U.S. Freight Transportation Gateways Report

(CIFFA eBulletin)

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics released on Friday America's Freight Transportation Gateways 2009, a data profile of the nation's leading international freight transportation gateways in 2008 and trends in movement of goods through these seaports, airports, and land border crossings since 1990.

U.S. freight gateways handled more than $3.4 trillion (in current dollars) of international merchandise trade in 2008, an increase of 9% from 2007. The report, an update of a 2004 BTS report, highlights the top 25 freight gateways. The complete report can be found here.

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