Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
BTS Home > Publications > Maritime Trade and Transportation > 2007
Printable Version

Table 2-2
U.S. Privately Owned Fleets, 2001-2005 (Vessels)

Excel | CSV

Trade 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Percent Change 2001-05
Ocean 740 685 701 714 736 -0.5
Tanker 286 271 287 290 275 -3.8
Double-hull 131 138 173 187 193 47.3
Dry bulk 198 174 163 175 201 1.5
Lakers 52 51 50 49 48 -7.7
Container 84 80 82 85 86 2.4
Ro-Ro 54 53 54 53 58 7.4
Gas 16 17 17 17 18 12.5
Combination 13 13 15 11 12 -7.7
General Cargo 37 26 33 34 38 2.7
Offshore supply 465 479 490 518 532 14.4
Coastal & waterways 38,769 38,094 37,082 37,209 38,098 -1.7
Tugs 5,180 5,150 5,172 5,314 5,510 6.4
Dry Cargo barges 28,888 28,281 27,272 27,197 27,690 -4.1
Tank Barges 4,122 4,068 4,031 4,069 4,254 3.2
Double-Hull 2,717 2,820 2,809 2,895 3,045 12.1
Ferries 579 595 607 629 644 11.2

SOURCES: Clarksons Research Services Limited, Shipping Vessel Register for ocean and offshore; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transportation Lines of the United States for coastal and waterways.
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) • U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE • Washington, DC 20590 • 800-853-1351 • E-mail RITA

Accessibility | Disclaimer | Fast Lane | FedStats | Freedom of Information Act | No FEAR Act | OIG Hotline | Privacy Policy | RSS | USA.gov | White House | Wireless

Plug-ins: PDF Reader | Flash Player | Excel Viewer | PowerPoint Viewer | Word Viewer | WinZip

RITA's privacy policies and procedures do not necessarily apply to external web sites. We suggest contacting these sites directly for information on their data collection and distribution policies.