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BTS Maritime and Ports

This maritime and port collection includes fact sheets, interagency reports, special reports, and reports to Congress published by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. These provide insights into topics such as container shipping, cruise ships, ferries, port and waterway operations, and port performance measures. Users can interact with port capacity and throughput measures for the Nation’s largest tonnage, container, and dry bulk ports at https://www.bts.gov/ports. Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_bts_ports

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    Maritime Trade & Transportation 2007
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    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2005-01-10
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    This latest edition of Maritime Trade and Transportation follows two prior reports released in 1999 and 2002. These reports reflect an ongoing effort ...
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    Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress 2018
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    Chambers, Matthew ; Sprung, Michael J. ; ...
    2019-04-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics
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    This is the third edition of the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program Annual Report, which builds on the foundation of the inaugural 2016 Annua...
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    2014 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States
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    Steve, Kenneth ; Parker, Julie ; ...
    2016-05-01 | National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
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    Based on information provided by operators who responded to the 2014 National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO), the Bureau of Transportation Statistic...
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    Gulf Coast Ports Surrounding the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
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    Chambers, Matthew ; Menegus, Dominic ;
    2010-06-01 | BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
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    This fact sheet provides a snapshot of two major seaports (New Orleans, LA, and Mobile, AL) and summary tables of other Gulf coast seaports close to t...
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    2022 Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Supply-Chain Feature
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    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2022-01-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics
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    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6018 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act; P.L. 114-94; Dec. 4, 2015; 49 USC 6314), ...
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    Atlantic Coast U.S. Seaports
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    Chambers, Matthew ; Menegus, Dominic ;
    2010-10-01 | BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
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    This fact sheet highlights the major Atlantic container ports of New York/New Jersey, Virginia, Savannah, and Charleston. Containerships and container...
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    America’s Container Ports: Freight Hubs That Connect Our Nation to Global Markets
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    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2009-06-01
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    The U.S. marine transportation system continues to handle large volumes of domestic and international freight in support of the nation's economic acti...
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    America's Container Ports: Linking Markets at Home and Abroad
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    United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2011-01-01
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    This report provides an overview of the movement of maritime freight handled by the Nation's container ports in 2009 through mid-2010, based on the mo...
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    America's Container Ports: Delivering the Goods
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    Ammah-Tagoe, Felix
    2007-03-01
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    Five decades ago, the containership revolution started in the United States, changing how the United States and the world handle international freight...
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    Highlights of the 2008 National Census of Ferry Operators
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    Goldberg, Bruce ; Firestine, Theresa ; ...
    2010-12-01 | National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
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    In 2007, 190 ferry operators across the Nation provided service to an estimated 106 million passengers through nearly 500 terminals in 37 States and 3...
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    Highlights of the 2006 National Census of Ferry Operators
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    Roberto, Elizabeth
    2008-08-01 | National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
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    At the request of Congress, in 2006 the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovati...
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    Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress 2017
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    Chambers, Matthew ; Mitchell, Ali ; ...
    2018-02-13 | Port Performance Freight Statistics
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    This is the second edition of the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program Annual Report, which builds on the foundation of the 2016 Annual Report....
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    Ocean Passenger Vessels: Migrating South for the Winter
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    Chambers, Matthew
    2010-01-01 | BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
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    In response to consumer demand, the passenger vessels that operate from seaports along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts alternate between north ...
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    2016 Highlights of Ferry Operations in the United States
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    McFadden, Janine ; Barrows, Andrew ; ...
    2017-10-01 | National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
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    This publication highlights data collected by the 2016 NCFO. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) conducted the NCFO from April through Novem...
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    Highlights of [the 2010 National Census of] Ferry Operators in the United States
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    Steve, Kenneth ; Parker, Julie ;
    2014-09-01 | National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
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    Ferries provide links for commuters in major metropolitan areas and offer a means of transportation across bodies of water not easily served by bridge...
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    International Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea: Hindering Maritime Trade and Water Transportation around the World
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    Chambers, Matthew ; Menegus, Dominic ;
    2010-04-01 | BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
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    Pirates prey upon targets of opportunity. Given optimal conditions (e.g., calm weather, slow cruising speed, and daylight4) relatively small, fast ves...
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    Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress 2017 [Supporting Datasets]
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    Chambers, Matthew ; Mitchell, Ali ; ...
    2018-02-13 | Port Performance Freight Statistics
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    This is the second edition of the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program Annual Report, which builds on the foundation of the 2016 Annual Report....
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