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TABLE 11-13b Age of U.S. Flag Vessels by Type: 2001

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE 11-13b Age of U.S. Flag Vessels by Type: 2001

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Vessel types (number of vessels) Age group (years)
< 6 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 > 25
Dry cargo (966) 114 76 132 139 154 347
Tanker (120) 12 3 5 32 28 40
Towboat (5,150) 369 167 125 692 972 2,818
Passenger (733) 84 81 138 110 77 240
Support (1,573) 305 111 68 372 452 262
Dry barge (28,920) 6,830 2,815 2,043 4,241 6,126 6,712
Liquid barge (4,122) 623 388 85 329 805 1,884
Total (41,588) 8,337 3,641 2,596 5,916 8,614 12,306

NOTE: Support includes offshore support and crewboats. Liquid barge includes tank barges.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002, table 1-31 revised, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of January 2004.