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The '''Ports of the United States''' handle more than 2 billion [[metric tons]] of domestic and import/export cargo annually.{{fact|date=October 2021}} U.S. ports handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the [[economic globalization|global economy]], including [[petroleum]], [[grain]], [[steel]], [[automobiles]], and [[containerized]] goods. Reports from individual ports indicate that approximately 4.6 million automobiles (imports and exports) passed through American ports in 2006. |
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== Employment == |
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Total port-related employment in the United States was estimated at 8.4 million people in 2006.<ref name="AAPApr">{{cite press release| title =New Study Details Economic Benefits of U.S. Seaports | publisher =[[American Association of Port Authorities]] | date =2007-08-28 | url =http://www.aapa-ports.org/Press/PRdetail.cfm?itemnumber=3485 | accessdate =2008-02-08}}</ref> Of this total, 1.4 million were employed in providing goods and services to ports (such as longshore, [[stevedore]], and [[Port security|security]] personnel). The remaining 7 million were employed in import- and export-related activities (such as [[transportation]], [[warehousing]], and distribution). Port activities were also responsible for bringing in $102.8 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2006.<ref name="AAPApr" /> |
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== Growth == |
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Unusually, United States [[Containerization|containerized]] trade rates fell in 2007 despite a continued rise in international container rates. Inbound container volumes to the United States fell by 1.1 percent in 2007 to 18.96 million TEU.<ref name="LLDCN">{{cite news |title =Zero growth for US container imports | work =Lloyd's List Daily Commercial News | publisher =Lloyd's List | date =8 February 2008 | url =http://www.lloydslistdcn.com.au/informaoz/LLDCN/home.jsp?source=wire&var_sect=News&art_id=1202338727488 | accessdate =2008-02-08}}</ref> This compares to growth rates of 8.6 percent in 2006 and 10.5 percent in 2005. The decline was centered on transatlantic trade, with transpacific container volumes increasing by 0.4 percent over 2006.<ref name="LLDCN" /> |
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The [[Foreign Dredge Act of 1906]] bans foreign-built and foreign-owned dredges from operating in the United states. This has been cited by critics such as the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute as being responsible for constraining the growth of US ports, such as the inability of some major US ports to accommodate post-[[Panamax]] ships. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Dubai Ports World controversy]] |
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* [[United States container ports]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*Seaport Governance {{cite web | title = Seaport Governance in the United States and Canada | publisher = American Association of Port Authorities | date = | url = http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/PDFs/governance_uscan.pdf | accessdate = 2013-08-31}} |
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*Marine Terminal Operators {{cite web | title = Marine Terminal Operators | publisher = Federal Maritime Commission | url=https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC1Users/scripts/ExtReports.asp?tariffClass=mto | accessdate = 2013-08-30}} |
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