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Table 1-25U.S. Ferry Vessels by Service Type, 2000

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Table 1-25
U.S. Ferry Vessels by Service Type, 2000

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Service Number of vessels
Passenger only 341
Roll-on roll-off 326
Railroad carfloat 10
Total 677

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Intermodal and Statewide Programs Division, datafile, December 2000.

  • Each year over 113 million passengers and 32 million vehicles are carried by ferry.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Intermodal and Statewide Programs Division, National Ferry Study Report to Congress, January 2001.