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The table below details the list of commodities that were assigned as predominantly dry bulk in nature in the WCSC database using Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3 codes.
5 Digit Commodity Code Description 4100...The table below details the list of vessels that was used to filter out the dry bulk commodities from the cargo database compiled and maintained by the USACE WCSC. The classification of vessels within the WCSC database is based on the ICST codes. The 13 categories of barges and ships in the...
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
In General.--The Director shall...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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...