Shipbuilding and Shipping Statistics and Other Data

The page lists 107 tables of data covering a wide range of maritime topics.  Some are complete in themselves; others stopped being updated because the source of the data dried up or became unaffordable; others are updated occasionally.  Check the right-hand column for the date of the most recent update.  None of this information is proprietary: feel free to download any table and to use the data for your own purposes.  The tables are organized in five groups, as follows:

Table Primary Sources of Data Most Recent Update

Shipbuilding Industry Data
Deliveries of Ships, Boats and Large Barges in 2012 U.S. Coast Guard  
Deliveries of Ships, Boats and Large Barges in 2011 Feb-12
Deliveries of Ships, Boats and Large Barges in 2010 Mar-11
Deliveries of Inland Barges in 2012
Deliveries of Inland Barges in 2011 Jan-12
Deliveries of Inland Barges in 2010 Mar-11
Deliveries in 2009 Mar-10
Deliveries in 2008 Mar-09
Deliveries in 2007 Mar-08
Deliveries, 1990 to 2009 Mar-10
Deliveries, 1977 to 2004 Maritime Administration

Jun-09
Deliveries, 1947 to 1976

Jun-08
Deliveries, 1914 to 1945 Fassett/SNAME

Jun-08
Deliveries, 1813 to 1922 U.S. Shipping Board

Jun-08
U.S. Merchant Fleet 1789 to 1922

May-08
U.S. Shipbuilding Contracts Reported in 2012 TC Jan-12
U.S. Shipbuilding Contracts Reported in 2011 Dec-11
U.S. Shipbuilding Contracts Reported in 2010 Feb-11
Current Major Government Shipbuilding Programs Dec-11
Current Major Commercial Shipbuilding Programs Sep-11
Recent Major Government Shipbuilding Programs Dec-11
Recent Major Commercial Shipbuilding Programs Sep-11
Current Major Naval Shipbuilding Contracts DefenseLink

Dec-11
The Cost of Nimitz-class Carriers U.S. Navy

Jul-10
The Cost of Ohio-class Submarines Jul-10
The Cost of Los Angeles-class Submarines Jul-10
The Cost of Ticonderoga-class Cruisers Jul-10
The Cost of Arleigh Burke-class Destroyers Dec-10
The Cost of Oliver Hazard Perry-class Frigates Jul-10
Financial Results - General Dynamics, 1985-2010 SEC Filings Mar-11
Financial Results - Northrop Grumman, 1985-2010 Mar-11
Financial Results - Todd Shipyards, 1985-2009 Jan-11
Financial Results - Trinity Industries, 1998-2009 Jul-09
Sales of U.S. Shipyards Since 1980 TC Apr-11
The Decline of Shipbuilding in the U.S. Jun-10
The Decline of Shipbuilding in Britain Mar-08
The Decline of Shipbuilding on the Clyde Mar-08
U.S. Shipbuilding Employment, 1958-2009 Bureau of the Census Sep-11
U.S. Shipbuilding Output, 1958-2009 Sep-11
U.S. Shipbuilding Payroll, 1958-2009  Sep-11
U.S. Shipbuilding Revenues, 1987-2007 Jun-10
U.S. Shipbuilding Capital Expenditures, 1958-2009 Sep-11
#s of Major U.S. Shipyards, 1973-2004 Maritime Administration Jun-09
#s of U.S. Building Berths and Dry Docks, 1976-2004 Jun-09
#s of U.S. Shipbuilding Jobs, 1923-2004 Jun-09
Employment in the "Big Six" Yards, 1973-2004 Feb-09
U.S. Shipbuilding Jobs by Yard, 1973-2004 Feb-09
U.S. Shipbuilding Wages, 1961-2004 Jun-09
U.S. Shipbuilding and Shipping Subsidies, 1936-2004 Jun-09
Ferries Built for New York Harbor, 1812-2005 "Over and Back" Nov-10
Worldwide Shipbuilding Deliveries, 1964-2009 Lloyd's Register Oct-10
Worldwide Shipbuilding Wages, 1975-2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics Mar-08
Shipbuilding vs. Manufacturing Wages, 1975-1998 Mar-08
Index of U.S. Shipbuilding Costs, 1939-2006 Mar-08
Surface Combatants Transferred Overseas Naval Vessel Register Oct-10
Submarines Transferred Overseas Oct-10
Amphibious-Warfare Ships Transferred Overseas Oct-10
Mine-Warfare Ships Transferred Overseas Oct-10
Auxiliaries Transferred Overseas Oct-10
Gunboats and Patrol Ships Transferred Overseas Oct-10
Patrol Craft Transferred Overseas Oct-10
U.S. Coast Guard Vessels Transferred Overseas Oct-10
Other Vessels Transferred Overseas Oct-10

Shipping Industry Data
U.S. Domestic-Trade Fleet, 1977-1998 Maritime Administration May-08
U.S. Merchant Fleet as a Whole, 1946-1999 Dec-09
U.S. Foreign Waterborne Trade, 1965-2008 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jun-10
U.S. Domestic Waterborne Trade, 1960-2008 Jun-10
U.S. Domestic Tank Vessel Fleet, 1990-2015 TC Jun-10
U.S. Inter-City Freight Tonnages, 1980-2007 Bureau of Tptn. Statistics Jun-10
U.S. Inter-City Freight Revenues, 1960-2006 Jun-10
U.S. Transportation Fatalities, 1965-2007 Aug-10
U.S. Petroleum Products Transportation, 1979-2007 Association of Oil Pipelines Jun-10
U.S. Naval Force Structure, 1886-2010 Naval Historian Jun-10
The National Defense Reserve Fleet, 1945-2009 Maritime Administration Jun-10
The U.S. and World Fleets, 1914-2009 Lloyd's Register Oct-10
Growth of the World Fleet, 1914-2009 Oct-10
Oil Spills in U.S. Waterways, 1997-2006 U.S. Coast Guard Jun-10
Oil Spills from Tankers Worldwide, 1970-2008 ITOPF Jun-10
Major Oil Spills from Tankers, 1965-2008 Jun-10

The US-Flag Commercial Fleet, by Type
Crude Carriers U.S. Coast Guard

Class Society Records

Ship and Boatbuilders

Vessel Operators

 Sep-11
Crude Carriers Withdrawn Since OPA 90 Sep-11
Product and Chemical Carriers Dec-11
Product Carriers Withdrawn Since OPA 90 Sep-11
Dry Bulk Carriers (including Lakers) Sep-11
Container, RoRo and Other Cargo Ships Dec-11
Large Tank Barges Sep-11
Large Tank Barges Withdrawn Since OPA 90 Sep-11
Large Dry Bulk Barges Sep-11
Large Container, RoRo and Other Cargo Barges Sep-11
Ferries - Publicly Operated National Ferry Database Oct-11
Ferries - Privately Operated Oct-11
Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Ships Military Sealift Command Sep-11
Special-Mission Ships Sep-11
Prepositioning Ships Sep-11
Sealift Ships Sep-11
Ready Reserve Force (RRF) Ships Sep-11
Reserve Fleet Maritime Administration Sep-11

The World Fleet of LNG Carriers
Summary of the LNGC Fleet

LNGC Builders

LNGC Operators

 Nov-11
LNG Carriers Active or Under Construction Nov-11
Qatar Petroleum's LNG Fleet Nov-11
LNG Carriers Withdrawn from Service Nov-11

The World Fleet of Offshore Drilling Rigs
Summary of the Rig Fleet RigZone.com

Rig Builders

Rig Operators

 Nov-11
Drill Ships Nov-11
Semi-Submersible Drilling Rigs Nov-11
Jack-Up Drilling Rigs Nov-11
Submersible Drilling Rigs Nov-11
Large Drilling Barges Nov-11