"Figure 2-1 
U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Orderbook History as of June 2001 (Thousands of gross tons)",,
,Number of ships,Gross tons
75,77,4.7
76,71,4.5
77,51,3.5
78,59,2.6
79,62,1.9
80,46,1.2
81,35,0.8
82,21,0.4
83,13,0.2
84,14,0.3
85,11,0.3
86,7,0.2
87,0,0
88,0,0
89,0,0
90,3,0.04
91,3,0.04
92,1,0.016
93,1,0.016
94,3,0.062279
95,10,0.248016
96,14,0.371862
97,12,0.430404
98,5,0.325391
99,10,0.570726
2000,16,1.049054
2001,15,1.047474
"*2001 Data as of June 1, 2001.",,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Shipyard Activity Reports, 1975-2001.",,
• U.S. ranks 8th in world merchant shipbuilding orderbook in terms of coverage.,,
• U.S. ranked 8th in world merchant shipbuilding in 1975.,,
"• The increase in U.S. shipbuilding activity since the low point in the 1980s was due to such occurrences as the increase in orders for offshore supply vessels, replacement of aging vessels, and the federal assistance programs.",,