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Waterborne Commerce and Vessel Statistics

Thursday, September 29, 2016

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  • Rivers & Harbors Act of 1922 (amended and codified in 33 U.S.C. 555) authorizes the USACE to collect, process, distribute and archive waterborne commercial vessel trip and cargo data.
    • new water transportation projects and activities
    • set priorities for new investment and rehabilitation
    • management of existing projects.
  • Under Federal law, vessel-operating companies must report domestic waterborne commercial vessel movements directly to the USACE.
  • Foreign waterborne cargo and vessel movement data: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Census Bureau and the Port Import Export Reporting Service
  • Movement data acquired primarily for the use of the Corps and other government agencies; however, summary statistics, which do not disclose movements of individual companies, are also released to private companies and to the general public.