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General

Legacy ID
201

Preface

Pursuant to Section 6018 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub. L. 114-94; Dec. 4, 2015; 129 Stat. 1312), the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) established the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program (PPFSP). The goal of the program is “to...

Quality Assurance Statement

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) provides high quality information to serve government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its...

Acknowledgements

U.S. Department of Transportation Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation

Victor Mendez Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Sophie Shulman Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Patricia Hu Director...

Port Performance Freight Statistics Program

Annual Report to Congress 2016

PDF: PPFS_Annual_Report.pdf

Acknowledgements Quality Assurance Statement Preface 1 Introduction 2 Definition of Ports and Methods Used to Identify the Top 25 Ports by Total Tonnage, Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), and Dry Bulk Tonnage...