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Rank Carrier Company Country of owner Fleet size (TEUs in thousands) Ships 1 APM-Maersk Line A. P. Moller-Maersk Group...In 2008, U.S. freight gateways handled more than $3.4 trillion (in current dollars) of international merchandise trade. From 2007 to 2008, merchandise exports rose 12 percent, and imports rose 7 percent. Since 1990, the...
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(Millions of U.S. $)
Rank in 2008 Country Total exports Share of world total exports (percents) Exports to United States Exports to U.S. as share of country's total (...AXS-Alphaliner. 2009a. AXS-Alphaliner Newsletter, no. 2009/39. Available at www.alphaliner.com as of Oct. 2, 2009.
AXS-Alphaliner. 2009b. Top 100 Container Carriers. Available at www.axs-alphaliner.com/top100/index.php as of Sept. 28, 2009.
Congressional Research...
There are dynamic industry-wide changes that continue to influence and shape the global freight industry as worldwide international trade is transformed by the global economy. The principal forces that are likely to affect future international merchandise trade and freight movements...
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Rank in 2008 Country Total imports Share of world total imports (percent) Imports from United States Imports...Excel | CSV
Ranked by total road miles per capita Population density (number of people per square kilometer) Total roadways Paved roadways Kilometers per capita (1,...Excel | CSV | Table Version
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,...
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NOTE: Data cover total payments and receipts. Payments consist of money paid by domestic consumers to foreign carriers or service providers. Receipts...
To move large quantities of goods across the country and around the world, Americans depend on the Nation's freight transportation system-a vast network of roads, bridges, rail tracks, airports, seaports, navigable waterways, pipelines, and equipment. Today, U.S. households can...