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The data are from Waterborne Commerce <strong>of</strong> the United States, published by the U.S. Army Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers(<strong>US</strong>ACE). All vessel operators <strong>of</strong> record report their domestic waterborne traffic movements to <strong>US</strong>ACE via ENGForms 3925 and 3925b.Cargo movements are reported according to points <strong>of</strong> loading and unloading. Certain cargomovements are excluded: 1) cargo carried on general ferries, 2) coal and petroleum products loaded from shorefacilities directly into vessels for fuel use, 3) military cargo moved in U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defense vessels, and 4)cargo weighing less than 100 tons moved on government equipment. <strong>US</strong>ACE calculates ton-miles by multiplying thecargo's tonnage by the distance between the points <strong>of</strong> loading and unloading.Oil PipelineThe data for 1960, 1965, and 1970 are from <strong>Transportation</strong> in America, published by the Eno <strong>Transportation</strong>Foundation, Inc., and the data for 1975 to 1998 are from Shifts in Petroleum <strong>Transportation</strong>, by the Association <strong>of</strong> OilPipe Lines (AOPL). Eno's data are based on information from the former Interstate Commerce Commission'sTransport Economics. Common carrier oil pipelines reported all freight activities to the ICC.AOPL obtains barrel-miles from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which requires petroleumshippers to report annual shipments. AOPL then coverts barrel-miles to ton-miles using conversion figures in theAmerican Petroleum Institute's (API's) Basic Petroleum Data Book. Since 16 percent <strong>of</strong> pipeline shipments areintrastate and not subject to FERC reporting requirements, AOPL makes adjustments to FERC data.TABLE 1-51. Top U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways by Value <strong>of</strong> Shipments: 2001The value <strong>of</strong> U.S. air, maritime, and land imports and exports are captured from administrative documents requiredby the U.S. <strong>Department</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Commerce and Treasury. In 1990, the United States entered into a Memorandum <strong>of</strong>Understanding with Canada concerning the exchange <strong>of</strong> import data. As a consequence, each country is using theother's import data to replace its own export data. U.S. international merchandise trade statistics, therefore, are nolonger derived exclusively from the administrative records <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Commerce and Treasury, but fromRevenue Canada. Import value is for U.S. general imports, customs value basis. Export value is FAS (free alongship) and represents the value <strong>of</strong> exports at the U.S. port <strong>of</strong> export, including the transaction price and inland freight,insurance, and other charges. Trade levels reflect the mode <strong>of</strong> transportation as a shipment entered or exited a U.S.Customs port.Truck, rail pipeline, mail, and miscellaneous modes are included in the total for land modes. Data present tradeactivity between the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada and Mexico. These statisticsdo not include traffic between Guam, Wake Island, and America Samoa and Canada and Mexico. These statisticsalso exclude imports that are valued at less than $1,250 and for exports that are valued at less than $2,500.TABLE 1-56. U.S. Waterborne FreightThe data are from Waterborne Commerce <strong>of</strong> the United States, published by the U.S. Army Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers(<strong>US</strong>ACE). All vessel operators <strong>of</strong> record report their domestic waterborne traffic movements to <strong>US</strong>ACE via ENGForms 3925 and 3925b. Cargo movements are reported according to points <strong>of</strong> loading and unloading. Certain cargomovements are excluded: 1) cargo carried on general ferries, 2) coal and petroleum products loaded from shorefacilities directly into vessels for fuel use, 3) military cargo moved in U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Defense vessels, and 4)cargo weighing less than 100 tons moved on government equipment. <strong>US</strong>ACE calculates ton-miles by multiplying thecargo's tonnage by the distance between points <strong>of</strong> loading and unloading.Foreign waterborne statistics are derived from Census Bureau and U.S. Customs data, which excludes trafficbetween Guam, Wake Island, and American Samoa and any other foreign country, and imports and exports used byU.S. Armed Forces abroad. Individual vessel movements with origins and destinations at U.S. ports, traveling via thePanama Canal are considered domestic traffic.TABLE 1-57. Tonnage <strong>of</strong> Top 50 U.S. Water Ports, Ranked by Total TonsData on the weight <strong>of</strong> U.S. maritime imports and exports are captured from administrative documents required by theU.S. <strong>Department</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Commerce and Treasury. In 1990, the United States entered into a Memorandum <strong>of</strong>Understanding with Canada concerning the exchange <strong>of</strong> import data. As a consequence, each country is using theother's import data to replace its own export data. The United States' merchandise trade statistics, therefore, are no

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