Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 3-4. Number of Vessel Calls at U.S. Ports: 2005-2010
In 2010, 7,579 oceangoing vessels made 62,747 calls at U.S. ports, a 13 percent increase from the previous year. Tankers accounted for 35 percent of total calls, followed by containerships (31 percent) and dry bulk vessels (17 percent). Approximately 97 percent of all tankers calling at U.S. ports are double-hull vessels, a 19 percent increase from five years earlier.
| Type | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Percent Change, 2005-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanker | 20,118 | 21,231 | 21,724 | 20,907 | 19,641 | 21,944 | 9.1 |
| Double hull | 15,869 | 17,747 | 19,026 | 19,036 | 18,631 | 21,265 | 34.0 |
| Product | 12,217 | 13,282 | 13,277 | 12,662 | 11,815 | 13,257 | 8.5 |
| Double hull | 8,799 | 10,252 | 10,811 | 10,952 | 10,887 | 12,622 | 43.4 |
| Crude | 7,901 | 7,949 | 8,447 | 8,245 | 7,826 | 8,687 | 9.9 |
| Double hull | 7,070 | 7,495 | 8,215 | 8,084 | 7,744 | 8,644 | 22.3 |
| Container | 18,542 | 19,591 | 19,863 | 18,735 | 18,206 | 19,530 | 5.3 |
| Dry Bulk | 11,406 | 12,508 | 11,040 | 10,363 | 8,587 | 10,716 | -6.0 |
| Roll on/Roll off | 5,663 | 6,318 | 6,077 | 5,964 | 4,951 | 5,849 | 3.3 |
| Vehicle | 3,652 | 4,182 | 4,084 | 4,102 | 3,336 | 4,100 | 12.3 |
| Gas | 969 | 961 | 917 | 769 | 704 | 813 | -16.1 |
| Liquified Natural Gas | 203 | 213 | 202 | 171 | 201 | 202 | -0.5 |
| Combo | 414 | 334 | 235 | 180 | 135 | 168 | -59.4 |
| General | 3,935 | 4,054 | 3,948 | 3,660 | 3,336 | 3,727 | -5.3 |
| All Types | 61,047 | 64,997 | 63,804 | 60,578 | 55,560 | 62,747 | 2.8 |
Source:
Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, Vessel Movements Data Files, 2005-2010 (London: Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, 2005-2010); Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, Seasearcher (London: Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, 2011); and Clarkson Research Studies, Clarkson's Vessel Registers (London: Clarkson Research Studies, January 2011).
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