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...

BTS Special Report: A Decade of Decline in Person Crossings From Mexico and Canada Into the United States

February 2011 SR-027

Table 5 - Incoming Person Crossing Index at the Mexican Border by U.S. State, 2000-2009

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(Index=2000, values in parenthesis are total crossings in millions of persons)

Table 4 - Person Crossings by Mode at the Mexican Border, 2009

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NOTE: — = less than one-hundreth of one percent...

Table 3 - Incoming Person Crossing Index at the Canadian Border by U.S. State, 2000-2009

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(Index = 2000, values in parenthesis are total crossings in millions of persons)

Table 2 - Person Crossings by Mode at the Canadian Border, 2009

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NOTE: Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding....