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The U.S. Waterway System ― TRANSPORTATION FACTS
Navigation Data Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
December 2002
U.S. Waterborne Traffic by Major Commodities in 2001
(Millions of Short Tons1 Change from 2000)
| |
Domestic |
| Coastwise |
Lakewise |
Internal |
Total |
| Commodities2 |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Total3
Coal
Coal Coke
Crude Petroleum
Petroleum
Products
Chemical and Related Prod.
Forest Prod., Wood & Chips
Pulp and Waste
Paper
Sand, Gravel and Stone
Iron Ore and Scrap
Non-Ferrous Ores & Scrap
Sulphur,
Clay and Salt
Primary Manuf. Goods
Food and Farm Products
All Manuf. Equipment
Waste
and Scrap, NEC |
223.6
12.9
**
52.4
112.3
12.8
1.9
**
8.1
0.4
0.3
**
8.0
5.8
8.6
** |
-1.5
-11.0
**
9.9
-2.8
-7.1
1.2
46.2
-21.3
-39.8
-59.2
-76.3
10.8
.6
-.4
-43.1 |
100.0
18.5
0.4
**
1.9
0.1
**
**
29.2
44.8
**
0.8
3.5
0.3
**
** |
-12.6
-7.5
17.1
0
-.8
-1.5
25.5
0
-.9
-21.3
0
8.6
-9.3
3.4
-58.8
178.4 |
619.6
169.9
4.3
31.9
122.0
47.8
7.7
0.1
81.8
8.0
5.9
8.4
26.7
90.1
10.0
1.3 |
-1.4
6.1
-10.6
-7.5
.3
-5.7
-21.9
9.0
-1.3
-27.1
-2.1
15.7
-20.2
-.4
-9.2
-14.7 |
1,042.4
222.7
50
86.0
283.8
71.1
10.2
0.2
129.2
54.0
6.2
9.3
40.3
96.5
19.9
3.5 |
-2.6
3.5
-8.9
2.6
-1.1
-6.5
-24.1
16.8
-2.3
-22.0
-8.5
12.9
-11.9
-.4
-6.5
-18.7 |
| |
Foreign |
| Inbound |
Outbound |
Total |
Grand Total |
| Commodities2 |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Total3
Coal
Coal Coke
Crude Petroleum
Petroleum
Products
Chemical and Related Prod.
Forest Prod., Wood & Chips
Pulp and Waste
Paper
Sand, Gravel and Stone
Iron Ore and Scrap
Non-Ferrous Ores & Scrap
Sulphur,
Clay and Salt
Primary Manuf. Goods
Food and Farm Products
All Manuf. Equipment
Waste
and Scrap, NEC |
945.1
17.2
2.7
486.3
134.3
43.8
6.1
1.2
29.8
13.4
17.1
17.6
82.9
30.8
47.7
** |
.6
55.9
-39.5
.3
3.3
13.9
11.2
.1
2.6
-30.8
-11.6
22.6
-9.9
2.5
-1.8
0 |
399.0
54.7
1.1
1.3
56.9
54.7
10.7
12.5
3.5
9.3
2.4
6.1
13.9
154.6
12.8
** |
-3.9
-8.5
-1.8
-56.1
2.4
-5.4
-24.1
2.1
-2.8
.4
-22.5
8.9
-8.9
-1.1
-7.3
0 |
1,344.1
71.9
3.8
487.6
191.2
98.6
16.8
13.7
33.4
22.8
19.5
23.7
96.7
185.3
60.5
** |
-.8
1.5
-32.1
.0
3.0
2.3
-14.2
1.9
2.0
-20.7
-13.1
18.7
-9.8
-.5
-3.0
0 |
2,386.6
294.5
8.8
573.6
475.0
169.7
27.1
13.8
162.6
76.8
25.7
33.0
137.1
281.9
80.3
3.5 |
-1.6
3.0
-20.5
.4
.5
-1.6
-18.3
2.1
-1.4
-21.6
-12.1
17.0
-10.4
-.5
-3.9
-18.7 |
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1. **denotes tonnage less than 50,000 tons or extreme percent change.
2. Commodity abbreviations: Prod. (Products); Sand, Gravel and Stone also includes Soil and Rock; Manuf. (Manufactured); and NEC (Not Elsewhere Classified).
3. Column totals are greater than row sums because of excluded commodity groups. Row totals are greater than column sums because local and intra-territory are not included.
Domestic Traffic for Selected US. Inland Waterways in 2001
(Millions of Short Tons, Billions of Ton-miles1 and Change from 2000)
1. **denotes ton-miles of less than 50 million.
2. Tons times total distance from origin to destination.
3. includes deep draft waterways. |
U.S. Waterborne Traffic by State in 20011
(Millions of Short Tons and Change from 2000)
| Rank |
State |
Domestic |
Foreign |
Total2 |
| Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
Tons |
% |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44 |
Louisiana
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Florida
Ohio
Washington
New
York
Kentucky
New Jersey
West Virginia
Michigan
Indiana
Alabama
Alaska
Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
Mississippi
Minnesota
Virgin
Islands
Wisconsin
Delaware
Oregon
Missouri
Maine
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Puerto
Rico
Hawaii
Georgia
Connecticut
Iowa
Arkansas
North Carolina
Rhode Island
New
Hampshire
Oklahoma
Kansas
Idaho
District of Columbia
Guam
Nebraska |
273.0
121.3
44.5
77.3
120.1
69.6
93.6
58.3
54.2
101.1
54.7
79.5
62.3
68.0
40.3
58.8
25.5
23.2
46.7
25.5
36.9
19.1
29.0
17.8
17.4
34.7
2.9
12.4
6.2
10.7
15.5
2.7
13.8
14.3
11.6
4.6
5.8
0.6
4.1
2.3
1.3
0.7
0.4
0.2 |
-3.0
-.4
-1.9
-.1
4.9
-8.8
-10.9
-9.3
-4.8
10.0
-4.8
1.6
-4.0
-4.7
-13.2
6.6
3.7
16.4
-4.7
.9
-25.2
-5.4
-2.2
-.6
-11.2
-.1
-22.2
-3.7
35.0
-12.9
5.3
-15.5
-2.7
-8.0
-1.4
-19.0
-.5
-30.4
9.0
612.7
-15.7
-4.2
9.6
6.8 |
223.2
333.4
142.0
47.8
2.7
52.1
25.9
46.7
49.1
0.0
39.1
0.0
14.3
3.0
28.0
8.4
36.3
26.7
0.0
20.8
7.1
23.2
8.4
19.4
18.5
0.0
27.7
14.1
18.5
12.6
7.6
19.3
4.4
0.0
0.0
6.1
3.4
3.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 |
-1.2
.7
1.6
8.3
-31.5
6.4
.1
-5.6
5.8
0
-6.7
0
-.7
-2.5
-4.9
-9.4
-11.0
-2.3
0
2.4
38.4
-9.0
-12.4
-.5
-11.4
0
-1.2
-.4
-1.4
-17.2
-2.9
12
-6.6
0
0
-8.7
3.3
6.5
0
0
0
0
0
0 |
496.2
454.8
186.5
125.1
122.7
121.8
119.5
105.0
103.3
101.1
93.8
79.5
76.6
71.0
68.2
67.2
61.8
49.9
46.7
46.3
44.0
42.3
37.4
37.2
35.8
34.7
30.6
26.4
24.7
23.3
23.1
22.0
18.3
14.3
11.6
10.7
9.2
4.4
4.1
2.3
1.3
0.7
0.4
0.2 |
-2.2
.4
.8
2.9
3.7
-2.8
-8.8
-7.7
.0
10.0
-5.6
1.6
-3.4
-4.6
-10.0
4.3
-5.5
5.6
-4.7
1.6
-19.2
-7.4
-4.7
-.6
-11.3
-.1
-3.7
-2.0
5.7
-15.3
2.4
-1.2
-3.7
-8.0
-1.4
-13.5
.9
-.4
9.0
612.7
-15.7
-4.2
9.6
6.8 |
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1. Includes shipments, receipts and intrastate commerce.
2. Total may not equal column sum due to rounding.
Geographic Distribution of U.S. Waterborne Activities in 2001
| |
Coastal1 |
Great Lakes |
Inland2 |
Total3 |
| Number of Ports Handling |
|
| Over 250,000 Short Tons |
113 |
51 |
25 |
189 |
| Domestic Traffic |
|
Short Tons (millions)
Ton-miles
(billions)
Average Haul (miles) |
223.6
274.6
1,228.1 |
100.0
50.8
508.0 |
619.6
294.9
476.0 |
1,042.4
621.7
596.4 |
| Foreign Traffic4 |
|
Short Tons (millions)
Ton-miles
(billions)
Average Haul (miles) |
1,281.5
78.4
61.2 |
62.6
36.6
584.7 |
N/A
N/A
N/A |
1,344.1
115.0
85.6 |
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1. All deep draft (over 12 feet) except Great Lakes and the Columbia River.
2. N/A denotes tonnage not applicable.
3. Domestic Total includes local traffic of 90.1 million short tons, 1.4 billion ton-miles, 15.3 miles average haul and intra-territory traffic of 7.2 million short tons. Ton-miles are not compiled for intra-territory traffic. Total may not equal column sum due to rounding.
4. Ton-miles and Average Haul for Coastal ports are based on the distance transported on U.S. waterways from entrance channels to ports and waterways; and for Great Lakes ports are based on the distance transported on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River to the International Boundary at St. Regis, Quebec, Canada.
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