1.13 Sea port goods movement
- The Nation’s ports handle the vast majority of U.S. international trade and transportation.
- Following Figure shows the monthly U.S. international freight value transported by vessel. Between January 2021 and October 2021, the monthly U.S. international freight value transported by vessel increased by about $31 billion (22.6 percent) from $139 billion in January 2021 to $170 billion in October 2021 billion in October 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics analysis, based upon U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, USA Trade Online, available at https://usatrade.census.gov/ as of December 2021.