1) Pacific Southwest Coast Ports PSW (Pacific Southwest)
Main ports included: Los Angeles (LAX), Long Beach (LBH), San Francisco (SFO), Oakland (OAK) (Note: same name as New Zealand's Auckland)
2) Pacific Northwest Coast Ports PNW (Pacific Northwest)
Main ports included: Seattle SEA(STL), Portland (PTL) in Oregon (Note: There is also a "Portland" with the same name on the East Coast), Tacoma (TAC.WA) (WA is the abbreviation of Washington, the state where Tacoma is located)
East Coast (E.C./East Coast)
Main ports in the East Coast included:
New York/NY (the most basic port in the East), Savannah, Norfolk, Baltimore, Charleston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Portland Maine.
Each carrier (carrier, liner) has different ports in the East Coast of the United States, but they all call at New York.
Boston MA (MA is the abbreviation of Massachusetts) in the East Coast of the United States is more special, usually using barge (barge) from E/C NY or other major ports T/S (transshipment). T/S fees will be charged separately.
Gulf of Mexico G/P or G/C (Gulf Port or Gulf Coast), that is, the southern US ports
Mainly:
Tampa, Houston, Miami, NEW ORLEANS, Mobile, Montpelier.
Every year, approximately 40% of cargo is shipped from ports on the east and west coasts of the USA to inland cities via IPI or RIPI:
RIPI & IPI？
| ITEM | IPI（USWC） | RIPI（USEC） |
| POL | ASIA（eg.China,Japan,Taiwan） | Europe（eg.Germany、France、Hollan） |
| POD | West coast（LA, LB, Seattle） | East coast（NY, Savannah, Norfolk） |
| T/S | SEA → RAILWAY | SEA → RAILWAY |
| DELIVERY | INLAND CITY | INLAND CITY |
| RAIL OWNER | BNSF, UP | CSX, NS |
| T/S TIME | ≈ 15~20 DAYS | ≈ 12~18 DAYS |
| COST | Cheaper but easy congestion | Higher buy stable |
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