USWC Shares of Container Traffic through U.S. Ports in February 2026

Exhibit 4 and 5 present our customary figures on the changing patterns of the nation’s containerized trade. While the TEU is the principal metric used for measuring containerized trade, the following two exhibits provide a complementary view of the nation’s containerized trade, one that highlights the U.S. West Coast ports’ share of the declared weight and value of containerized shipments passing through America’s ports.  

Ex. 4 USWC Ports Shares of Worldwide U.S. Mainland Container Trade

Shares of U.S. Mainland Ports Containerized Import Tonnage    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC36.0%36.8%38.7%39.8%
LA/LB27.8%27.3%27.5%29.2%
Oakland2.8%3.4%3.5%3.8%
NWSA3.6%4.5%5.4%5.6%
Shares of U.S. Mainland Ports Containerized Import Value    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC40.5%42.7%46.9%49.9%
LA/LB32.2%33.5%35.8%38.6%
Oakland2.6%3.2%3.5%3.7%
NWSA4.6%5.0%6.9%7.1%
Shares of U.S. Mainland Containerized Export Tonnage    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC31.6%29.6%38.5%38.9%
LA/LB18.8%12.6%22.0%22.0%
Oakland5.9%5.5%6.7%6.4%
NWSA6.1%5.8%8.2%9.6%
Shares of U.S. Mainland Containerized Export Value    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC27.0%26.8%32.8%33.4%
LA/LB16.8%17.5%21.6%21.9%
Oakland6.3%5.9%6.7%6.1%
NWSA3.4%3.1%4.1%4.7%

Ex. 5 Major USWC Ports' Shares of U.S. Container Trade with East Asia

Shares of U.S. Mainland Ports Containerized Import Tonnage    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC54.2%53.8%56.9%60.3%
LA/LB44.6%42.3%43.5%46.6%
Oakland3.4%3.7%4.2%4.4%
NWSA5.5%6.8%8.2%8.6%
Shares of U.S. Mainland Ports Containerized Import Value    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC62.4%63.2%66.3%68.6%
LA/LB50.9%50.7%51.5%54.0%
Oakland3.2%3.7%4.3%4.4%
NWSA7.2%7.5%9.8%9.8%
Shares of U.S. Mainland Containerized Export Tonnage    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC53.6%51.1%59.9%63.0%
LA/LB33.1%31.2%36.7%37.8%
Oakland8.5%8.3%9.4%8.7%
NWSA10.9%10.5%13.6%16.0%
Shares of U.S. Mainland Containerized Export Value    
 February 2026February 2025February 2019February 2019
USWC59.6%55.6%64.2%67.2%
LA/LB39.6%36.8%44.1%46.7%
Oakland11.1%11.1%11.5%10.4%
NWSA8.6%7.3%8.5%9.6%
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