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BTS Releases Fact Sheet on Atlantic Coast U.S. Seaports

Published Jan 27, 2011 9:11 AM by The Maritime Executive

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released a fact sheet, Atlantic Coast U.S. Seaports, highlighting the major Atlantic container ports of New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC. These ports are the largest of the Atlantic Coast seaports from Eastport, MA, through Key West, FL, that are preparing for an expected increase in cargo generated by an expansion of the Panama Canal scheduled for completion in 2014.

The fact sheet can be found at http://www.bts.gov/publications/bts_fact_sheets/2010_002/html/entire.html. For the latest maritime-related BTS data products, please visit the BTS Maritime Program website.