U.S. Principal Port Tonnage Summaries for 2023

Principal USACE ports data for CY 2023 includes geographic location, names, and commodity tonnage summaries. The dataset is periodically updated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and is part of the National Transportation Atlas Database. It contains port codes and breakdowns of total, domestic, foreign, import, and export tonnage.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic location and commodity tonnage summaries to model port capacity and trade flow patterns.
• Compare domestic versus foreign tonnage across principal USACE ports to assess domestic trade reliance.
• Map import and export tonnage by port code to identify key gateways for international maritime trade.
• Aggregate total tons by port name to rank the busiest U.S. ports for CY 2023.

Strengths

• Data is updated periodically by the authoritative United States Army Corps of Engineers.
• Includes specific commodity tonnage summaries such as total, domestic, foreign, import, and export tons.
• Covers principal U.S. ports for a defined calendar year (CY 2023).
• Part of the structured National Transportation Atlas Database with an accessible data dictionary.

Limitations

• The exact number of ports (rows) and data features (columns) is not specified in the input.
• Limited to principal USACE ports, potentially excluding smaller or non-USACE facilities.
• Tonnage data is summarized for the entire calendar year, lacking temporal granularity like monthly figures.

Provenance

Source

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation/Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database.

Collection Method

Periodically updated by USACE; specific collection methodology not detailed.

Time Range

Calendar Year (CY) 2023.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2025-12-19, but the core data covers CY 2023.

Geography

Principal United States Army Corps of Engineers ports in the United States.