30 US container ports
Port-by-port D&D dispute guides.
Terminals, appointment systems, the operational traps that create demurrage and per diem, and the evidence to capture at each port.
Port of Los Angeles
San Pedro, California · West Coast
The busiest US container port, with seven terminals, PierPass TMF, Port Optimizer data and appointment-only gates that shape every free time and per diem dispute.
Port of Long Beach
Long Beach, California · West Coast
Six container terminals, mixed appointment systems and the shared San Pedro Bay chassis and PierPass rules make Long Beach a dense source of disputable D&D.
Port of Oakland
Oakland, California · West Coast
Northern California's main container gateway, evenly split between imports and exports, where export cutoffs, empty availability and appointment gates drive most D&D disputes.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance (Seattle and Tacoma)
Seattle and Tacoma, Washington · West Coast
Seattle and Tacoma's combined container gateway, with heavy intermodal rail, eModal appointments and an export base that makes rail dwell and ERDs central to D&D disputes.
Port of Portland (Oregon)
Portland, Oregon · West Coast
Oregon's only international container terminal, Terminal 6, reopened under Harbor Industrial as Oregon Container Terminal in 2026, serving exporters and regional importers.
Port of Hueneme
Port Hueneme, California · West Coast
A reefer-heavy deepwater port in Ventura County built around banana and fresh produce imports, where reefer power, cold chain handoffs and vessel timing drive D&D exposure.
Port of San Diego
San Diego, California · West Coast
A niche container port whose box trade centers on refrigerated produce at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, with Dole as the anchor container user.
Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu, Hawaii · Alaska, Hawaii & Territories
Hawaii's main container port, dominated by domestic Jones Act trade through Matson and Pasha terminals, where classifying each invoice as domestic or foreign comes first.
Don Young Port of Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska · Alaska, Hawaii & Territories
Alaska's main container gateway, served twice weekly from Tacoma by Matson and TOTE, where domestic trade rules, weather and a single supply lane shape every D&D question.
Port of Guam (Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port)
Piti, Guam · Alaska, Hawaii & Territories
Guam's only commercial port and a regional transshipment point, mixing domestic US trade, Asian imports and military cargo, so each D&D invoice must be classified by trade first.
Port Houston
Houston, Texas · Gulf Coast
The Gulf's largest container port, where Port Houston itself runs both terminals, exports of resin and other loaded boxes keep growing, and Express Pass governs truck appointments.
Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA)
New Orleans, Louisiana · Gulf Coast
A river port with one container terminal on the Mississippi, six Class I railroads and a new terminal in development, where river conditions and rail drive D&D exposure.
Port of Mobile
Mobile, Alabama · Gulf Coast
Alabama's container gateway at APM Terminals Mobile, with a newly deepened 50-foot channel and rail-linked inland service, where rail dwell and export timing drive D&D.
Port Freeport
Freeport, Texas · Gulf Coast
A Texas Gulf multipurpose port whose Velasco Terminal handles container, ro-ro and project cargo, where vessel timing and export cutoffs drive most D&D exposure.
Port of Gulfport
Gulfport, Mississippi · Gulf Coast
Mississippi's container port and a leading US green fruit import gateway, anchored by Dole and Crowley services, where reefer timing and inspections drive D&D exposure.
Port of New York and New Jersey
Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey; Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York · East Coast
The largest East Coast gateway: six container terminals across two states, ExpressRail on-dock rail and a dense chassis market that turns small gate delays into large D&D bills.
Port of Savannah
Savannah, Georgia · East Coast
Garden City Terminal is a single, very large GPA-run container yard with on-terminal rail. D&D risk comes from volume surges, inland rail dwell and hurricane-season closures.
The Port of Virginia
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Virginia · East Coast
Hampton Roads gateway with semi-automated stacking at NIT and VIG, a port-owned chassis pool and a truck reservation system. Reservation records are the core D&D evidence here.
Port of Charleston
Charleston and North Charleston, South Carolina · East Coast
Three SC Ports container terminals, rail-served inland ports at Greer and Dillon, Go!Port gate codes and the port-owned SMART Pool. Rail and empty-return records drive D&D disputes.
Port of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland · East Coast
Seagirt Marine Terminal, run by Ports America Chesapeake, handles Baltimore's container traffic. Pre-advise, appointments and off-terminal chassis supply shape D&D disputes here.
Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · East Coast
A reefer-heavy Delaware River port: Packer Avenue Marine Terminal handles most containers, and USDA holds, fruit-season peaks and eModal PreGate appointments shape D&D risk.
Port of Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware · East Coast
A perishables gateway on the Delaware River, operated by Enstructure since 2023, with large dockside cold storage. USDA holds and seasonal fruit peaks drive D&D exposure.
Port of Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina · East Coast
NC Ports runs a single container terminal at Wilmington with fixed weekday gate hours, CSX rail to Charlotte and the SACP chassis pool. Gate cutoffs and hurricanes drive D&D risk.
Port of Boston (Conley Container Terminal)
South Boston, Massachusetts · East Coast
Massport's Conley Terminal is New England's only full-service container terminal. A short weekday gate window and a 4:15 p.m. inbound cutoff make gate timing central to D&D disputes.
Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT)
Jacksonville, Florida · East Coast
Three JAXPORT terminals with different operators, a major Puerto Rico trade lane and SACP chassis. Terminal-specific gates and hurricane closures drive D&D disputes.
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida · East Coast
A Latin America and Caribbean gateway with many private terminal operators in Southport and an FEC near-dock rail yard. Operator-specific rules and storm closures drive D&D risk.
PortMiami
Dodge Island, Miami, Florida · East Coast
Three container terminal operators on Dodge Island, TERMPoint appointments at SFCT, on-port FEC rail and a direct tunnel to I-395. Holds and storm closures drive D&D risk.
Port Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida · Gulf Coast
Florida's largest port by tonnage is a fast-growing container gateway: one Ports America terminal at Hookers Point, a channel deepening program and new cranes. Capacity is the D&D story.
Port of Palm Beach
Riviera Beach, Florida · East Coast
A compact, export-heavy port serving the Bahamas and Caribbean, anchored by Tropical Shipping. Short-transit island services and export earliest return dates drive D&D exposure.
Port of San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico · Alaska, Hawaii & Territories
Puerto Rico's main container gateway: Puerto Nuevo Terminals and Crowley's Isla Grande terminal handle Jones Act and foreign trade. Which rules apply depends on the trade lane.
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