The U.S. Waterway System 2016 Transportation Facts & Information Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Waterborne Traffic by Major Commodities in 2016 (Millions of Short Tons 1 and Change from 2015) Domestic Coastwise Lakewise Internal Total Commodities 2 Tons % Tons % Tons % Tons % Total 3 168.7-3.6 78.2-6.8 548.1-3.2 876.6-3.1 Coal 2.8-20.1 12.3-29.0 107.1-12.9 130.0-14.8 Coal Coke ** 0.0 ** -45.5 2.7-15.6 3.2-5.5 Crude Petroleum 48.3-18.1 ** 0.0 35.9-18.4 89.5-18.9 Petroleum Products 79.4 7.8 2.0 13.5 121.8 2.5 248.0 5.0 Chemical and Related Prod. 10.9-3.3 0.1 6.2 52.3 2.8 74.4 2.5 Forest Prod., Wood & Chips 0.8 0.9 ** -73.6 4.1-5.1 5.5 1.5 Pulp and Waste Paper ** 2.7 ** 0.0 ** -68.4 ** -5.4 Sand, Gravel and Stone 5.0-5.6 19.7-9.6 71.3 0.0 101.4-1.8 Iron Ore and Scrap 0.3-10.9 38.8 5.0 7.3 12.6 50.4 4.7 Non-Ferrous Ores & Scrap 0.1-56.3 ** -79.1 4.4-13.5 4.6-16.4 Sulfur, Clay and Salt ** 70.7 1.0-27.5 6.9-27.7 8.0-27.6 Primary Manuf. Goods 1.6-4.8 3.3-8.5 26.8-6.1 32.0-6.0 Food and Farm Products 5.5 8.8 0.3-4.5 97.2 8.4 103.1 8.1 All Manuf. Equipment 13.5-3.7 ** 15.6 6.8-0.1 20.8-2.4 Waste and Scrap, NEC 0.5 ** ** 0.0 0.8-12.2 1.5 25.8 Foreign Domestic & Foreign Inbound Outbound Total Grand Total Commodities 2 Tons % Tons % Tons % Tons % Total 3 755.6 0.5 659.8 6.0 1,415.5 3.0 2,292.0 0.6 Coal 9.0-13.6 54.9-17.4 63.9-16.9 193.9-15.5 Coal Coke 0.2 48.1 0.4-56.3 0.6-44.8 3.8-14.7 Crude Petroleum 280.2 8.2 17.6 32.4 297.8 9.4 387.3 1.2 Petroleum Products 116.4 5.8 202.1 7.2 318.5 6.7 566.5 6.0 Chemical and Related Prod. 47.5-6.1 64.3 9.6 111.8 2.3 186.2 2.4 Forest Prod., Wood & Chips 5.2 1.1 20.4 10.5 25.6 8.4 31.1 7.2 Pulp and Waste Paper 2.5 5.2 22.0 4.9 24.5 4.9 24.5 4.9 Sand, Gravel and Stone 35.2-2.0 1.7-1.7 36.9-2.0 138.3-1.9 Iron Ore and Scrap 6.7-19.1 19.6 10.7 26.3 1.2 76.8 3.4 Non-Ferrous Ores & Scrap 10.0-42.4 4.4-28.8 14.4-38.8 19.0-34.6 Sulfur, Clay and Salt 14.0-42.3 5.0 6.9 19.0-34.3 27.1-32.5 Primary Manuf. Goods 78.7-3.3 13.9-2.3 92.7-3.2 124.7-3.9 Food and Farm Products 46.4 4.2 197.3 13.9 243.7 11.9 346.8 10.8 All Manuf. Equipment 87.2 1.7 25.3-4.6 112.5 0.2 133.3-0.2 Waste and Scrap, NEC ** 0.0 ** 0.0 ** 0.0 1.5 25.8 1. ** Denotes tonnage less than 50,000 tons or extreme percent change. 2. Commodity abbreviations: Prod. (Products); Manuf. (Manufactured); and NEC (Not Elsewhere Classified). Sand, Gravel and Stone also includes Soil and Rock. 3. Column totals are greater than row sums because of excluded commodity groups. Row totals are greater than column sums because intraport and intra-territory moves are not included. 2
Geographic Distribution of U.S. Waterborne Activities in 2016 Coastal Great Lakes Inland 1 Total 2 Number of Ports Handling Over 250,000 Short Tons 110 42 29 181 Domestic Traffic Short Tons (millions) 168.7 78.2 548.1 876.6 Ton-miles (billions) 171.7 43.4 261.6 477.9 Average Haul (miles) 1,017.7 555.0 477.3 545.1 Foreign Traffic 3 Short Tons (millions) 1,383.4 32.1 N/A 1,415.5 Ton-miles (billions) 81.7 21.5 N/A 103.2 Average Haul (miles) 59.0 670.3 N/A 72.9 1. N/A denotes tonnage not applicable. 2. Domestic Total includes not shown local and intra-territory traffic. Ton-miles are not computed for intra-territory traffic. Total may not equal column sum due to rounding. 3. 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.. Corps Dredging Facts Corps and contractor owned dredges removed 202.4 million cubic yards (MCY) of material from Corps constructed and maintained channels in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 (1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016) at a cost of $1,318.1 million. In FY 2016, maintenance dredging accounted for 91.7% of the quantities dredged, an additional 5.4% of the total yardage was attributed to Hurricane Sandy related work, new construction (channel deepening) accounted for 2.8%. The average cost/cy for maintenance work dredging was $5.57, and the average cost/cy for new work dredging was $15.80. Private dredging contractors removed 76.8% (155.5 MCY) of the material dredged for $1,120.9 million of the total FY 2016 Corps dredging expenditures. In FY 2016, 70 private dredging companies submitted a total of 296 bids for 132 contracts. Awards were made to 45 different companies, 16 large and 29 small, hubzone, and emerging businesses. Large and small companies received 65 (49%) and 67 (51%) of the contracts respectively. The Cutterhead pipeline dredge was the most widely used type of dredge in FY 2016 receiving 46.9% of the contracts, removing 52.0% of the contracted quantity and earning 44.1% of the contract dollars. Hopper dredges removed 36.5% of the quantity and earned 35.0% of the contract dollars. Mechanical dredges removed 10.0% of the quantity, earning 18.9% of the contract dollars. The remaining dredging was performed by a combination of more than one type of dredge. Philadelphia District awarded the most contract dollars in FY 2016 with $177.6 million. New Orleans District had contracts dredging the most cubic yards (47.9 MCY). Visit the NDC website http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/dredge/dredge.htm 3
Geographic Distribution of U.S. Waterway Facilities Region Cargo Handling Docks Locks 1 Foreign 2 Foreign & Domestic Only Domestic Only Total Sites Chambers Atlantic 3 38 617 1,147 1,802 13 13 Gulf 16 625 1,530 2,171 44 44 Inland 4 0 1 1,932 1,933 122 158 Great Lakes 3 249 384 636 4 6 Pacific 17 615 1,053 1,685 10 18 Total 74 2,107 6,046 8,227 193 239 1. Locks that are active Corps-operated locks, including five control structures. 2. U.S. docks that load or unload vessels operating in foreign trade. 3. Includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. 4. Mississippi, Ohio, Upper Atchafalaya, Ouachita, Illinois, Black Warrior, Tombigbee, Alabama-Coosa River Basins. Lock Facts Many of the lock sites serving navigation include multi-purpose dams. For example, 46 lock-associated dams currently produce hydropower. The combined lift of all Corps locks is 6,791 feet. The John Day Lock on the Columbia River, OR has the highest lift at 113 feet. The youngest Corps lock is Montgomery Point on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River system. During the 12 years it has been operational (built in CY2004) 20,137 vessels carrying 98,947,955 tons of cargo have passed through the lock. The Willamette Falls locks on the Willamette River are the oldest locks owned and operated by the Corps and were built in 1873. Waterborne Commerce Facts The top five U.S. ports ranked by dollar value of foreign traffic for calendar year (CY) 2016 were: Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY and NJ; Long Beach, CA; Houston, TX; and Savannah, GA. Port of Virginia, VA was ranked next at sixth. In 2016, 14.1% of all U.S. waterborne commerce by weight was containerized (2.4% of domestic and 21.4% of foreign). The U.S. port exporting the largest volume of coal in 2016 was the Consolidated Port of Virginia with 22.1 million short tons, down 16.3% from 2015. Coal exports have declined by volume more than 50% over the last three years. The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation reported 27.1 million metric tons (29.8 million short tons) moving on the Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway for calendar year 2016, a 1.4% decrease from 2015. Tonnage on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) was 111.7 million tons in 2016, down 6.1% from 118.9 million tons last year. The Port of South Louisiana was up 1.1% in 2016, still registering as the leading total among U.S. ports with 261.9 million tons. Visit the WCSC website at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/wcsc/wcsc.htm for more Waterborne Commerce Statistics. 4
Leading U.S. Ports in 2016 (Millions of Short Tons and Change 1 from 2015) Domestic Foreign Total 2 Rank Type 3 Port Tons % Tons % Tons % 1 C South Louisiana, LA, Port of 137.6-1.0 124.3 3.5 261.9 1.1 2 C Houston, TX 84.0 8.4 164.0 0.4 248.0 2.9 3 C New York, NY and NJ 47.3-0.2 86.1 8.6 133.4 5.3 4 C New Orleans, LA 48.9 1.7 41.3 4.2 90.3 2.8 5 C Beaumont, TX 36.3 2.6 48.3-6.9 84.5-3.0 6 C Corpus Christi, TX 32.6-19.4 49.4 9.1 82.0-4.3 7 C Long Beach, CA 10.4-7.2 67.4 0.7 77.8-0.4 8 C Baton Rouge, LA 43.4 1.3 29.6 14.2 73.0 6.1 9 C Los Angeles, CA 6.3 6.1 56.3 3.8 62.6 4.0 10 C Mobile, AL 22.8 0.5 35.2-1.9 58.0-1.0 11 C Plaquemines, LA, Port of 33.3-1.4 23.5 19.1 56.8 6.1 12 C Lake Charles, LA 26.6-3.1 29.5 0.7 56.0-1.1 13 C Virginia, VA Port of 5.4-17.6 48.7-5.0 54.0-6.4 14 I Cincinnati-Northern KY, Ports of 43.1-4.3 ** 0.0 43.1-4.3 15 C Texas City, TX 14.4-5.9 26.8-2.7 41.3-3.9 16 C Baltimore, MD 7.0 0.0 31.9-1.8 38.8-1.4 17 I Huntington - Tristate 37.4-12.5 ** 0.0 37.4-12.5 18 C Savannah, GA 1.2 12.7 35.3 3.2 36.4 3.5 19 C Tampa, FL 21.8-2.5 13.5-0.4 35.3-1.7 20 C Port Arthur, TX 8.7-10.5 26.5 1.6 35.2-1.6 21 I St. Louis, MO and IL 32.2-8.0 ** 0.0 32.2-8.0 22 L Duluth-Superior, MN and WI 22.6-16.4 7.6 22.6 30.3-9.1 23 C Valdez, AK 27.2 2.1 0.5 216.6 27.7 3.4 24 C Pascagoula, MS 9.5 4.3 17.3-0.6 26.9 1.1 25 C Tacoma, WA 4.5-0.4 21.2 17.2 25.7 13.6 26 C Richmond, CA 9.0-12.2 15.6-14.2 24.7-13.5 27 C Port Everglades, FL 12.1 22.4 12.1-8.0 24.2 5.1 28 C Seattle, WA 6.3 14.1 17.9 4.8 24.2 7.1 29 C Charleston, SC 2.1 17.9 21.0 4.5 23.0 5.5 30 C Philadelphia, PA 11.2 13.9 11.8 16.2 23.0 15.1 31 I Pittsburgh, PA 22.5-14.8 ** 0.0 22.5-14.8 32 C Portland, OR 7.9 5.4 12.6 12.9 20.5 9.9 33 C Freeport, TX 4.8-10.5 14.8-5.9 19.6-7.1 34 C Oakland, CA 2.0 9.1 17.1 8.4 19.1 8.5 35 C Jacksonville, FL 7.6 21.8 10.9-3.8 18.5 5.4 36 C Paulsboro, NJ 7.3-19.7 11.2-16.7 18.5-17.9 37 C Boston, MA 5.0-0.9 12.2 3.3 17.2 2.0 38 L Chicago, IL 14.7-0.2 1.8-13.6 16.4-1.9 39 C Marcus Hook, PA 9.4-6.8 6.3 152.5 15.7 25.0 40 L Two Harbors, MN 15.1 5.5 0.4-76.4 15.4-2.2 41 C Kalama, WA 1.2 24.6 14.2 14.7 15.4 15.4 42 C Honolulu, HI 12.4-3.1 1.3 28.3 13.7-0.8 43 L Detroit, MI 10.5 2.4 2.7-8.8 13.3-0.1 44 C Longview, WA 1.3-12.8 11.8 23.9 13.1 18.9 45 L Cleveland, OH 10.8-9.8 1.6-6.2 12.4-9.3 46 L Indiana Harbor, IN 12.0 5.9 0.2-26.3 12.2 5.2 47 I Memphis, TN 12.2 1.3 ** 0.0 12.2 1.3 48 C San Juan, PR 4.8 12.6 5.9-13.5 10.7-3.4 49 C Anacortes, WA 8.3 16.2 2.4 0.0 10.7 12.2 50 C New Castle, DE 5.2 1.3 5.4 100.2 10.6 35.2 Continued on the next panel 5
Leading U.S. Ports in 2016 continued (Millions of Short Tons and Change 1 from 2015) Domestic Foreign Total 2 Rank Type 3 Port Tons % Tons % Tons % 51 C Barbers Point, Oahu, HI 3.0-14.1 7.2 2.0 10.2-3.3 52 C Galveston, TX 5.0 15.3 4.9-19.1 9.9-4.8 53 C New Haven, CT 7.2 0.7 2.6-10.0 9.8-2.4 54 C Vancouver, WA 1.2 2.9 8.1 12.1 9.4 10.8 55 L Presque Isle, MI 7.3 25.0 1.5 8.9 8.8 22.0 56 L Burns Waterway Harbor, IN 7.3-1.7 1.3-15.4 8.6-4.0 57 C Port Fourchon, LA 8.4-7.7 0.1-34.4 8.5-8.4 58 L Toledo, OH 3.1-15.5 5.3 9.7 8.4-1.2 59 L Gary, IN 8.1 3.5 0.1 409.5 8.2 4.9 60 C Providence, RI 3.8 6.4 4.3-4.6 8.1 0.3 61 C Miami, FL 0.1-17.3 7.9 3.0 8.0 2.8 62 I Mount Vernon, IN 7.7-7.9 ** 0.0 7.7-7.9 63 I Louisville, KY 7.5 6.8 ** 0.0 7.5 6.8 64 C Wilmington, DE 2.4-4.4 5.1-6.0 7.5-5.5 65 C Camden-Gloucester, NJ 2.4 19.6 5.0 2.5 7.4 7.5 66 C Brownsville, TX 3.4 25.1 3.8-23.8 7.3-6.5 67 C Albany, NY 5.9-30.4 0.8-32.5 6.7-30.7 68 I St. Paul, MN 6.2 18.0 ** 0.0 6.2 18.0 69 C Portland, ME 1.1 16.0 4.7-35.8 5.8-29.9 70 L Stoneport, MI 5.3-8.0 0.4-4.0 5.8-7.8 71 I Kaskaskia, IL, Port of 5.8-2.4 ** 0.0 5.8-2.4 72 L St. Clair, MI 5.5-26.9 ** 0.0 5.5-26.9 73 C Wilmington, NC 0.5 48.2 4.9-1.5 5.4 1.9 74 C Victoria, TX 5.1-24.5 ** 0.0 5.1-24.5 75 L Conneaut, OH 4.0 21.2 1.1 27.9 5.1 22.6 76 C Matagorda Port Lv Pt Com, TX 2.7-25.6 2.2-72.9 4.9-58.6 77 C Port Canaveral, FL 1.3 88.1 3.5 4.0 4.8 18.7 78 C Nikishka, AK 4.0-6.2 0.7-18.9 4.7-8.4 79 L Calcite, MI 4.6-19.0 ** -83.5 4.7-20.4 80 I Nashville, TN 4.7 54.0 ** 0.0 4.7 54.0 81 L Escanaba, MI 4.5 17.1 0.1-19.5 4.6 16.3 82 C Stockton, CA 0.1 113.3 4.2 5.3 4.3 6.3 83 L Port Inland, MI 3.8-10.7 0.3 12.5 4.1-9.5 84 C Kahului, Maui, HI 3.8 3.3 ** 325.4 3.9 3.7 85 L Silver Bay, MN 3.4-30.8 ** -100.0 3.4-31.2 86 C Anchorage, AK 2.3-10.1 0.9-6.9 3.2-9.2 87 C Terrebonne, LA, Port of 3.2-17.3 ** 0.0 3.2-17.3 88 I Owensboro, KY 3.0 0.0 ** 0.0 3.0 0.0 89 C Kivilina, AK 1.5 3.0 1.4-20.0 2.9-9.4 90 C Port Manatee, FL 0.6 215.7 2.3 19.2 2.8 35.9 91 L Port Dolomite, MI 2.5-6.3 0.2 14.6 2.7-5.2 92 L Monroe, MI 2.6-6.3 ** 2.6 2.7-6.2 93 L Sandusky, OH 1.1 0.7 1.6 184.9 2.6 64.0 94 C Morehead City, NC 1.1-14.6 1.5-4.1 2.6-8.8 95 L Ashtabula, OH 2.1-30.2 0.5-42.4 2.6-33.1 96 L Marblehead, OH 2.4 1.8 0.2-72.9 2.6-12.6 97 C Penn Manor, PA 0.2 126.2 2.4-17.6 2.6-14.0 98 I Greenville, MS 2.5-15.5 ** 0.0 2.5-15.5 99 L Milwaukee, WI 1.2-6.0 1.3-7.8 2.5-7.0 100 I Vicksburg, MS 2.4-18.6 ** 0.0 2.4-18.6 1. ** Denotes extreme percent change or tonnage less than 50,000 tons. 2. Total may not equal column sum due to rounding. 3. Type code depicts the location of the port as Coastal (C), Great Lakes (L), or Inland (I). 6
Domestic Traffic for Selected U.S. Inland Waterways in 2016 (Millions of Short Tons, Billions of Ton-miles 1 and Change from 2015) Trip 2 Length Tons Ton-miles Ton-miles Waterway (miles) 2016 % 2016 % 2016 % Atlantic Coast Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, VA-FL 739 2.3-10.6 0.2-23.2 0.4-20.4 Intracoastal Wtwy, Jacksonville to Miami, FL 349 0.0 9.1 ** 238.0 ** -96.2 Gulf Coast Bayou Teche, LA 107 0.5-10.6 ** -16.5 0.1-19.8 Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, AL 430 17.7-3.7 2.7-7.1 6.3-3.3 Chocolate Bayou, TX 13 1.2 4.7 ** 4.5 0.6 32.4 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, TX-FL 1,109 111.7-6.1 18.9-8.0 48.6-9.3 GIWW: Morgan City to Port Allen, LA 64 22.5 20.0 1.3 22.3 19.0 17.5 Petit Anse, Tigre, Carlin Bayous, LA 16 1.8-49.7 ** -52.6 2.3-43.7 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, AL and MS 234 7.9-1.7 1.3 0.3 4.7 2.1 Mississippi River System Allegheny River, PA 72 0.7-1.0 ** -2.3 0.3 10.7 Atchafalaya River, LA 121 5.2-20.6 0.4-20.0 3.2-13.3 Big Sandy River, KY and WV 27 5.3-12.8 ** -15.2 2.4-16.8 Cumberland River, KY and TN 381 22.5 2.9 2.4 14.8 10.2-3.5 Green and Barren rivers, KY 109 10.7-10.8 0.5-3.3 2.3-22.0 Illinois Waterway, IL 357 39.0 9.9 7.5 6.4 38.6 8.3 J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA 346 6.5-17.9 0.4-15.8 5.0-9.8 Kanawha River, WV 91 11.7-15.6 0.6-18.5 4.0-19.9 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation 462 11.6 13.6 3.0 15.7 7.4 10.7 System, AR and OK Mississippi R. Mpls, MN to Mouth of Passes 1,833 307.6-2.6 172.4 1.5 214.5-0.8 Minneapolis, MN to Mouth of Missouri Riv. 663 71.3 11.1 14.6 30.4 84.9 16.9 Mouth of Missouri R. to Mouth of Ohio R. 195 111.0 7.0 18.8 7.9 119.5 10.5 Mouth of Ohio River to Baton Rouge, LA 718 182.6-2.3 113.8-1.5 190.9-0.3 Baton Rouge to New Orleans, LA 130 241.7-0.3 18.7-2.2 187.0 1.2 New Orleans, LA to Mouth of Passes 127 129.0-6.1 6.4-2.1 68.3-6.6 Missouri River Mouth to Sioux City, IA 732 4.7 5.8 0.2 145.7 0.7 161.2 Monongahela River, PA and WV 128 14.5-11.3 0.7-6.7 3.8-25.8 Ohio River, PA, WV, OH, KY, IN and IL 981 184.2-8.5 39.8-15.7 93.3-13.7 Ouachita and Black Rivers, AR and LA 332 0.5-32.3 ** -49.5 0.2-14.3 Tennessee River, TN, KY, MS and AL 652 37.7 5.2 4.2-2.4 22.0 5.3 Pacific Coast Columbia River System, OR, WA, and ID 3 596 14.1 2.3 2.2 1.0 2.0 0.4 Columbia River and Willamette River below Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR 3 113 13.6 2.1 0.5 3.8 1.9 0.4 Vancouver, WA to The Dalles, OR 86 8.5 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.9-0.8 The Dalles Dam to McNary Lock and Dam 100 7.0 1.3 0.6-0.4 1.8-0.8 Above McNary L & D to Kennewick, WA 39 5.0-0.5 0.2-1.3 1.5-1.7 Snake River(WA and ID) to Lewiston, ID 141 3.4-6.4 0.3-6.4 1.1-6.3 Willamette River above Portland, OR 149 1.1 34.6 ** 0.0 0.1 35.9 1. ** Denotes ton-miles of less than 50 million. 2. Internal and intraport tons multiplied by total distance from origin to destination. 3. Includes coastwise entrance channel miles for tons and ton-miles but not for trip ton-miles. 7
U.S. Waterborne Traffic by State in 2016 1 (Millions of Short Tons and Change from 2015) Domestic Foreign Total 2 Rank State Tons % Tons % Tons % 1 Louisiana 292.84-2.5 252.27 7.4 545.10 1.8 2 Texas 155.87-3.6 340.80-2.4 496.67-2.8 3 California 30.48-4.5 195.69 1.0 226.17 0.2 4 New Jersey 50.29-3.0 96.37 7.0 146.67 3.3 5 Washington 37.65 4.8 85.29 12.6 122.94 10.1 6 Florida 50.49 9.1 53.98-2.2 104.47 3.0 7 Kentucky 94.26-1.9 0.00 0.0 94.26-1.9 8 Illinois 89.44-2.7 1.76-13.6 91.20-3.0 9 Ohio 69.02-6.4 10.72 7.8 79.74-4.7 10 Alabama 36.30-5.6 35.22-1.9 71.52-3.8 11 Pennsylvania 42.37-7.2 21.55 31.2 63.92 2.9 12 Indiana 59.49-7.3 1.83-9.0 61.32-7.4 13 Virginia 7.87-19.2 49.58-4.6 57.46-6.9 14 Michigan 47.89-6.0 7.22-7.4 55.10-6.2 15 West Virginia 55.06-8.3 0.00 0.0 55.06-8.3 16 Maryland 10.76-5.6 31.99-1.9 42.74-2.9 17 Alaska 35.68 0.4 5.93-4.9 41.61-0.4 18 Minnesota 38.54 5.0 2.40-20.6 40.94 3.1 19 Mississippi 21.40-5.0 19.10 0.2 40.50-2.6 20 Georgia 1.30 15.4 37.52 0.9 38.82 1.3 21 Delaware 16.50 31.1 21.42 80.8 37.92 55.2 22 Missouri 35.08-5.2 0.00 0.0 35.08-5.2 23 New York 24.82-9.7 9.70-13.4 34.52-10.8 24 Tennessee 33.89 4.9 0.00 0.0 33.89 4.9 25 Wisconsin 23.02-15.0 7.28 10.5 30.30-10.0 26 Oregon 11.70 3.3 15.43 12.2 27.13 8.2 27 Hawaii 15.62-4.5 8.63 5.5 24.25-1.2 28 South Carolina 2.12 7.2 20.98 4.4 23.09 4.7 29 Puerto Rico 5.94 6.0 14.98-0.1 20.92 1.6 30 Massachusetts 5.40-8.7 12.84 2.3 18.24-1.2 31 Arkansas 15.20-4.2 0.00 0.0 15.20-4.2 32 Connecticut 9.69-4.7 2.94-15.9 12.63-7.5 33 Iowa 11.74 8.6 0.00 0.0 11.74 8.6 34 North Carolina 2.58-1.3 6.78-2.5 9.36-2.2 35 Rhode Island 4.09 5.0 4.71-7.3 8.80-1.9 36 Maine 1.32 2.7 6.33-30.6 7.66-26.5 37 Oklahoma 6.11 21.4 0.00 0.0 6.11 21.4 38 Virgin Islands 0.67 157.4 2.01 403.9 2.67 306.7 39 New Hampshire 0.37-20.4 1.99-14.0 2.35-15.1 40 Guam 0.52 5.8 0.00 0.0 0.52 5.8 41 Pacific Islands 0.13-22.5 0.00 0.0 0.13-22.5 42 District of Columbia 0.10 37.0 0.00 0.0 0.10 37.0 43 Kansas 0.06-45.1 0.00 0.0 0.06-45.1 44 Nebraska 0.00-76.0 0.00 0.0 0.00-76.0 1. Includes shipments, receipts, and intrastate commerce. 2. Total may not equal column sum due to rounding. 8
U.S. Flagged Vessels as of December 31, 2016 Vessel Type Number <= 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 >25 Vessel (total) 2 41,326 7,385 6,688 3,830 7,087 3,269 12,940 Self-Propelled (total) 8,973 846 898 639 747 392 5,444 Dry Cargo 794 50 63 105 81 56 434 Tanker 70 13 23 13 6 3 12 Pushboat 3,215 427 301 165 187 81 2,053 Tugboat 2,384 139 248 131 172 74 1,620 Passenger 3 797 22 31 60 88 92 504 Offshore Supply 1,713 195 232 165 213 86 821 Barge (total) 32,353 6,539 5,790 3,191 6,340 2,877 7,496 Dry Covered 11,095 1,911 1,790 1,213 3,221 1,299 1,660 Dry Open 8,283 836 1,413 944 1,957 889 2,231 Deck 7,767 2,333 1,649 384 663 302 2,332 Other Dry Cargo 4 167 9 14 11 19 12 100 Double Hull Tank 4,136 1,174 716 532 429 363 922 Other Tank 5 905 276 208 107 51 12 251 1. Age in years based upon the vessel s build or rebuild year, using calendar year 2016 as the base year. 2. There were 127 vessels of an unknown age included in the type totals but not in the ages. 3. Includes passenger, excursion/sightseeing. 4. Includes container, railroad car, pontoon, roll on - roll off, and convertible. 5. Includes tank barges that may be double sided only, double bottom only, or single hulled. Age 1 U.S. Waterborne Container Traffic by Region in 2016 Loaded and Empty in Thousands of TEUs 1 and Percent Change from 2015 Domestic Foreign Total Region Loaded % Empty % Loaded % Loaded % Total 2 Inbound 1,919-7.9 694 2.4 20,791 3.6 22,711 2.5 Outbound 1,919-7.9 694 2.4 11,881 3.9 13,801 2.1 Atlantic Inbound 609-1.8 137-9.8 9,045 3.4 9,654 3.0 Outbound 609-1.8 137-9.8 5,732 1.2 6,341 0.9 Gulf Inbound 9 2248.2 0-100.0 1,458 5.5 1,467 6.1 Outbound 9 2248.2 0-100.0 1,457 2.8 1,466 3.4 Pacific Inbound 1,301-11.0 557 6.0 10,288 3.6 11,589 1.7 Outbound 1,301-11.0 557 6.0 4,692 7.8 5,994 6.2 1. TEU = Twenty Foot Equivalent Units. Foreign empties not included. 2. Total includes 1,346 loaded TEUs for the Great Lakes. 9
Ports and Waterways Facts Ports on the inland rivers and waterways primarily serve barges. For reporting purposes, traffic is tabulated at the docks within the boundary of the port. The Port of New Madrid, MO is defined by the boundaries of New Madrid County. The boundary on the Lower Mississippi River extends along the right descending bank (west/north bank) from approximately Mile 869.1 in the main channel to Mile 916.3 in the channel north of Island Number 8. The Port of Owensboro, KY is located within the city limits of Owensboro. It extends along the left descending bank (south bank) of the Ohio River, from approximately Mile 752.5 to Mile 759.6 with gaps, and includes the downstream end of Yellow Bank Island in the Ohio River. The Seneca Regional Port District, IL encompasses both banks of the Illinois Waterway at Seneca, extending along the right descending bank (north bank) from approximately Mile 250.9 to Mile 254.1, and along the left descending bank (south bank) from approximately Mile 251.7 to Mile 253.8. The 12,000 miles of inland and intracoastal waterways, like highways, operate as a system, and much of the commerce moves on multiple segments. They serve as connecting arteries, much as neighborhood streets help people reach interstate highways. Waterways are operated by the Corps as multi-purpose, multi-objective projects. They not only serve commercial navigation, but in many cases also provide hydropower, flood protection, municipal water supply, agricultural irrigation, recreation, and regional development. Visit the NDC website at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/ports/ports.htm for more ports and waterways facilities data and information. Trust Fund Facts The Inland Waterways Trust Fund earned $114.4 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017. This included $113.73 million paid by the inland marine towing industry and interest of $0.675 million. The Trust Fund disbursed $108.4 million for construction projects leaving an available balance of $63.4 million for new construction obligations. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund equity increased $323.9 million to $9.1 billion in FY 2017. Total receipts and interest equaled $1,474.15 million in FY 2017. This included taxes from domestic commerce of $72.3 million and taxes collected from imports of $1,132.8 million. All transfers totaled $1,150.2 million; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received $1,110.9 million, a decrease of $152 million from $1,262.9 million in FY 2016. Vessel Facts The number of double hull tank barges has increased from 4,055 in 2015 to 4,136 in 2016, a 2.0% increase. Of the 41,326 United States flag passenger and cargo vessels operating or available for operation on December 31, 2016, 80.5% or 33,273 vessels are in the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway region. Of the 8,973 United States flag self-propelled passenger and cargo vessels as of December 31, 2016, 60.7% or 5,444 vessels are greater than 25 years old. Of the 8,973 United States flag self-propelled passenger and cargo vessels as of December 31, 2016, 19.4% or 1,744 vessels are fewer than 10 years old. The Waterborne Transportation Lines of the U.S., which includes an inventory of vessel companies and their American flag vessels operating in the transportation of freight and passengers, is available on the NDC website at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/veslchar/veslchar.htm. 10
Mississippi River and Tributaries - Lock Contact Information (Phone Numbers) Allegheny Kaskaskia Ouachita-Black 2 412.661.2217 Jerry F. Costello 618.284.7160 Columbia Lock 318.649.2049 C.W. Bill Young 412.828.3550 McClellan-Kerr Felsenthal 870.943.2307 4 724.224.2666 Chouteau 918.687.4501 H.K. Thatcher 870.748.2265 5 724.295.2261 Newt Graham 918.543.2216 Jonesville 318.339.7839 6 724.295.3775 Montgomery Pt. 870.548.3400 Red River 7 724.543.2551 Norrell 870.548.2796 L.C. Boggs 318.253.8922 8 724.548.5119 2 870.548.2791 John H. Overton 318.443.9625 9 724.868.2486 Joe Hardin 870.479.3164 3 318.627.2944 Atchafalaya Emmit Sanders 870.534.2127 Russell B. Long 318.932.6960 Old River 225.492.2169 Col. C. D. Maynard 501.842.2761 Joe Waggonnner Jr. 318.797.9519 Berwick 985.384.7697 David D. Terry 501.961.9281 Tenn-Clinch Black Rock Murray 501.663.1997 Melton Hill 865.986.2610 Black Rock 716.879.4403 Toad Suck Ferry 501.327.0853 Kentucky 270.362.4226 Warrior-Tombigbee-Mobile Arthur V. Ormond 501.354.8402 Pickwick 731.925.2334 Coffeeville 205.276.3293 Dardanelle 479.890.4987 Wilson 256.764.5223 Demopolis 205.289.0645 Ozark-Jetta Taylor 479.667.2120 Wheeler 256.247.3311 Selden 205.372.3571 James W. Trimble 479.452.0488 Guntersville 256.582.3263 Oliver 205.758.4860 W.D. Mayo 918.962.3481 Nickajack 423.942.3985 Holt 205.553.1711 Robert S. Kerr 918.775.2091 Chickamauga 423.875.6230 Bankhead 205.339.1921 Webbers Falls 918.489.5987 Watts Bar 423.334.3522 Calcasieu River Monongahela Fort Loudoun 865.986.2762 Calcasieu Barrier 337.433.5013 Braddock 412.271.1272 Upper Mississippi Cumberland 3 412.384.4532 Upr St. Anthony 612.332.5336 Barkley 270.362.9131 4 724.684.8442 Lwr St. Anthony 612.332.3660 Cheatham 615.792.4349 Maxwell 724.785.5027 1 651.290.5919 Old Hickory 615.847.3281 Gray s Landing 724.583.8304 2 651.437.3150 Cordell Hull 615.735.1040 Point Marion 724.725.5289 3 651.388.5794 Freshwater Bayou Morgantown 304.292.1885 4 608.685.4421 Freshwater Bayou 337.737.2470 Hildebrand 304.983.2300 5 507.689.2101 GIWW Opekiska 304.366.4224 5A 507.452.2789 Bayou Boeuf 985.384.7626 Ohio 6 608.534.6424 Leland Bowman 337.893.6790 Emsworth 412.766.6213 7 507.895.2170 Calcasieu 337.477.1482 Dashields 724.457.8430 8 608.689.2625 Algiers 504.392.5714 Montgomery 724.643.8400 9 608.874.4311 Inr Hrbr Nav Can 504.945.2157 New Cumberland 740.537.2571 10 563.252.1261 Bayou Sorrel 504.862.6250 Pike Island 304.227.2127 11 563.582.1204 Port Allen 504.862.6000 Hannibal 740.483.2305 12 563.872.3314 Colorado E & W 979.863.2318 Willow Island 740.374.8710 13 815.589.3313 Brazos E & W 979.233.3146 Belleville 740.378.6110 14 563.332.0907 Harvey 504.862.6750 Racine 304.882.2118 15 309.794.5266 Illinois Robert C. Byrd 304.576.2272 16 309.537.3191 Le Grange 217.225.3317 Greenup 606.473.7441 17 309.587.8125 Peoria 309.699.6111 Capt. Meldahl 513.876.2921 18 309.873.2246 Starved Rock 815.667.4114 Markland 859.567.7661 19 319.524.2631 Marseilles 815.795.2593 McAlpine 502.776.6866 20 573.288.3320 Dresden Island 815.942.0840 Cannelton 812.547.2962 21 217.222.0918 Brandon Road 815.744.1714 Newburgh 812.853.8470 22 573.221.0294 Lockport 815.838.0536 John T. Myers 812.838.5836 24 573.242.3524 O Brien 773.646.2183 Smithland 618.564.2315 25 636.566.8120 Kanawha 52 618.564.2842 Melvin Price 618.462.1713 Winfield 304.586.2501 53 618.742.8286 27 618.452.7107 Marmet 304.949.1175 London 304.442.8422 Visit the NDC web site at http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/lpms/lpms.htm for Key Lock Report, Summary of Lock Statistics, Lock Contact Information, and Lock Characteristics. 11
For Further Information This fact card provides an overview of information about U.S. ports and waterways for the latest complete statistical year. Statistics are produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center (NDC), formerly the Navigation Data Center. Domestic data are collected by NDC. U.S. foreign tonnage and vessel movements are derived from data provided by the Port Import Export Reporting Service (IHS Inc.), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the U. S. Bureau of the Census. Contact one of the following sites for information on NDCs products and services: Web Site: Access for up-to-date statistics: https://data.navigationdatacenter.us www.navigationdatacenter.us/index.htm www.navigationdatacenter.us/lpms/lpms.htm www.navigationdatacenter.us/wcsc/wcsc.htm NDC: Lock infrastructure data; lock performance; dredging statistics; and information on Inland Waterway and Harbor Maintenance Trust Funds. Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-3868 703-428-8015; Fax: 703-428-8198 E-mail: CEIWR-NDC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center: Commercial movements of U.S. foreign and domestic cargo and vessels; U.S. vessel and vessel operator statistics; port, waterways, and dock infrastructure data; and water transportation summary materials. Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 7400 Leake Ave. Room 109 New Orleans, LA 70118 504-862-1441, 504-862-1426; Fax: 504-862-1423 E-mail: CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil User feedback is essential for USACE to improve service. Provide comments to Director, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, 7400 Leake Ave. Room 109, New Orleans, LA 70118 or e-mail CEIWR- NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil. Electronically Published October 2017. Hardcopy Published November 2017. 12