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Table 1-11
Containership Calls at U.S. Ports, 2001-2005
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| Calls |
17,076 |
17138 |
17,287 |
18,279 |
18,542 |
8.6 |
| TEU/call |
2,801 |
3,020 |
3,144 |
3,241 |
3,321 |
18.6 |
| Millions of TEU |
48 |
52 |
54 |
59 |
62 |
29.2 |
KEY: TEU = Twenty-foot equivalent unit.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel Calls at U.S. and World Ports, 2005
- As container trade has increased so has the size of containerships calling at U.S. ports. From 2001 through 2005, containership calls at U.S. ports increased by 9%, but the average size of containerships per call increased by 19%. Also, in 2005, the average size of containerships calling at U.S. ports was 17% larger than for container ships calling at ports around the world. The difference was due largely to a scarcity of U.S. feeder and short-sea services. These services, which use smaller vessels than line-haul services, are common in intra-European and intra-Asian trades.
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