Maritime Program

Quick Facts

Published in the National Transportation Statistics

• Cargos: U.S. Ton-Miles of Domestic Water Freight Transportation
• Consumption: Energy, Fuel, and Gasoline
• Ports: U.S. Water Ports
• Safety: Related to Vessel Casualties, Not Related to Vessel Casualties, Recreational Boating
• Vessels: U.S. Commercial and Recreational Vessels, U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age
  
   

Databases

Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database
The Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database includes records for each passenger transportation terminal, with data on the availability of connections among the various scheduled public transportation modes at each facility. In the aggregate, these data give a measurement of the extent of intermodal connectivity in the passenger transportation system. This database currently includes 1,499 intercity rail stations, airline airports, and ferry terminals. Over 1,000 commuter rail stations and their connections will be added during 2010, with work beginning on rail transit stations and intercity bus terminals.

National Census of Ferry Operators
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) manages the National Census of Ferry Operators (NFCO), which provides data on ferry operators, routes, terminals, and vessels. Starting in 2006, BTS conducts a biennial NFCO survey, from which ferry survey results are combined with operational data from other sources, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard.

National Transportation Atlas Database
The National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure.
 

Data

• Seasonally-adjusted and Unadjusted Tonnage Carried On Internal U.S. Waterways

Fact Sheets

• Preliminary Observations of the Tsunami's Impact on U.S. Trade and Transportation With Japan
• Fact Sheet: Atlantic Coast U.S. Seaports - October 2010
• Gulf Coast Ports Surrounding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - June 2010
  
   

Publications

• America's Container Ports: Delivering the Goods | 2011 | 2009 | 2007
• America's Freight Transportation Gateways
• Multimodal Transportation Indicators
• Maritime Trade and Transportation | 2007 | 2002 | 1999
• National Transportation Statistics
• Pocket Guide to Transportation
• Transportation Statistics Annual Report
• State Transportation Statistics
  
   

Special and Technical Reports

BTS Special Report:

• The Changing Tide of U.S.-International Container Trade: Differences Among the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts - December 2011
• Making Sense of Passenger Vessel Data - July 2011
• Highlights of the 2008 National Census of Ferry Operators - December 2010
• International Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Hindering Maritime Trade and Water Transportation Around the World - April 2010
• Ocean Passenger Vessels: migrating south for the winter - January 2010
• U.S. Ocean Passenger Terminals: serving larger vessels closer to home and central transit connections - January 2010
• Maritime Vessels Carry More Than Half of Growing U.S.-East Africa Trade - March 2009
• Making Connections: Intermodal Links between Scheduled Passenger Ferries and Other Public Transportation Modes - February 2009
• Highlights of the 2006 National Census of Ferry Operators - August 2008

BTS Technical Report:

• Multiple Imputation of Missing Passenger Boarding Data in the National Census of Ferry Operators - August 2008
  
   

Related Links

CMTS Data Portal
The Committee on the Marine Transportation System sponsors the MTS data inventory, which contains an overview of available marine transportation-related information that the Federal government either uses or produces.