Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Table 3-5. Number of Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports: 2006-2011
From 2006 to 2011, the number of calls by containership with capacities of 5,000 TEU or greater has increased by nearly 80 percent. These large container ships accounted for 27 percent of total containership calls at U.S. ports in 2011, up from 17 percent in 2006.
Table 3-5
Deadweight tons
| Type | (R) 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | (R) 2009 | (R) 2010 | 2011 | Percent Change, 2006-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanker | 20,391 | 20,699 | 20,096 | 18,991 | 20,832 | 23,678 | 16.1 |
| Double hull | 17,070 | 18,158 | 18,315 | 18,035 | 20,199 | 23,214 | 36.0 |
| Product | 12,746 | 12,671 | 12,182 | 11,413 | 12,537 | 14,677 | 15.1 |
| Double hull | 9,869 | 10,350 | 10,561 | 10,534 | 11,947 | 14,216 | 44.0 |
| Crude | 7,645 | 8,028 | 7,914 | 7,578 | 8,295 | 9,001 | 17.7 |
| Double hull | 7,201 | 7,808 | 7,754 | 7,501 | 8,252 | 8,998 | 25.0 |
| Container | 19,587 | 19,859 | 18,729 | 18,199 | 19,521 | 22,222 | 13.5 |
| Dry Bulk | 11,579 | 10,081 | 9,513 | 7,884 | 9,227 | 10,883 | -6.0 |
| Roll on/Roll off | 6,315 | 6,074 | 5,962 | 4,947 | 5,842 | 6,172 | -2.3 |
| Vehicle | 4,181 | 4,084 | 4,101 | 3,336 | 4,100 | 4,339 | 3.8 |
| Gas | 879 | 824 | 698 | 659 | 738 | 846 | -3.8 |
| Liquified Natural Gas | 213 | 202 | 171 | 201 | 202 | 157 | -26.3 |
| Combo | 319 | 222 | 169 | 127 | 158 | 120 | -62.4 |
| General | 3,983 | 3,844 | 3,584 | 3,274 | 3,553 | 4,008 | 0.6 |
| All Types | 63,053 | 61,603 | 58,751 | 54,081 | 59,871 | 67,929 | 7.7 |
Key: R = revised.
Source:
Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, Vessel Movements Data Files, 2006-2011 (London: Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, 2007-2012); Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, Seasearcher (London: Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, 2012); and Clarkson Research Studies, Clarkson's Vessel Registers (London: Clarkson Research Studies, January 2012); as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Vessel Calls Snapshot, 2011 (Washington, DC: 2013), available at www.marad.dot.gov/documents/Vessel_Calls_at_US_Ports_Snapshot.pdf as of September 25, 2013.
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