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Cargo-Carrying U.S.-Flag Fleet by Area of Operation: January 2000–June 2000,,,,,,,,,,
(Thousands of metric tons),,,,,,,,,,
Area of operation,Liquid carriers,,Dry bulk carriers,,Containerships,,Other freighters1,,Total fleet,
,Number,Tons ,Number,Tons,Number,Tons ,Number,Tons,Number,Tons
Foreign trade,79,"2,457",235,"2,124",61,"2,368",46,"1,072",421,"8,021"
Self-propelled,31,"1,952",10,477,61,"2,368",45,"1,052",147,"5,849"
"> 1,000 gross tons",31,"1,952",10,477,61,"2,368",45,"1,052",147,"5,849"
"< 1,000 gross tons",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Nonself-propelled2,48,505,225,"1,647",0,0,1,20,274,"2,172"
"> 1,000 gross tons",42,498,145,"1,419",0,0,1,20,188,"1,937"
"< 1,000 gross tons",6,7,80,228,0,0,0,0,86,235
Domestic trade,"3,437","16,393","21,435","37,186",50,757,"3,920","4,621","28,842","58,957"
 Coastal (including noncontiguous),599,"9,779",448,"1,596",50,757,"1,435","1,658","2,532","13,790"
Self-propelled,102,"6,075",1,33,24,596,66,162,193,"6,866"
"> 1,000 gross tons",84,"6,063",1,33,24,596,10,143,119,"6,835"
"< 1,000 gross tons",18,12,0,0,0,0,56,19,74,31
Nonself-propelled2,497,"3,704",447,"1,563",26,161,"1,369","1,496","2,339","6,924"
"> 1,000 gross tons",410,"3,603",158,"1,152",26,161,149,818,743,"5,734"
"< 1,000 gross tons",87,101,289,411,0,0,"1,220",678,"1,596","1,190"
Internal waterways,"2,819","6,522","20,912","33,511",0,0,"2,397","2,800","26,128","42,833"
 Self-propelled,0,0,0,0,0,0,26,18,26,18
"> 1,000 gross tons",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
" < 1,000 gross tons",0,0,0,0,0,0,26,18,26,18
 Nonself-propelled,"2,819","6,522","20,912","33,511",0,0,"2,371","2,782","26,102","42,815"
"> 1,000 gross tons","1,263","4,129",215,599,0,0,72,254,"1,550","4,982"
"< 1,000 gross tons","1,556","2,393","20,697","32,912",0,0,"2,299","2,528","24,552","37,833"
Great Lakes,19,92,75,"2,079",0,0,88,163,182,"2,334"
 Self-propelled,4,20,53,"1,873",0,0,4,21,61,"1,914"
"> 1,000 gross tons",2,19,50,"1,871",0,0,1,21,53,"1,911"
"< 1,000 gross tons",2,1,3,2,0,0,3,0,8,3
 Nonself-propelled,15,72,22,206,0,0,84,142,121,420
"> 1,000 gross tons",14,70,7,186,0,0,4,26,25,282
"< 1,000 gross tons",1,2,15,20,0,0,80,116,96,138
"Total, commercial fleet3","3,516","18,850","21,670","39,310",111,"3,125","3,966","5,693","29,263","66,978"
National Defense Reserve Fleet4,28,884,0,0,5,86,143,"2,423",176,"3,393"
Ready Reserve Force ,9,268,0,0,3,50,77,"1,539",89,"1,857"
Other reserve,19,616,0,0,2,36,66,884,87,"1,536"
Other government,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,237,7,237
Sealift vessels,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,237,7,237
GRAND TOTAL,"3,544","19,734","21,670","39,310",116,"3,211","4,116","8,353","29,446","70,608"
"1 Includes general cargo, roll on-roll off, multipurpose, lighter aboard ship (LASH) vessels, and deck barges. Excludes offshore supply vessels.",,,,,,,,,,
"2 Integrated tug barges of 1,000 gross registered tons (grt) and greater are contained in nonself-propelled categories as follows: foreign trade–2 liquid (78,300 tons), 2 dry bulk (48,100 tons), 1 other freighter (20,000); domestic coastal–9 liquid (371,155 tons), 1 dry bulk (21,500 tons); Great Lakes–2 liquid (18,955), 7 dry bulk (192,700); translakes–1 dry bulk (5,400).",,,,,,,,,,
"3 Excludes one passenger vessel of 7,250 deadweight tons (dwt) operated in noncontiguous domestic trade.",,,,,,,,,,
"4 Self-propelled vessels > 1,000 grt; excludes 10 passenger vessels of 91,701 dwt.",,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis; adapted from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs Service data, available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/Marad_Statistics/PDF/Jan-Jun-00%20U.S.%20Cargo-Carrying%20Fleet.pdf, as of Oct. 25, 2001.",,,,,,,,,,
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