Author: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Format: Print
(Soft Cover, 147 pages)
Availability: Out-of-print / Immediate download
Price: Free
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication Date: 1999
Publication Number: BTS99-02
This report presents major trends in the 1990s that affect the commercial water transportation industry, which provides vital freight and passenger travel services in international and domestic markets and port and cargo-handling services. It also describes the role and performance of the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry and
discusses the water transportation industry's contribution to the U.S. economy.