What share of the nation’s shipping containers pass through the Port of Wilmington?
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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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What share of the nation’s shipping containers pass through the Port of Wilmington?
Where does Wilmington rank among the East Coast’s busiest ports?
The Port of Wilmington has lots of unused capacity for handling shipping containers but remains a bit player among the nation’s seaports.
This chart lists the top 10 East Coast ports in terms of shipping containers for the first nine months of 2020 and shows what portion of national container traffic each port handles. The port of New York/New Jersey, tops on the East Coast, is the country’s second busiest port after Los Angeles/Long Beach.
This story was originally published January 9, 2022 at 6:00 AM with the headline "What share of the nation’s shipping containers pass through the Port of Wilmington?."
