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This congressionally mandated study for the Maritime Administration in the Department of Transportation is meant to inform development of a national maritime strategy—its ends, ways, means, strategic problems, and priorities. The focus is on the national security role of merchant mariners,...
This report presents results from the Annual Survey of major U.S. private shipbuilding and repair facilities, completed in May 2025. The survey was conducted and the report compiled by the Maritime Administration Office of Shipyards & Marine Engineering....
This report tracks the size of container ships calling at U.S. ports from 2017 through 2023. For each Port and Coastal Region (Gulf, North Atlantic, North Pacific, South Atlantic, South Pacific), it reports the number of calls and the maximum, average, and median...
Historical U.S.-flagged Fleet lists and In-and-Out Summaries for calendar year 2022.
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Vessel Inventory Report January 2022 (XLS)(PDF)(Consolidated In and Out List) Vessel Inventory Report February 2022 (XLS)(PDF)(Consolidated In and Out List)...Historical U.S.-flagged Fleet lists and In-and-Out Summaries for calendar year 2023.
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Fleet Insight for Maritime Strategy
This page aggregates the U.S. Maritime Administration’s most trusted vessel registries and fleet-level metrics, giving you a clear view of America’s commercial ships—past and present—alongside comparative global data. Explore:
Current U.S. Fleet Roster – a continuously updated inventory of U.S.–flag vessels in active service, with key characteristics ready for analysis.
Historical Fleet Tables & Summaries – decade-by-decade snapshots that trace how the U.S. fleet has grown, contracted, and changed composition over time.
U.S.–Flag Carrier Profiles – operator-level listings that highlight ownership, trade lanes, and specialized service niches.
Merchant Fleets of the World – harmonized statistics that place the U.S. fleet in an international context, enabling cross-country comparisons.
Tug-and-Barge Fleet Data – granular details on the nation’s pivotal workhorse units moving bulk cargo along inland and coastal routes.
Datasets are delivered in machine-readable formats, accompanied by codebooks and methodological notes so you can validate sources, replicate findings, and integrate results into your own models. Whether you’re drafting policy, conducting academic research, or monitoring market trends, these resources equip you with the fleet intelligence needed to inform strategy and strengthen maritime decision-making.
MARAD Geospatial Data is where you will find MARAD's publicly available geospatial datasets. Data themes cover a variety of maritime-related topics and MARAD programs. Datasets do not have a formal update schedule, rather they are updated as new data or information is received. The portal also includes data products and dashboards that display and visualize some of the data in the portal. These data products can also be found across the MARAD website on program-specific web pages. If you have any comments, requests, or other inquiries regarding the data housed on this portal, please email data.marad@dot.gov.