Chapter Three
Domestic and International Freight and Passenger Trade
Matthew Chambers
The U.S. water transportation industry serves the needs of both domestic and
international commerce. U.S.-international transportation includes the flow of goods
and people into and out of the United States and its trading partners. U.S. domestic
transportation includes the movement of goods and people on the nation’s coastwise,
lakes, and inland waterway systems. This chapter provides major international and
domestic trends that affect water transportation.
