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Vessel Data

Vessel inventory, characteristics, owner, and operator information published by WCSC includes data on U.S. vessels contained in the Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States (WTLUS). The data is collected annually on a calendar year basis, by authority of 33 USC § 555,  and is published the following year.

 

Waterborne Transportation Lines of the US (WTLUS)

The Waterborne Transportation Lines of the US (WTLUS) includes data on US vessels collected annually on a calendar year basis, by authority of 33 USC § 555,  and is published the following year. The WTLUS publication is a by-product of the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC) Master Vessel File. The annual survey would be done even if there were no WTLUS publication because the survey is a necessary and integral part of the WCSC enforcement and collection program. Tracking vessel owners and operators is the primary means of identifying non-reporting carriers and new vessel operating companies.

The WTLUS Consolidated Report consists of the National Summaries, Vessel Company Summary, and Vessel Characteristics.

National Summaries provides a condensation of the vessel data detailed in the WTLUS. Summarized vessel characteristics are represented in both tabular and graphic format.

The Vessel Company Summary provides a summary of the vessel companies detailed in the Vessel Characteristics. The names of the vessel companies are listed alphabetically with their business address and telephone number, the Engineer District number, the TSOperator (vessel company) number (for usage in querying computer data), principal commodities carried, the points or localities and waterways between which or on which operated, and the number of vessels reported by vessel type.

The Vessel Characteristics lists the vessel companies in alphabetical sequence and describes each vessel surveyed by indicating its name and number, Coast Guard number, net tonnage, type by VTCC code and ICST code, register and overall length and breadth, loaded and light draft, horsepower, carrying capacity in short tons or units of cargo and number of passengers, height of fixed superstructures, cargo handling equipment, operating headquarters, and year built or rebuilt. Detail vessel characteristics may not be available for all vessels included in the total WTLUS vessel inventory.

WTLUS Data Dictionary

 

WTLUS Consolidated Reports

Consolidated Report containing the National Summaries, Vessel Company Summary, and Vessel Characteristics reports in a *.pdf format.

2023 WTLUS Consolidated Report

Archived WTLUS Report Library
 

 

WTLUS Data Files: Vessel Inventory

Detailed tabular data file containing all vessel types, both self-propelled and non-self propelled, as well as their associated owners and vessel characteristics.

2023 Vessel Inventory

Archived Vessel Inventory Library

WTLUS Data Files: Dry Covered Barges

Detailed tabular file that includes Cover Hopper Barges and Covered Dry Cargo Barges.

2023 Dry Covered Barges

Archived Dry Covered Barges Library
 

WTLUS Data Files: Other Dry Barges

Detailed tabular file that includes Carfloats (Railroad Car barge), Pontoon Barges, Lash/Seabee Barges, Convertible Barges, Container Barge, Ro-Ro Barges, and other dry barges

2023 Other Dry Barges

Archived Other Dry Barges Library
 

WTLUS Data Files: Tow Boats

Detailed tabular file that includes Pushboats and Tugboats

2023 Tow Boats

Archived Tow Boats Library



 

Engineering Form 3931 and 3932 Links

Engineering Forms

These forms are the basis upon which WTLUS is collected and disseminated.

ENG_FORM_3931
ENG_FORM_3932

 

WTLUS Data Files: Vessel Company Summary

Robust tabular data file containing operators, their domiciled district, principal commodities, waterways, vessel descriptions, vessel types by ICST code. 

2023 Vessel Company Summary 

Archived Vessel Company Summary Library

 

WTLUS Data Files: Deck Barges

Detailed tabular file that includes Flat Barges and Deck Barges, as well as their associated owners and vessel characteristics.

2023 Deck Barges

Archived Deck Barges Library

 

WTLUS Data Files: Dry Open Barges

Detailed tabular file that includes Open Hopper Barges and Open Dry Cargo Barges.

2023 Dry Open Barges

Archived Dry Open Barges Library

 

WTLUS Data Files: Tank Barges

Detailed tabular file that includes liquid cargo barges including single hull, double hull, double sided, and double bottom, as well as all other liquid cargo barges.

2023 Tank Barges

Archived Tank Barges Library
 

WTLUS Data Files: Self-Propelled Vessels

Detailed tabular file that includes Dry Bulk Carriers, Containerships, General Cargo Carriers, Specialized Carriers, Tankers, Passenger vessels, and Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs).

2023 Self-Propelled Vessels

Archived Self-Propelled Vessels Library
 

Vessel Search

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