U.S. Shipping Statistics

This section provides statistical information on the U.S. shipping industry

U.S. Foreign Trade     U.S. foreign waterborne trade, 1977-2005 - Updated, May 21, 2009

U.S. Domestic Trade     U.S. domestic waterborne trade, annually since 1960, categorized by coastwise, lakewise and internal - Updated, May 11, 2008

U.S. Domestic-Trade Fleet     The U.S.-flag oceangoing fleet engaged in domestic trade, annually from 1977 through 1998, in #s of ships and deadweight tons, categorized by coastal versus non-contiguous trades.

U.S. Merchant Fleet    The total US-flag oceangoing fleet, annually since 1946, in #s of ships and deadweight tons  - Revised, March 3, 2001

The Pre-WWI U.S. Merchant Fleet    The total US-flag oceangoing fleet, from 1789 through 1922, in deadweight tons  - Added, October 7, 2007

U.S. Inter-City Freight Volumes    U.S. inter-city freight volumes, in ton-miles, by mode of transportation, since 1960 - Updated, August 27, 2006

U.S. Inter-City Freight Revenues    U.S. inter-city freight revenues, in cents per ton-mile, by mode of transportation, since 1960 - Updated, August 27, 2006

U.S. Petroleum Products Transportation    U.S. petroleum products movements since 1979, by mode of transportation, in billion ton-miles - Updated, May 11, 2008

OPA 90 Phase-Out Schedule:  Phase-out schedule for single-hulled tankers and tank barges in the U.S.

Oil Spills in U.S. Navigable Waterways    Numbers of incidents and quantities spilled, by type of event, since 1982 - Updated, November 12, 2007

Oil Spills from Tankers Worldwide    All oil spills from tankers of over 10 million gallons - Updated, November 12, 2007

U.S. Transportation Fatalities by Mode    Fatalities by mode and type of event, since 1965 - Updated, May 11, 2008

The National Defense Reserve Fleet    The U.S. national defense reserve fleet, annually since 1945, in #s of ships - Updated, May 10, 2008

The U.S. and World Fleets   The U.S. and world fleets of vessels over 100 GT, annually since 1914, in #s of ships and gross tons - Updated, April 30, 2005

The Growth of the World Fleet Since WWII   The world fleet of vessels over 100 GT, annually since 1948, in #s of ships and gross tons - Updated, April 30, 2005

The Jones Act Fleet of Tank Vessels   Graphs of the US-flag fleet of domestic-trading tank vessels over 5,000 GT, from 1990 through 2015 - Updated, May 18, 2009