TABLE 2-12 U.S. Flag Vessels by Type and Age (Percent): 2001, 2006, and 2011
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
| Agea | Vessel Type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Cargo | Tanker | Towboat | Passenger | Crewboats | Dry Barge | Liquid Barge | Total | |
| 2001, Total Vessels | 966 | 120 | 5,150 | 733 | 1,573 | 28,920 | 4,122 | 41,588 |
| Age (%): <6 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 19.4 | 23.6 | 15.1 | 20.0 |
| 6–10 | 7.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| 11–15 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 18.8 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
| 16–20 | 14.4 | 26.7 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 23.6 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 14.2 |
| 21–25 | 15.9 | 23.3 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 28.7 | 21.2 | 19.5 | 20.7 |
| >25 | 35.9 | 33.3 | 54.7 | 32.7 | 16.7 | 23.2 | 45.7 | 29.6 |
| 2006, Total Vessels | 946 | 90 | 5,285 | 828 | 1,721 | 27,961 | 4,250 | 41,109 |
| Age (%): <6 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 19.6 | 13.6 |
| 6–10 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 21.5 | 11.7 | 17.8 |
| 11–15 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 16–20 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 17.9 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| 21–25 | 10.1 | 23.3 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 20.9 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 12.6 |
| >25 | 44.5 | 44.4 | 67.8 | 39.6 | 39.8 | 32.9 | 50.7 | 39.9 |
| 2011, Total Vessels | 851 | 77 | 5,458 | 826 | 1,784 | 26,996 | 4,502 | 40,521 |
| Age (%): <6 | 6.9 | 22.1 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 14.5 | 23.0 | 26.7 | 20.7 |
| 6–10 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 13.9 | 9.9 |
| 11–15 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 22.4 | 11.0 | 18.1 |
| 16–20 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| 21–25 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| >25 | 47.9 | 49.4 | 71.1 | 49.4 | 52.7 | 27.6 | 38.2 | 36.7 |
| >25 Change from 2001 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 36.0 | 4.4 | -7.5 | 7.1 |
| Median Age, Years | ||||||||
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | >25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | >25 | 23 | 23 | 18 | >25 | 23 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | >25 | >25 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
a Age is based on the year the vessel was built or rebuilt.
NOTES: Figures include vessels available for operation. Totals may be greater than sum because of unclassified vessels and vessels of unknown age, hence percentages may not add to 100, and also due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics. Table 1-34. Available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2013.