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Table 3-16 Average Vessel Size per Call at U.S. Ports: 2006-2011

Monday, January 4, 2016

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(deadweight tons)

Type 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Percent Change, 2006-2011
Tanker 72,340 72,741 72,660 72,483 71,748 70,381 -2.7
Double hull 76,306 76,898 75,358 74,012 72,689 70,996 -7.0
Product 37,765 36,766 36,672 37,363 37,373 37,505 -0.7
Double hull 37,972 37,048 36,909 37,305 37,291 37,448 -1.4
Crude 129,984 129,521 128,056 125,377 123,703 124,634 -4.1
Double hull 128,844 129,723 127,725 125,561 123,937 124,650 -3.3
Container 46,602 47,726 49,214 50,207 51,266 51,204 9.9
TEU 3,503 3,598 3,744 3,849 3,932 3,969 13.3
Dry Bulk 44,578 45,145 47,276 48,126 50,439 53,652 20.4
Roll on/Roll off 19,750 19,634 20,146 20,631 20,574 20,819 5.4
Vehicle 18,801 18,585 18,886 19,203 19,261 19,741 5.0
Gas 41,287 41,262 41,388 45,078 44,154 40,523 -1.9
Cubic meters 61,739 61,486 61,921 68,722 66,980 59,247 -4.0
Liquefied Natural Gas 70,962 73,703 70,097 74,465 74,445 81,363 14.7
Cubic meters 130,006 134,832 128,834 135,895 137,028 151,719 16.7
Combo 86,338 94,837 98,709 102,115 106,559 109,331 26.6
General 25,408 25,540 24,596 23,641 23,595 22,756 -10.4
All Types 50,653 51,638 52,518 53,472 53,687 53,832 6.3

KEY: TEU = twenty-foot equivalent unit; R = revised.

SOURCES: Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit, Vessel Movements Data Files, 2005-2011 (London: Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit, 2007-2012); Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit, Seasearcher (London: Lloyd’s Marine Intelligence Unit, 2012); and Clarkson Research Studies, Clarkson’s Vessel Registers (London: Clarkson Research Studies, January 2012); as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel Calls Snapshot, 2011 (Washington, DC: 2013), available at www.marad.dot.gov/documents/Vessel_Calls_at_US_Ports_Snapshot.pdf.