Table 3-7 U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age: 2000, 2010, and 2013
Monday, January 4, 2016
(Percent)
| Age1 | Vessel Type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Cargo | Tanker | Towboat | Passenger | Crewboat | Dry Barge | Liquid Barge | Total | |
| 2000, Total Vessels | 737 | 135 | 4,995 | 918 | 1,414 | 29,141 | 4,011 | 41,354 |
| Age (%): <6 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 23.1 | 14.5 | 19.6 |
| 6–10 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 11–15 | 15.3 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 19.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 16–20 | 18.5 | 25.2 | 18.6 | 13.5 | 32.1 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 19.6 |
| 21–25 | 14.2 | 22.2 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 23.5 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 18.3 |
| >25 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 50.0 | 29.5 | 15.1 | 22.2 | 42.7 | 27.7 |
| 2010, Total Vessels | 875 | 77 | 5,466 | 843 | 1,817 | 26,848 | 4,564 | 40,512 |
| Age (%): <6 | 7.0 | 22.1 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 25.6 | 18.5 |
| 6–10 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
| 11–15 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 20.8 | 11.2 | 17.0 |
| 16–20 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
| 21–25 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 18.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| >25 | 48.1 | 49.4 | 72.5 | 46.9 | 52.2 | 30.5 | 43.1 | 39.3 |
| 2013, Total Vessels | 844 | 65 | 5,473 | 833 | 1,645 | 26,387 | 4,694 | 39,999 |
| Age (%): <6 | 6.9 | 25.4 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 13.2 | 20.4 | 30.3 | 19.4 |
| 6–10 | 10.7 | 22.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 15.7 | 12.2 |
| 11–15 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 14.8 | 17.0 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| 16–20 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 17.3 | 8.2 | 13.6 |
| 21–25 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 |
| >25 | 50.7 | 33.3 | 68.9 | 53.7 | 48.3 | 23.3 | 30.2 | 32.7 |
| >25 Change from 2000 | 15.0 | -2.2 | 18.9 | 24.2 | 33.1 | 1.1 | -12.6 | 5.0 |
| Median Age Range, Years | ||||||||
| 2000 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 21-25 | 16-20 | 16-20 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 16-20 |
| 2010 | 21-25 | 21-25 | >25 | 21-25 | >25 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 16-20 |
| 2013 | 21-25 | 11-15 | >25 | >25 | 21-25 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 16-20 |
1 Age is based on the year the vessel was built or rebuilt.
NOTES: Figures include vessels available for operation. Totals may be greater than sum because of unclassified vessels and vessels of unknown age, hence percentages may not add to 100, and also due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States, Volume 1: National Summaries (Washington, D.C.: 2014), available at www.navigationdatacenter.us/veslchar/veslchar.htm as of July 2015.