Many of the ports making up the JOC Top 25 North American container ports rankings in 2015 made the cut again in 2016, but many of the rankings have changed, reflecting the impact of Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy and the return of US export growth.
There was no surprise at the top of the rankings, where Los Angeles, Long Beach, and New York-New Jersey are able to capitalize on their huge surrounding population centers, and in the case of Los Angeles and Long Beach, their access to the US heartland. In Canada, Vancouver held onto its position as the country’s top port, while Manzanillo did the same in Mexico.
