BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics

BTS Port Performance Freight Statistics

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Port Performance Freight Statistics Program provides nationally consistent capacity and throughput performance measures for U.S. seaports, published through dashboards (including a Container Port Activity Dashboard), Port Profiles, an Annual Report to Congress, a Goods Movement Within the U.S. Supply Chain commodity-profile series, Recent Supply Chain Events Analysis and additional port-related data source links. BTS offers free email updates for the program.

Coverage

U.S. seaports; capacity and throughput measures delivered through dashboards and an annual report to Congress. Product-specific history and cadence vary: annual reports are available for 2016–2026; Monthly TEUs covers Jan 2019–Mar 2026; Weekly Vessel Berthing Statistics covers Jan 2025–present. The program publishes annual reports; other dashboard update schedules are not stated. This is distinct from BTS TranStats, already listed separately.

Verdict

This is a US container-port throughput and capacity signal for reading congestion and supply-chain stress at specific ports, useful next to USACE's waterborne commerce tonnage data and IMF PortWatch. No separate data licence is stated on the checked page; Signal Lab links to BTS's program page rather than redistributing the dashboards.