Water Transport Profile
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FINANCIAL
Operating
revenues ($ millions)1 |
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Domestic freight, total |
1,722 |
2,070 |
7,219 |
7,940 |
7,745 |
7,712 |
7,283 |
6,940 |
6,824 |
6,795 |
6,930 |
6,235 |
U |
U |
Coastal
waterways |
747 |
834 |
3,155 |
3,066 |
2,929 |
2,774 |
2,571 |
2,169 |
1,952 |
1,828 |
1,817 |
1,784 |
U |
U |
Inland
waterways |
461 |
621 |
2,395 |
2,956 |
2,868 |
2,964 |
2,861 |
2,899 |
2,904 |
2,811 |
2,960 |
2,894 |
U |
U |
Great
Lakes |
227 |
239 |
513 |
615 |
577 |
585 |
572 |
615 |
610 |
549 |
556 |
486 |
U |
U |
Locks,
channels |
287 |
376 |
1,156 |
1,303 |
1,371 |
1,389 |
1,279 |
1,257 |
1,358 |
1,607 |
1,597 |
1,071 |
U |
U |
International freighta |
1,765 |
3,187 |
8,279 |
12,181 |
13,405 |
14,997 |
17,281 |
14,091 |
15,679 |
17,699 |
21,740 |
21,397 |
U |
U |
Passenger,
total |
281 |
287 |
310 |
1,391 |
1,564 |
1,716 |
1,843 |
1,974 |
2,029 |
2,088 |
4,663 |
4,187 |
U |
U |
Domestic
passenger, intercity |
14 |
12 |
27 |
100 |
121 |
129 |
140 |
141 |
146 |
152 |
156 |
144 |
U |
U |
International passengerb |
267 |
275 |
283 |
1,291 |
1,443 |
2,026 |
1,703 |
1,833 |
1,883 |
1,936 |
4,507 |
4,043 |
U |
U |
Revenues of U.S. commercial fishing
fleet-domestic landings ($ millions)2 |
354 |
613 |
2,237 |
3,522 |
3,809 |
3,770 |
3,487 |
3,448 |
3,128 |
3,467 |
3,549 |
3,228 |
3,092 |
3,342 |
INVENTORY
Number
of domestic inland vessel operatorsc, 3 |
228 |
380 |
403 |
565 |
555 |
557 |
554 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Number
of employees4 |
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Ships,
boat building, and repairingd |
141,200 |
171,800 |
220,500 |
187,700 |
158,200 |
159,600 |
158,800 |
158,300 |
166,600 |
167,400 |
167,900 |
161,100 |
146,810 |
145,350 |
Water transportationd |
N |
212,300 |
211,200 |
176,600 |
172,400 |
174,500 |
174,100 |
178,700 |
181,300 |
185,500 |
193,900 |
192,400 |
145,370 |
145,400 |
Number of employeese, f, total5 |
49,281 |
35,000 |
19,218 |
12,132 |
11,324 |
10,303 |
9,250 |
8,937 |
8,956 |
9,036 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Passenger / combo |
8,560 |
2,178 |
618 |
642 |
642 |
642 |
321 |
321 |
321 |
321 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Cargo |
28,668 |
22,257 |
9,878 |
7,019 |
6,056 |
5,400 |
4,964 |
4,831 |
4,924 |
4,757 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Tankers |
12,053 |
10,567 |
8,722 |
4,471 |
4,626 |
4,261 |
3,965 |
3,785 |
3,711 |
3,958 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Mileage
of commercially navigable channels1 |
25,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
26,000 |
U |
U |
Number
of vessels6 |
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Total
nonself-propelled |
16,777 |
19,377 |
31,662 |
31,017 |
30,723 |
31,360 |
32,811 |
33,011 |
33,509 |
33,387 |
33,152 |
33,042 |
32,381 |
31,335 |
Dry
cargo barges and scows |
14,025 |
15,890 |
27,426 |
27,091 |
26,723 |
27,342 |
28,743 |
29,006 |
29,526 |
29,383 |
29,107 |
28,888 |
28,281 |
27,272 |
Tankers |
2,429 |
3,281 |
4,166 |
3,913 |
3,966 |
3,985 |
4,036 |
3,971 |
3,952 |
3,973 |
4,011 |
4,122 |
4,068 |
4,031 |
Railroad
car floats |
323 |
206 |
70 |
13 |
34 |
33 |
32 |
34 |
31 |
31 |
34 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
Total
self-propelled |
6,519 |
6,447 |
7,126 |
8,236 |
8,334 |
8,281 |
8,293 |
8,408 |
8,523 |
8,379 |
8,202 |
8,546 |
8,621 |
8,648 |
Dry
cargo / passenger |
1,796 |
1,761 |
2,036 |
2,678 |
2,785 |
2,804 |
2,782 |
2,905 |
2,938 |
2,910 |
2,780 |
2,697 |
2,738 |
2,765 |
Ferries,
railroad car |
31 |
17 |
67 |
135 |
175 |
172 |
173 |
183 |
213 |
229 |
292 |
579 |
595 |
607 |
Tankers |
489 |
421 |
330 |
213 |
195 |
178 |
161 |
147 |
135 |
142 |
135 |
120 |
108 |
104 |
Towboats
/ tugs |
4,203 |
4,248 |
4,693 |
5,210 |
5,179 |
5,127 |
5,177 |
5,173 |
5,237 |
5,098 |
4,995 |
5,150 |
5,180 |
5,172 |
U.S.
merchant marine ships (over 1,000 gross tons) |
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Total U. S. flag7 |
2,926 |
1,579 |
864 |
636 |
543 |
509 |
495 |
477 |
470 |
463 |
454 |
443 |
426 |
416 |
Passenger
/ cargo |
309 |
171 |
65 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
Freightersg |
2,138 |
1,076 |
471 |
367 |
308 |
295 |
292 |
288 |
289 |
284 |
286 |
283 |
276 |
275 |
Bulk
carriers |
57 |
38 |
20 |
26 |
22 |
20 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
Tankers |
422 |
294 |
308 |
233 |
200 |
181 |
173 |
161 |
154 |
154 |
142 |
130 |
120 |
110 |
Privately
owned |
1,008 |
U |
578 |
408 |
354 |
319 |
302 |
285 |
281 |
277 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Government
owned |
1,918 |
U |
286 |
228 |
189 |
190 |
193 |
192 |
189 |
186 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Number of recreational boats (thousands)h,8 |
2,500 |
7,400 |
8,578 |
10,996 |
11,430 |
11,735 |
11,878 |
12,313 |
12,566 |
12,738 |
12,782 |
12,876 |
12,854 |
12,795 |
PERFORMANCE
Ton-miles (thousands)i, 9 |
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Domestic
water freight, total |
N |
596,195,000 |
921,835,800 |
833,543,800 |
814,919,200 |
807,727,700 |
764,686,500 |
707,409,900 |
672,795,300 |
655,861,500 |
645,799,300 |
621,686,200 |
612,080,500 |
606,146,300 |
Coastwise |
N |
359,784,000 |
631,149,200 |
479,133,600 |
457,600,700 |
440,345,100 |
408,086,100 |
349,843,000 |
314,863,900 |
292,730,000 |
283,871,600 |
274,558,800 |
263,688,200 |
278,918,700 |
Internal |
N |
155,816,000 |
227,343,000 |
292,393,300 |
297,762,400 |
306,329,100 |
296,790,600 |
294,023,000 |
294,896,400 |
304,724,100 |
302,558,400 |
294,860,900 |
293,410,300 |
278,352,300 |
Lakewise |
N |
79,416,000 |
61,747,100 |
60,929,900 |
58,263,400 |
59,703,800 |
58,335,300 |
62,165,900 |
61,654,300 |
57,045,200 |
57,879,100 |
50,853,500 |
53,652,900 |
47,539,400 |
Intraport |
N |
1,179,000 |
1,596,400 |
1,087,000 |
1,292,700 |
1,349,600 |
1,474,500 |
1,378,100 |
1,380,700 |
1,362,200 |
1,490,200 |
1,413,000 |
1,329,000 |
1,335,900 |
Tons
of freight hauled (thousands) 9 |
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Domestic,
total |
760,573 |
950,727 |
1,077,483 |
1,122,299 |
1,099,011 |
1,093,035 |
1,100,679 |
1,112,527 |
1,094,112 |
1,061,787 |
1,069,798 |
1,042,472 |
1,021,001 |
1,016,136 |
Coastwise |
209,197 |
238,440 |
329,609 |
298,637 |
277,029 |
266,612 |
267,389 |
263,146 |
249,633 |
228,802 |
226,938 |
223,606 |
216,396 |
223,458 |
Internal |
291,057 |
472,123 |
534,979 |
622,595 |
618,409 |
620,324 |
622,081 |
630,558 |
625,028 |
624,575 |
628,445 |
619,784 |
608,038 |
609,598 |
Lakewise |
155,109 |
157,059 |
115,124 |
110,159 |
114,777 |
116,127 |
114,870 |
122,734 |
122,156 |
113,887 |
114,352 |
100,002 |
101,466 |
89,776 |
Intraport |
104,193 |
81,475 |
94,184 |
86,378 |
82,870 |
83,104 |
89,011 |
89,816 |
90,077 |
88,650 |
94,558 |
93,222 |
90,004 |
86,909 |
Intraterritory |
1,017 |
1,630 |
3,588 |
4,529 |
5,926 |
6,868 |
7,327 |
6,273 |
7,217 |
5,873 |
5,505 |
5,858 |
5,097 |
6,395 |
Exports,
total |
127,961 |
241,629 |
403,883 |
441,586 |
396,246 |
474,700 |
450,794 |
432,313 |
404,708 |
399,996 |
415,042 |
399,011 |
384,350 |
373,324 |
Great
Lakes ports |
23,150 |
35,932 |
45,077 |
32,898 |
27,108 |
32,968 |
31,855 |
33,209 |
36,876 |
40,233 |
40,131 |
40,519 |
38,066 |
32,943 |
Coastal
ports |
104,810 |
205,698 |
358,806 |
408,688 |
369,138 |
441,732 |
418,940 |
399,104 |
367,831 |
359,763 |
374,911 |
358,491 |
346,284 |
340,381 |
Imports,
total |
211,316 |
339,340 |
517,521 |
599,970 |
719,497 |
672,657 |
732,592 |
788,303 |
840,680 |
860,775 |
939,749 |
951,815 |
934,941 |
1,004,791 |
Great
Lakes ports |
12,851 |
26,406 |
15,515 |
17,558 |
23,028 |
18,897 |
24,503 |
24,532 |
25,558 |
22,196 |
23,917 |
21,391 |
21,548 |
23,336 |
Coastal
ports |
198,466 |
312,934 |
502,006 |
582,412 |
696,469 |
653,760 |
708,090 |
763,771 |
815,122 |
838,579 |
915,832 |
929,794 |
929,794 |
981,455 |
Average
haul, domestic system (miles)i, 9 |
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Coastwise |
1,496 |
1,509 |
1,915 |
1,604 |
1,652 |
1,652 |
1,526 |
1,330 |
1,261 |
1,279 |
1,251 |
1,228 |
1,219 |
1,248 |
Internal |
282 |
330 |
405 |
470 |
482 |
494 |
477 |
466 |
472 |
488 |
481 |
476 |
483 |
457 |
Lakewise |
522 |
506 |
536 |
553 |
508 |
514 |
508 |
507 |
505 |
501 |
506 |
509 |
529 |
530 |
Cargo
capacity (short tons)6 |
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Total
nonself-propelled vessels |
16,355,657 |
24,026,024 |
44,875,116 |
(R)
49,066,020 |
49,708,960 |
(R)
51,254,259 |
54,086,973 |
54,974,961 |
55,999,952 |
56,468,065 |
56,581,364 |
57,341,226 |
56,721,816 |
55,053,776 |
Dry cargo barges |
12,147,006 |
17,695,275 |
34,486,851 |
38,189,490 |
38,643,518 |
39,971,443 |
42,748,644 |
43,710,093 |
44,718,691 |
45,049,209 |
44,814,696 |
45,281,492 |
44,688,157 |
43,094,911 |
Tankers |
4,208,651 |
6,330,749 |
10,388,265 |
10,757,295 |
11,065,442 |
11,169,087 |
11,338,329 |
11,264,868 |
11,281,261 |
11,418,856 |
11,678,593 |
11,957,598 |
11,925,863 |
11,860,144 |
Total
self-propelled vessels |
15,905,881 |
19,284,050 |
23,906,346 |
19,829,011 |
16,867,458 |
15,783,399 |
14,850,253 |
14,161,739 |
12,970,167 |
13,892,574 |
13,458,519 |
12,770,889 |
12,093,812 |
11,804,878 |
Dry
cargo / passenger |
12,188,956 |
10,815,977 |
8,011,587 |
7,147,054 |
7,118,193 |
6,484,707 |
6,208,011 |
6,685,719 |
6,371,425 |
6,928,684 |
6,740,153 |
6,544,807 |
6,452,715 |
6,570,281 |
Tankers |
3,716,925 |
8,468,073 |
15,894,753 |
12,681,957 |
9,749,265 |
9,298,692 |
8,642,242 |
7,476,020 |
6,598,742 |
6,963,890 |
6,718,366 |
6,226,082 |
5,641,097 |
5,234,597 |
Fuel
consumption (thousand barrels), total1 |
122,014 |
123,591 |
273,380 |
232,036 |
210,650 |
225,470 |
213,721 |
187,729 |
183,856 |
208,604 |
233,227 |
U |
U |
U |
Diesel fuel and distillate |
18,730 |
19,503 |
35,201 |
52,310 |
48,260 |
47,098 |
51,848 |
50,180 |
50,609 |
49,157 |
53,843 |
U |
U |
U |
Residual
fuel oil |
94,084 |
89,850 |
213,131 |
148,764 |
141,544 |
153,125 |
138,214 |
114,044 |
110,480 |
133,301 |
152,616 |
U |
U |
U |
Gasoline |
9,200 |
14,238 |
25,048 |
30,962 |
20,846 |
25,247 |
23,659 |
23,505 |
22,767 |
26,146 |
26,768 |
U |
U |
U |
SAFETY
Fatalities in waterborne transport
(vessel casualties only), totalj,10 |
N |
178 |
206 |
85 |
77 |
52 |
55 |
48 |
67 |
51 |
45 |
31 |
61 |
U |
Freight
ship |
N |
30 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
U |
Tank
ship |
N |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U |
Passenger
vessel |
N |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
U |
Tug
/ towboat |
N |
22 |
14 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
U |
Offshore
supply |
N |
N |
N |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
U |
Fishing
vessel |
N |
77 |
60 |
47 |
48 |
23 |
37 |
22 |
33 |
23 |
28 |
9 |
15 |
U |
Recreational
vessel |
N |
N |
N |
3 |
13 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
U |
MODU
k |
N |
N |
N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
U |
Platform |
N |
N |
N |
1 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U |
Freight
barge |
N |
N |
N |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
U |
Tank
barge |
N |
N |
N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
U |
Miscellaneous |
N |
44 |
56 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
U |
Injuries
in waterborne transport, totalj,10 |
N |
105 |
180 |
175 |
180 |
152 |
229 |
119 |
130 |
136 |
131 |
185 |
187 |
U |
Freight
ship |
N |
14 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
U |
Tank
ship |
N |
19 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
U |
Passenger
vessel |
N |
10 |
10 |
51 |
43 |
47 |
142 |
36 |
39 |
71 |
50 |
109 |
57 |
U |
Tug
/ towboat |
N |
10 |
27 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
10 |
18 |
17 |
U |
Offshore
supply |
N |
N |
N |
9 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
U |
Fishing
vessel |
N |
13 |
28 |
31 |
55 |
41 |
36 |
25 |
35 |
19 |
24 |
15 |
41 |
U |
Recreational
vessel |
N |
N |
N |
2 |
17 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
26 |
15 |
14 |
U |
MODU
k |
N |
N |
N |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
U |
Platform |
N |
N |
N |
9 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
U |
Freight
barge |
N |
N |
N |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
U |
Tank
barge |
N |
N |
N |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
U |
Miscellaneous |
N |
N |
98 |
12 |
21 |
1 |
9 |
12 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
U |
Fatalities in recreational boating (vessel casualties
only), total 8 |
739 |
1,418 |
1,360 |
865 |
748 |
829 |
709 |
821 |
815 |
734 |
701 |
681 |
750 |
703 |
Air thrust |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
4 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Propeller |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
475 |
363 |
436 |
462 |
421 |
439 |
326 |
506 |
421 |
Inboard |
N |
119 |
100 |
50 |
36 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
50 |
48 |
34 |
60 |
40 |
Outboard |
N |
774 |
609 |
454 |
341 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
326 |
328 |
245 |
372 |
320 |
Inboard
/ outboard |
N |
28 |
47 |
53 |
49 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
35 |
49 |
32 |
47 |
47 |
Jet |
N |
N |
10 |
25 |
58 |
68 |
61 |
83 |
82 |
75 |
70 |
45 |
75 |
66 |
Sail |
N |
44 |
43 |
20 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
19 |
3 |
7 |
Manual
(oars, paddle) |
N |
205 |
272 |
182 |
140 |
148 |
109 |
150 |
151 |
114 |
137 |
144 |
107 |
113 |
Other |
N |
29 |
14 |
5 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Propulsion
unknown |
N |
219 |
265 |
76 |
135 |
122 |
159 |
121 |
104 |
115 |
37 |
145 |
58 |
90 |
KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not
available.
a The international water freight operating
revenues data was revised in Transportation
in America 1998 for all years except 1994
and 1996. Therefore, the international
water freight data for years 1994 and 1996 may not be comparable to other
years.
b Revenues paid by American travelers to U.S. and foreign flag
carriers.
c Does not include vessel operators whose
primary area of operation is fishing, towing, passenger transport, ferrying,
or crew boat utility service.
d Data for 2002 is based on new NAICS
classifications and therefore comparisons between 2002 data and data for
prior years may be misleading. Prior to 2002 water transportation was
calculated based on SIC classifications and included commercial port, marina,
and other employees; excluding employees of not-for-hire private businesses.
Data for water transportation in 2002 includes NAICS categories 483100,
483200, 488300. Data for ships, boat building, and repairing is based on the
NAICS category 336600.
e Estimate based on established active jobs for licensed and
unlicensed personnel aboard oceangoing ships of 1,000 gross-tons and over,
privately owned and operated, government-owned ships under bare boat
charters, ship managers and General Agency Agreement, supplemented by
Military Sealift Command employment totals for ships with Civil Service
crews.
f Data is current as of January 1 of the following year with
the exception of 1999 data, which is current as of Apr. 1, 1999. Due to a change in the source's
periodicity, the data for 1999 is not comparable to the data from years prior
to 1999.
g Freighters data include bulk carriers prior
to calendar year 1983.
h The U.S. Coast Guard changed its
methodology for counting the number of recreational boats. Figures cited represent number of numbered
boats, not estimates as previously noted for 1960 and 1970.
i Does not include intraterritorial traffic
(traffic between ports in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, which are
considered a single unit).
j 1992-2002 data come from the Marine Safety
Management Information System. Data
for prior years may not be directly comparable. Beginning in 2000, numbers may not add to
totals because data is now recorded in a new information system known as
MISLE, which does not associate every fatality and injury with a specific
vessel.
k Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
SOURCES
Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.
1 Eno Transportation Foundation Inc., Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), pp. 38, 40, 51, and 58.
2 U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Marine Fisheries Services, Fisheries of the United States (Silver Spring, MD: Annual issues), p. 4 and similar pages
in earlier editions.
3 U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, MAR-450, personal communication.
4 1960-1990: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours and
Earnings, United States, 1909-1994 (Washington,
DC: September 1994) and 1988-1996 (Washington, DC: August 1996), SICs 373 and 44. 1994-2003: Ibid., Internet website
http://www.bls.gov as of March 2005.
5 U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, U.S. Merchant Marine Data
Sheet (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
6 1960-1998:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Summary
of U.S. Flag Passenger & Cargo Vessels (New
Orleans, LA: Annual issues). 1999-2003:
Ibid., Waterborne Transportation
Lines of the United States (New Orleans,
LA: Annual issues) part 1, section 1, table 1 and 2.
7 U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime
Administration, Merchant Fleets of the
World (Washington, DC: Annual issues), and
unpublished revisions.
8 U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics
(Washington, DC: Annual issues).
9 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the United States (New Orleans, LA:
Annual issues), part 5, section 1, tables 2, 3, and 4.
10 1970-1990: U.S. Coast
Guard, Office of Investigations and Analysis, G-MAO-2, personal
communication. 1994-2002: Ibid., Data
Administration Division (G-MRI-1), personal communication, Feb. 13, 2002,
July 2, 2003 and July 16, 2004.
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