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Trade intelligence company, Zepol Corporation, releases a report analyzing the trade activity for the top 20 ports in the United States. 1. The top port in the U.S. by a landslide, the Port of Los Angeles, surpassed all other ports by over 1 million TEUs (twenty-foot-containers) and over 500,000 shipments. 2. Based on TEU volume, 11 of the top 20 ports posted positive growth from 2011 to 2012. 3. The Port of Tacoma saw the greatest growth in 2012, with a TEU increase of 29% from 2011. 4. The top 20 ports account for 97% of all TEU imports into the United States. “Back by popular demand, Zepol’s latest Port Report provides insights for transportation companies, importers and exporters, steamship lines, and suppliers,” says Zepol’s CEO Paul Rasmussen.