Appendix A - Fast Act Section 6018

SEC. 6018. PORT PERFORMANCE FREIGHT STATISTICS PROGRAM.

In General.--Chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

Sec. 6314. Port performance freight statistics program

4 Looking Ahead

This initial effort to present nationally consistent statistics on port throughput and capacity demonstrates that existing measures fall short of providing a complete picture of national port performance. Available time and resources precluded BTS from developing additional measures for this...

3 Measures of Throughput and Capacity

The measures provided in this report show capacity measures for 2015 as well as the throughput achieved in 2014 and 2015, to give an indication of the extent of trade growth and the increasing challenges facing ports. BTS used the following data criteria to select throughput and capacity...

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

Definition of Ports and Methods Used to Identify the Top 25 Ports by Total Tonnage, Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), and Dry Bulk Tonnage

2.1 Definition of Ports

Ports are commonly recognized as places where cargo is transferred between ships and trucks, trains, pipelines,...

1 Introduction

Maritime ports are a major component of the Nation’s freight transportation system. Collectively they handle 75 percent of America’s international trade by volume.1 Port throughput (the typical amount of cargo a port handles annually) and capacity (the port’s maximum annual...

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

Table 6 Ranking of Major Airport On-Time Departure Performance Year-to-date through November 2016

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(Percent On-Time)