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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Hu, Patricia S. ;
Schmitt, Rolf R.
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2023-01-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
Abstract:
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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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
2022-01-01
Abstract:
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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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
2022-01-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
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Given that the Nation's maritime ports moves more international cargo by weight and value than any other U.S. mode of transportation, the Fixing Ameri...
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Hu, Patricia S. ;
Schmitt, Rolf R.
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2021-01-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
Abstract:
The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act established the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program (PPFSP) in the Bureau of Transporta...
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Hu, Patricia S. ;
Schmitt, Rolf R.
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2020-01-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
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The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act established the Port Performance Freight Statistics Program (PPFSP) in the Bureau of Transporta...
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Chambers, Matthew ;
Sprung, Michael J.
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2019-04-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
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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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Chambers, Matthew ;
Mitchell, Ali
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2018-02-13 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
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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....
Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Report to Congress 2017 [Supporting Datasets]

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Chambers, Matthew ;
Mitchell, Ali
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2018-02-13 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
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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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McFadden, Janine ;
Barrows, Andrew
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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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United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics ...
2017-01-01 | Port Performance Freight Statistics Program: Annual Reports to Congress
Abstract:
In Section 6018 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Congress requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S....
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Steve, Kenneth ;
Parker, Julie
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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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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...