BTS Special Report: Making Sense of Passenger Vessel Data

July 2011 SR-028

Table 1: Identical or Similar Terms with Different Meanings

This table illustrates how Federal agencies assign different meanings to identical terms. For example, the Federal Highway Administration may include water taxis in its definition of ferries for its Ferry Boat Discretionary Program...

Figure 5: Seattle, WA, Cruise Vessel Departures: 1Q04–3Q10 (in thousands)

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Figure 5: Seattle, WA, Cruise Vessel Departures: 1Q04–3Q10 (in thousands)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on U.S....

Figure 4: U.S. Cruise Passenger Departures: 1Q04–3Q10 (in thousands)

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Figure 4: U.S. Cruise Passenger Departures: 1Q04–3Q10 (in thousands)

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NOTE: Trend calculated using X-12-ARIMA. For additional information, please visit http://www.census.gov/www/x12a/.

SOURCE: U.S. Department...

Figure 3: Alternative Marine Power

Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles.

Alternative marine power, also called “cold ironing,” uses electricity to reduce diesel-engine emissions from ships while they are in port. Pictured here is the...

Figure 2: State of Florida Ports and Terminals

SOURCES: Derived by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics from multiple data sources as of March 2011.

Florida is...

Figure 1: Select Seattle, WA, Cruise and Ferry Terminals, and Ferry Routes

SOURCES: Data derived from multiple sources by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics as of March 2011.

Making Sense of Passenger Vessel Data

by Matthew Chambers

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The absence of legal definitions to describe waterborne passenger vessels, such as cruise ships and ferries, may pose a challenge for researchers attempting to collect, sort, and analyze passenger data. A variety...