Major Ports (National)

The Major Ports dataset is October 24, 2018, and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics's (BTS's) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Major Ports are politically defined by port limits or Corps projects, excluding non-Corps projects not authorized for publication. The determination for the published Major/Principal Ports is based upon the total tonnage for the port for the particular year; therefore the top 150 list can vary from year to year. These data show Major Ports in 2016. The Principal Port dataset contains USACE port codes, geographic locations (longitude, latitude), names, and commodity tonnage summaries (total tons, domestic, foreign, imports and exports) for Principal USACE Ports.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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dataset-reference-date [{"type": "publication", "value": "2013-07-01"}]
licence ["See access and use constraints information. See access and use constraints information."]
metadata-date 2016-11-08
metadata-language eng; USA
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resource-type dataset
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • economy
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  • oceans
  • ports
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  • structure
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metadata_created 2025-11-20T12:05:20.591787
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T12:05:20.591791
notes The Major Ports dataset is October 24, 2018, and is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Bureau of Transportation Statistics's (BTS's) National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD). The Major Ports are politically defined by port limits or Corps projects, excluding non-Corps projects not authorized for publication. The determination for the published Major/Principal Ports is based upon the total tonnage for the port for the particular year; therefore the top 150 list can vary from year to year. These data show Major Ports in 2016. The Principal Port dataset contains USACE port codes, geographic locations (longitude, latitude), names, and commodity tonnage summaries (total tons, domestic, foreign, imports and exports) for Principal USACE Ports.
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title Major Ports (National)