Chapter Five Homeland and National Security

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States focused attention on the security of the U.S. transportation system-including ports and waterway facilities. In fact, the United States has had a...

Table 1 Summary of U.S. Seaway System Economic Benefits, 1991 and 2000

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Table 2-2Major U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Facilities by Coast as of October 2001

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Foreword

The Marine Transportation System (MTS) contributes to U.S. economic growth, enhances U.S. global competitiveness, and supports national security objectives. The MTS consists of an extensive network of waterways, ports, and their intermodal connectors, vessels, vehicles, and...

Chapter One Waterborne Trade and Transportation Services

The U.S. water transportation services industry comprises companies that carry freight or passengers on the open seas, the Great Lakes, or U.S. inland waterways as well as companies that offer...

Table 5 St. Lawrence Seaway U.S. Sectors Availability (including locks)

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Figure 5-1International Piracy International Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships (monthly data)

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NOTE: Data for 2001 is preliminary.

Figure 3-3Producer Price Index: Equipment by Mode (Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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NOTE: Produce Price Index measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output...

Figure 4-2Recreational Boating Fatalities (Annual data)

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Table 2 World Fleet that is Seaway Capable, 2001

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