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Table 2: Ferry Operators, Terminals, and Vessels for Five States

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 2: Ferry Operators, Terminals, and Vessels for Five States

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  Ferry operators Ferry terminals Vessels Passenger capacity
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Sum Percent
New York 14 6.10% 56 8.80% 69 10.00% 55,965* 25.60%
Washington 17 7.40% 49 7.70% 51 7.40% 40,197* 18.40%
California 18 7.80% 47 7.30% 62 9.00% 19,801* 9.10%
Massachusetts 15 6.50% 29 4.50% 61 8.80% 19,173 8.80%
Michigan 16 7.00% 32 5.00% 46 6.70% 9,373* 4.30%
Five States 80 34.80% 213 33.30% 289 41.90% 144,509 66.10%
All Ferries 230 100.00% 640 100.00% 690 100.00% 218,490 100.00%

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Census of Ferry Operators, 2006.

* Passenger capacity is not known for 44 vessels (6.4 percent), including 5 in CA, 1 in MI, 6 in NY, and 1 in WA (indicated in table with an asterisks).