TABLE 3-5 - Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports: 2004-2009
Monday, September 10, 2012
TABLE 3-5 - Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports: 2004-2009
Number of 10,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt) or greater vessel calls
| Type | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Percent change, 20042009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanker | 19,316 | 20,118 | 21,231 | 21,724 | 20,907 | 19,641 | 1.7 |
| Double hull | 14,055 | 15,869 | 17,747 | 19,026 | 19,036 | 18,631 | 32.6 |
| Product | 11,572 | 12,217 | 13,282 | 13,277 | 12,662 | 11,815 | 2.1 |
| Double hull | 7,712 | 8,799 | 10,252 | 10,811 | 10,952 | 10,887 | 41.2 |
| Crude | 7,744 | 7,901 | 7,949 | 8,447 | 8,245 | 7,826 | 1.1 |
| Double hull | 6,343 | 7,070 | 7,495 | 8,215 | 8,084 | 7,744 | 22.1 |
| Container | 18,279 | 18,542 | 19,591 | 19,863 | 18,735 | 18,206 | -0.4 |
| Dry Bulk | 11,631 | 11,406 | 12,508 | 11,040 | 10,363 | 8,587 | -26.2 |
| Ro-Ro | 5,317 | 5,663 | 6,318 | 6,077 | 5,964 | 4,951 | -6.9 |
| Vehicle | 3,065 | 3,652 | 4,182 | 4,084 | 4,102 | 3,336 | 8.8 |
| Gas | 916 | 969 | 961 | 917 | 769 | 704 | -23.1 |
| LNG | 173 | 203 | 213 | 202 | 171 | 201 | 16.2 |
| Combination | 459 | 414 | 334 | 235 | 180 | 135 | -70.6 |
| General | 3,967 | 3,935 | 4,054 | 3,948 | 3,660 | 3,336 | -15.9 |
| All Types | 59,885 | 61,047 | 64,997 | 63,804 | 60,578 | 55,560 | -7.2 |
KEY: LNG = Liquefied Natural Gas; Ro-Ro = Roll on-Roll off.
NOTE: See glossary for definitions of vessel types.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports Snapshot (Washington, DC: August 2010), available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm as of October 2010.