EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
APPENDIX Q
COMPILATION OF NAVIGATION STATISTICS
Q-1. Annual Statistical Publications.
a. Waterborne Commerce of the United States (WCUS):
(1) The WCSC will prepare manuscript for and publish WCUS, Parts 1 through 5. To
conserve printing space, non-projects and projects under 250,000 tons during the year are
incorporated in a single table; and descriptions of projects (section included, project depth,
controlling depth, etc.) are stated concisely. Projects that have reported "No Commerce" for a
consecutive ten-year period up to and including the current year will be deleted from waterborne
commerce statistics publications.
(2) Geographical area covered by each WCUS publication are
as follows:
Part 1 -
Atlantic Coast
Part 2 -
Gulf Coast, Mississippi River System and
Antilles
Part 3 -
Great Lakes
Part 4 -
Pacific Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii
Part 5 -
National Summaries
(3) The sales price of the WCSC publications is determined by averaging the cost of
printing over an extended period of time.
(4) The District Commander, U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans, is designated
Sales Agent for all waterborne commerce statistics publications.
(5) Promptly upon completion of printing of the regional publications and notification of
receipt of sales copies, the WCSC will issue an appropriate press release announcing the availability
of the publication, where copies of the publication may be obtained, and the sales price.
b. Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States (WTLUS).
(1) General. The Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center will publish the WTLUS
publications annually. These publications provide information on the vessel operators and their
American flag vessels operating or available for operation in the transportation of freight and
passengers. There are three WTLUS publications produced annually:
(a) National Summaries - Volume 1 provides a condensation of the detailed vessel data.
Summarized vessel characteristics are represented in both tabular and graphic format.
(b) Vessel Company Summary - Volume 2 provides a summary of the vessel companies
detailed in the WTLUS, Vessel Characteristics, Volume #. The names of the vessel companies are
listed alphabetically with their business address and telephone number, the Engineer District
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