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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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  • America's Container Ports: Linking Markets at Home and Abroad
    Filetype[PDF - 2.78 MB]
    Published Date:
    2011-01-01
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 522.73 KB]
    Published Date:
    2007-03-01
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 605.15 KB]
    Published Date:
    2010-12-01
    Series:
    National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 1.15 MB]
    Published Date:
    2008-08-01
    Series:
    National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 16.05 MB]
    Published Date:
    2018-02-13
    Series:
    Port Performance Freight Statistics
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 365.50 KB]
    Published Date:
    2010-01-01
    Series:
    BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 3.61 MB]
    Published Date:
    2017-10-01
    Series:
    National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 368.93 KB]
    Published Date:
    2014-09-01
    Series:
    National Census of Ferry Operators (NCFO)
    Abstract:
    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
    Filetype[PDF - 466.06 KB]
    Published Date:
    2010-04-01
    Series:
    BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
    Abstract:
    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]
    Filetype[PDF - 903.38 KB]
    Published Date:
    2018-02-13
    Series:
    Port Performance Freight Statistics
    Abstract:
    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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  • Maritime Trade & Transportation 1999
    Filetype[PDF - 2.05 MB]
    Published Date:
    1999-01-01
    Abstract:
    The marine transportation system contributes to U.S. economic growth, enhances global competitiveness, and supports national security objectives. This...
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  • Maritime Trade & Transportation 2002
    Filetype[PDF - 2.99 MB]
    Published Date:
    2002-01-01
    Abstract:
    The Marine Transportation System (MTS) contributes to U.S. economic growth, enhances U.S. global competitiveness, and supports national security objec...
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  • The Changing Tide of U.S.-International Container Trade: Differences Among the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts [Special Report]
    Filetype[PDF - 3.75 MB]
    Published Date:
    2011-12-01
    Series:
    BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
    Abstract:
    This BTS special report examines historical U.S. maritime trends, changes in U.S. trading partners, and current U.S. marine trade patterns. More speci...
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  • Making Sense of Passenger Vessel Data
    Filetype[PDF - 1.61 MB]
    Published Date:
    2011-07-01
    Series:
    BTS Special Reports and Issue Briefs
    Abstract:
    The absence of legal definitions to describe waterborne passenger vessels, such as cruise ships and ferries, may pose a challenge for researchers atte...
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    Filetype[PDF - 1.61 MB]
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  • Port Performance Freight Statistics in 2019: Annual Report to Congress 2020