Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 2
Selected U.S. Vessels Available to Operate: By Region, as of December 31, 1999

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Vessel type Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Coasts Mississippi River System & Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Great Lakes System
Self-propelled      
Dry cargo 1,314 1,376 220
Tankers 135 3 4
Nonself-propelled (barges)      
Dry cargo 3,095 26,031 257
Tank barge 629 3,324 20

SOURCES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Support Center, Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States, Calendar Year 1999, Volume 1–National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: Dec. 31, 2000).