2026 Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress

The 2026 Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress, a Congressionally mandated report on capacity and throughput at the top U.S. maritime ports, is now available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). As part of its Port Performance Freight Statistics Program, BTS publishes continuously updated tables, and reports a snapshot to Congress each January.

Reporting by the BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program presents nationally consistent capacity and throughput measures for the top-25 ports by tonnage, 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU), or dry bulk tonnage. Additionally, it reports on recent emerging topics such as bridge conditions at top 25 ports.

In addition, to the Annual Report, BTS maintains a set of interactive online Port Profiles of the top-25 U.S. ports by tonnage, TEU, or dry bulk tonnage. The profiles feature a wide range of port measures, such as vessel calls by type, vessel dwell times, top commodities, and updates specific to each port. Also, BTS maintains a monthly container port activity dashboard and publishes periodic port-related data spotlights.

Learn more about the BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics Program.