U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
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PRESS BOOK
March 28, 2003
Page 1 of 1
B03-029
U.S. Foreign Waterborne Transportation Statistics
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) today released December 2002 official U.S. foreign waterborne transportation statistics. Year to date figures through December 2002 show a decrease in volume of 2% and 4% for imports and exports respectively over the same time period for 2001. The following cargo summary contains value and weight information by type of service on U.S. waterborne imports and exports for calendar year 2002.
| Type of Service | Imports |
Exports |
Total1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Year to Date | December | Year to Date | December | Year to Date | |
| Liner Value | 29,792 |
353,861 |
11,914 |
136,599 | 41,706 |
490,461 |
| Liner weight | 8,182 |
94,424 |
6,277 |
67,333 |
14,459 |
161,757 |
| Tanker Value | 8,751 |
95,507 |
1,449 |
13,796 |
10,200 |
109,303 |
| Tanker Weight | 46,507 |
550,150 |
5,458 |
51,813 |
51,966 |
601,963 |
| Tramp Value | 10,014 |
89,082 |
3,185 |
39,534 |
13,199 |
128,616 |
| Tramp Weight | 14,971 |
168,997 |
17,653 |
204,493 |
32,624 |
373,490 |
| Total Value | 48,556 |
538,450 |
16,548 |
189,930 |
65,104 |
728,380 |
| Total Weight | 69,660 |
813,571 |
29,389 |
323,640 |
99,049 |
1,137,210 |
1 Figures in total column December may vary due to rounding
The figures are all derived from the Waterborne Databank, detailed public U.S. foreign waterborne transportation cargo files, which are now available from MARAD. All inquiries should be addressed to: Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis, U.S. Maritime Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington DC 20590; telephone: (202) 366-2267; Fax: (202) 366-8886; Email: data@marad.dot.gov.
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The mission of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) is to promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well-balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation's domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency. MARAD also seeks to ensure that the United States enjoys adequate shipbuilding and repair services, efficient ports, effective intermodal water and land transportation systems, and reserve shipping capacity in time of national emergency.
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