In 2020, the majority of vessels flying the United States' flag were dry barges, namely 63.68 percent. Towboats accounted for 14.35 percent of the U.S. fleet. Tankers were the least numerable of all ships, accounting for only 0.17 percent of the U.S. fleet that year.
Distribution of ships flying the United States' flag by ship type in 2020
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (October 27, 2022). Distribution of ships flying the United States' flag by ship type in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341971/composition-us-vessel-fleet-by-ship-type/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Distribution of ships flying the United States' flag by ship type in 2020." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341971/composition-us-vessel-fleet-by-ship-type/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Distribution of ships flying the United States' flag by ship type in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341971/composition-us-vessel-fleet-by-ship-type/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Distribution of Ships Flying The United States' Flag by Ship Type in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341971/composition-us-vessel-fleet-by-ship-type/
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Distribution of ships flying the United States' flag by ship type in 2020 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341971/composition-us-vessel-fleet-by-ship-type/
