THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Source: American Association of Port Authorities. http://www.aapa-ports.org
Main Container Ports of the American East Coast, 1985-2005 (TEUs)
As such, New York is the busiest container port of the East Coast and the third largest tonnage and container port on the United States. Recent growth in containerized traffic underlines the concentration of traffic among the 5 largest ports of the East Coast. New York alone accounted for more than half of the container traffic growth.