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TABLE 21 Average Capacity of Vessels Calling at U.S.
Ports: 1998-2001
(Deadweight tons)
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| Tanker |
78,534 |
78,027 |
78,782 |
79,004 |
| Dry bulk |
40,930 |
41,211 |
41,031 |
41,072 |
| Containership |
35,671 |
36,580 |
37,814 |
38,922 |
| Ro-Ro |
19,848 |
18,734 |
18,402 |
19,104 |
| Chemical tankers |
27,303 |
27,499 |
27,750 |
27,544 |
| Gas carriers |
30,435 |
30,973 |
31,339 |
33,898 |
| Other |
29,364 |
32,151 |
33,790 |
33,895 |
| Total |
44,519 |
44,951 |
45,467 |
46,238 |
KEY: Ro-Ro = Roll-On, Roll-Off vessels, which
are especially designed to carry wheeled containers trailers or other wheeled
cargo, use the roll-on/roll-off method for loading and unloading.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculation based on U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel
Calls at U.S. Ports (Washington, DC: Annual
issues), tables H-6 and H-8.
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