Vital Signs: Seaport Activity – Bay Area

VITAL SIGNS INDICATOR Seaport Activity (EC18) FULL MEASURE NAME Shipping containers moved (TEUs) LAST UPDATED August 2019 DESCRIPTION Seaport activity refers to the quantity of goods moved into or out of the region through seaports. Seaport activity is measured at major ports by the number of shipping containers moved; these are known as twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). DATA SOURCE American Association of Port Authorities: Western Hemisphere Port TEU Container Volumes 1990-2017 https://www.aapa-ports.org/unifying/content.aspx?ItemNumber=21048 Port of Oakland 1990-2018 https://www.oaklandseaport.com/performance/facts-figures/ CONTACT INFORMATION [e-mail] METHODOLOGY NOTES (across all datasets for this indicator) Container volumes include both empty and full containers that move through a given port; they include imports, exports, and domestic freight flows.