Where does Wilmington rank among the East Coast’s busiest ports?
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A world of opportunity
Across the country, ships wait to dock and shipping containers stack up because there aren’t enough resources to handle them. North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington can handle the largest container ships that call on the East Coast, yet it remains underused despite supply chain backups. And a proposal to help the port keep up with competitors has raised environmental concerns. This is the N&O’s special report.
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Where does Wilmington rank among the East Coast’s busiest ports?
The Port of Wilmington ranks 10th among East Coast ports in terms of the amount of shipping containers it handles each year. New York/New Jersey is the busiest for containers, followed by Savannah, Norfolk and Charleston.
Scroll over the circles on each port to see how many 20-foot container units or TEUs each one handled through the first nine months of 2020. A TEU is the standard measure for the shipping industry.
This story was originally published January 9, 2022 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Where does Wilmington rank among the East Coast’s busiest ports?."
