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GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MOBILE BAY, AL TO NEW ORLEANS, LA (INCLUDED IN GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
Freight Traffic, 2003 - continued
(thousand short tons)
Commodity Total
Internal
Inbound Outbound Through
Upbound Downbnd Upbound Downbnd Upbound Downbnd
5480 fab. metal products 37 4 —- 1 —- 9 23
Subtotal primary wood products 20 —- —- —- —- 8 12
5540 primary wood prod. 20 —- —- —- —- 8 12
Total food and farm products 113 —- —- —- —- 49 64
Subtotal grain 12 —- —- —- —- 8 5
6241 wheat 3 —- —- —- —- —- 3
6344 corn 3 —- —- —- —- 2 1
6445 oats 6 —- —- —- —- 6 —-
Subtotal oilseeds 74 —- —- —- —- 29 46
6522 soybeans 68 —- —- —- —- 29 39
6590 oilseeds nec 7 —- —- —- —- —- 7
Subtotal processed grain and animal feed 17 —- —- —- —- 7 10
6782 animal feed, prep. 17 —- —- —- —- 7 10
Subtotal other agricultural products 10 —- —- —- —- 5 5
6835 fish, prepared 1 —- —- —- —- 1 —-
6888 water & ice 9 —- —- —- —- 4 5
Total all manufactured equipment, machinery and
products
130 44 2 1 46 18 19
7110 machinery (not elec) 20 —- —- —- —- 9 11
7230 ships & boats 0 —- —- —- —- —- 0
7600 rubber & plastic pr. 10 —- —- —- —- 10 —-
7900 manufac. prod. nec 101 44 2 1 46 0 7
Ton-miles (x1000) 1,798,477 1,897 7,220 206 214 860,161 928,778
Internal
Tons All Traffic (x1000) 20,875
Ton-miles All Traffic (x1000) 1,870,768
Total Trip-ton-miles Internal and Intraport (x1000) 10,167,403
GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LA., TO SABINE RIVER, TX (INCLUDED IN GULF INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY CONSOLIDATED REPORT)
Section Included: From Harvey and Algiers Locks at New Orleans to Sabine River, TX, 266 miles. Maintained Depth: Harvey and Algiers Locks to
Sabine River, TX, 12 feet, except 10 feet intermittently between New Orleans and Sabine River, TX. Tidal range to 3 feet at mean higher high water.
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1994 67,915 1997 66,973 2000 62,855 2003 64,879
1995 68,322 1998 61,499* 2001 61,689
1996 68,714 1999 61,084 2002 58,946
*Revised after original year of publication
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Morgan City-Port Allen Route, not included. For this commerce refer to index.
Freight Traffic, 2003 (thousand short tons)
Commodity Total
Coastwise
Through
Shipments
Upbound
Total, all commodities 27 14 13
Total petroleum and petroleum products 3 —- 3
Subtotal petroleum products 3 —- 3
2211 gasoline 3 —- 3
Total chemicals and related products 9 —- 9
Subtotal other chemicals and related products 9 —- 9
3274 sodium hydroxide 7 —- 7
3276 metallic salts 2 —- 2
Total crude materials, inedible except fuels 14 14 —-
Subtotal sulphur, clay and salt 0 0 —-
4782 clay & refrac. mat. 0 0 —-
Subtotal other non-metal. min. 14 14 —-
4900 non-metal. min. nec 14 14 —-
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY 83