Table 1-10 Water Transportation System: 2000, 2010, 2013, and 2014
| 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.-Flag privately owned merchant fleet (1,000 GT or over) | 282 | 221 | 187 | 179 |
| Recreational boats, millions | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.8 |
| Lock chambers | 276 | 239 | 239 | 239 |
| Lock sites | 230 | 193 | 193 | 193 |
| Waterway facilities (including cargo handling docks) | 9,309 | 8,060 | 8,231 | 8,229 |
| Ports (handling over 250,000 tons) | 197 | 178 | 182 | 183 |
| Miles of navigable waterways | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Average age of locks, years | 50.2 | 59.5 | 62.5 | 63.5 |
| U.S.-Flag Vessels | ||||
| Barge/non-self-propelled vessels | 33,152 | 31,412 | 31,081 | 31,043 |
| Self-propelled vessels | 8,202 | 9,078 | 8,918 | 9,039 |
| TOTAL, Vessels | 41,354 | 40,512 | 39,999 | 40,082 |
| Age of U.S. flag vessels, percent | ||||
| < 6 years old | 19.6 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 17.7 |
| 6 to 10 years old | 9.2 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| 11 to 15 years old | 5.1 | 17.0 | 14.3 | 12.4 |
| 16 to 20 years old | 19.6 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 |
| 21 to 25 years old | 18.3 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| > 25 years old | 27.7 | 39.3 | 32.6 | 31.9 |
KEY: GT = Gross Tons.
NOTE: U.S.-Flag privately owned merchant fleet includes only oceangoing self-propelled, cargo-carrying vessels of 1,000 GT and above. Total, Vessels includes unclassified vessels.
SOURCES: Fleet: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center. Navigation Data Center. Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States (Annual issues). Available at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/ as of May 2016. Recreational boats: U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Coast Guard. Recreational Boating Statistics as cited in USDOT. BTS. National Transportation Statistics. Table 1-11. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. Waterways and Vessels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Institute for Water Resources. Navigation Data Center. The U.S. Waterway System: Transportation Facts and Information (Annual issues). as cited in USDOT. BTS. National Transportation Statistics. Tables 1-1 and 1-11. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. Locks, Facilities, and Seaports: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Institute for Water Resources. Navigation Data Center. General Characteristics of Locks, and The U.S. Waterway System: Transportation Facts and Information (Annual issues). Available at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/ as of May 2016.