When you’re looking at the U.S. ports with the best aftermarket featuring used engines for sale, you want to start with the busiest ports. Where there is hustle, bustle and commerce, there are outfits and individuals hawking used and rebuilt marine engines.
Plus, with a Panama Canal widening project poised to further ramp up activity for many already busy domestic ports, the tonnage shipped in and out – and the predicted uptick in buying and selling – will truly create a buyers’ market.
Here are prime ports for purchasing used engines for sales:
- The Port of Houston
Only one port city claims to the title of World’s Energy Capital. Houston is also the home of the most recent Offshore Technology Conference and Depco, which is located just 15 minutes from the port. While Houston is the second busiest port for importing and exporting domestic tonnage, it’s No. 1 for foreign shipments. With a number of marine diesel engines distributors and suppliers located in Greater Houston, it’s a top spot for searching for used engines for sale to fortify your marine operations.
- The Port of New York
It’s not much of a surprise that NYC claims the busiest east coast port (But don’t ignore Savannah and Norfolk). New York is bustling commerce center, taking credit for being best place to buy everything from diamonds to pirated DVDs to used engines for sale. The Port Authority recently formed a Clean Air Strategy for the Port of NY and NJ, which outlines ways to reduce both greenhouse and diesel emissions. Among other upgrades, these new standards call for modernization of the port’s cargo handling equipment, which adds some buzz to the marine engine aftermarket.
- The Ports of Long Beach, Oakland and Los Angeles
While the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are a short drive or a long walk apart, the Port of Oakland is a six hour coastal commute north. Because California is so big and all three ports are among the top 10 busiest in the country, we decided to group them together. You might be surprised which is the most esteemed of the three ports; the Port of Long Beach has been named top in North America 15 times since 1995 by industry publication Cargo News Asia.
There are a number of methods for buying used engines for sale that don’t require travel or even seeing a single piece of equipment up close and personal. But scouring thriving port cities for deals and bargains is an old reliable method for finding the used and rebuilt equipment you need to keep your operation cranking through.
When you're in the market and don't have time to hop ports, check out our online inventory.
