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Table 1-9
U.S. Cargo Transiting the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean by Origin and Destination, FY2007 (long tons)

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From West Coast of the United States: To: East Coast of the United States To: East Coast Central America
North Atlantic Ports South Atlantic Ports Great Lakes Ports Gulf Ports Other United States 1 Total Mexico Panama Other Central America 1 Cristobal, RP 2 Total
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86,008 0 0 86,008
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mainland 40,492 211,950 0 432,492 0 684,934 14,129 128,360 167 49,604 192,260
Total U.S. 40,492 211,950 0 432,492 0 684,934 14,129 214,368 167 49,604 278,268

From West Coast of the United States: To: East Coast South America To: East Coast Canada Total To: Caribbean
Brazil Colombia Venezuela Other South America 1 Total Cuba Haiti/Dominican Republic Jamaica Netherlands West Indies Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago Other West Indies 1 Total
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 60,727 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,329 0 0 11,329
Mainland 281,473 106,577 50,238 0 438,288 128,466 5,466 29,109 0 12,406 71,851 25,388 186,123 330,343
Total U.S. 281,473 106,577 50,238 0 438,288 189,193 5,466 29,109 0 12,406 83,180 25,388 186,123 341,672

From West Coast of the United States: To: Europe
Belgium Denmark Finland France Italy Netherlands Spain and Portugal Sweden United Kingdom Russian Federation Yugoslavia Germany Other Europe 1 Total
Alaska 48,853 0 0 0 49,080 9,371 55,330 0 0 0 0 33,907 0 196,541
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mainland 708,803 0 0 137,684 116,904 484,350 679,232 18,214 110,880 14,773 0 184,953 5,459 2,461,251
Total U.S. 757,656 0 0 137,684 165,984 493,722 734,562 18,214 110,880 14,773 0 218,860 5,459 2,657,792

From West Coast of the United States: To: Asia (Middle East) Grand Total
Asia (Middle East) Algeria Egypt Morocco South Africa Tunisia Other Africa 1 Total
Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 343,276
Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,329
Mainland 0 0 460,567 0 0 0 907 461,474 4,697,015
Total U.S.     460,567       907 461,474 5,051,621

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), derived from data published by the Office of Market Research and Analysis, Panama Canal Authority, available at http://www.pancanal.com/eng/maritime/reports/table09.pdf as of Mar. 4, 2008.

Long ton—a measure of weight equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016 kilograms.

1 Includes cargo not routed to permit segregation between specific countries.

2 Includes both local and transshipped cargo.

3 Totals do not include cargo from countries with the same coast.



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