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The Biggest Ports in America are a Sight To Behold

By Abby Parks

Published November 6, 2025 Runtime 1:22

Around 90% of global goods move across the seas, making maritime trade the lifeline of international commerce. When these shipments reach land, ports become the vital gateways that keep economies running — and sustain the standard of living we enjoy in the United States. In this video, we dive into the eight largest ports in America, exploring where they’re located, how they operate, and why they’re so essential to the nation’s prosperity and global trade network.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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