma>50Unlimited
Port of Portland40196
Port of Oakland50190
Port of San Francisco50220
Port of Los Angeles>52Unlimited
Long Beach>50Unlimited

[Gulf of Mexico]

PortDraft depth'Air draft'
Port of Houston45Unlimited
Port of New Orleans45170
Port of Gulfport39Unlimited
Port of Mobile45Unlimited

East Coast">East Coast of the United States">East Coast

PortDraft depth'Air draft'
Port of Miami50Unlimited
Port Everglades43Unlimited
Port of Palm Beach36Unlimited
Port of Jacksonville40175
Port of Savannah42185
Port of Charleston45186
Port of Wilmington 42Unlimited
Norfolk International Terminals50Unlimited
Port of Baltimore50185
Port of Wilmington 38188
Port of Philadelphia45188
Port of Camden45150
Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal50215
Port of New York and New Jersey50228
Port Jersey50228
Port of Boston40Unlimited

Dredging of east coast ports are under way because of the New Panama Canal expansion and the expectation of larger container ships.
The Jasper Ocean Terminal is a planned container terminal to be built on the Savannah River upriver from Savannah, GA that is expected to begin operations in the mid 2020s.