U.S. Commercial Waterway Commodity Tonnage by Traffic Type

2021 data from the U.S. Department of Defense details the total tonnage of commodities transported on commercial waterways. It covers cargo movements with origins and destinations within the contiguous 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The dataset provides tonnage figures in short tons, broken down by traffic type.

Use Cases

• Analyze total tonnage trends across different traffic types to identify dominant modes of waterborne commerce.
• Model commodity flow patterns using traffic type as a key variable for logistics planning.
• Assess regional waterway utilization by correlating tonnage data with the specified U.S. state and territory geography.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative U.S. Department of Defense.
• Covers a comprehensive geographic scope including the contiguous 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
• Includes a breakdown by traffic type, enabling segmented analysis of waterborne commerce.

Limitations

• The specific number of records, columns, and data volume is unknown.
• Data may be stale, with the last update recorded in February 2021.
• The raw description lacks detail on specific commodity categories or temporal coverage beyond the update date.

Provenance

Source

Department of Defense

Freshness

Last updated on 2021-02-24.

Geography

Contiguous 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.