MARAD's Office of Policy and Plans publishes statistical and economic analyses and reports on a variety of maritime transportation topics. Published data are used as indicators for the health of the U.S. flag maritime industry. The Office regularly tracks the number of large, self‑propelled, ocean-going ships registered under U.S. flag, and other statistics on U.S.‑international trade and vessel activity at U.S. ports. MARAD uses this data to monitor the performance of its programs and to ascertain the effectiveness of meeting agency mission requirements.
What will you find on this site?
The data on this site are organized into four broad categories: Vessel Fleet Lists, U.S. Vessel Movements and Port Calls, U.S.- International Trade, Historical Data. Unless otherwise noted, annual data span calendar years.
Vessel Fleet Lists
MARAD maintains a monthly fleet list on this website back to January 2016. These lists contain U.S.-flag merchant (commercially trading) self-propelled ocean-going ships of 1,000 gross register tons and above, active in U.S. domestic and international trades. This site also contains a list of articulated tug and barge vessels, as well as world fleet information.
U.S. - International Trade
This section provides data and statistics about U.S. international trade by port and trading partners.
U.S. Vessel Movement and Port Calls
This section contains statistics on vessel calls at U.S. ports by vessel type and capacity.
Historical Data Sets
This section contains commonly requested historical data sets.
Notes on Data & Presentation
- Unless otherwise noted, annual data sets are presented by calendar year.
- All data sets produced by the MARAD's Office of Policy and Plans have a “Notes” section containing metadata and sources for the statistics. We encourage you to read the notes section before using the data and to contact the office at data.marad@dot.gov if you have any questions related to the data sets.
Questions?
For further details about our Data & Report services, contact data.marad@dot.gov.