Table 1-6 Changes in Panama Canal Traffic Along Principal Trade Routes, FY2006-20071
Table 1-6
Changes in Panama Canal Traffic Along Principal Trade Routes, FY2006-20071
(thousands)
| Vessel trade route | FY2006 | FY2007 | Percent Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC/UMS net tons | Long tons cargo | PC/UMS net tons | Long tons cargo | PC/UMS net tons | Long tons cargo | |
| East Coast U.S. - Asia | 135,187 | 92,798 | 140,434 | 87,380 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| East Coast U.S. - W.C. South America | 21,724 | 21,713 | 19,761 | 19,658 | -9.0% | -9.5% |
| Round-the-World | 163 | 136 | 141 | 85 | -13.7% | -37.5% |
| Europe - West Coast South America | 23,088 | 14,196 | 24,000 | 14,437 | 4.0% | 1.7% |
| Europe - Asia | 6,329 | 2,866 | 4,188 | 1,882 | -33.8% | -34.3% |
| Europe - West Coast U.S./Canada | 10,629 | 10,767 | 11,631 | 10,700 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| East Coast U.S. - W.C. Central America | 9,648 | 10,535 | 9,917 | 10,879 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| South America Intercoastal | 7,669 | 6,517 | 10,075 | 9,356 | 31.4% | 43.6% |
| West Indies - W.C. Central America | 8,108 | 4,134 | 11,345 | 5,445 | 39.9% | 31.7% |
| U.S. Intercoastal (including Alaska and Hawaii) | 8,374 | 4,215 | 13,883 | 5,646 | 65.8% | 34.0% |
| East Coast U.S./Canada - Oceania | 5,031 | 3,808 | 5,609 | 2,911 | 11.5% | -23.6% |
| E.C. South America - West Coast U.S./Canada | 2,773 | 3,178 | 2,205 | 2,303 | -20.5% | -27.5% |
| Subtotal | 238,723 | 174,862 | 253,189 | 170,682 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| All other routes | 58,353 | 36,743 | 58,930 | 37,546 | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| Total | 297,076 | 211,605 | 312,118 | 208,228 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
1 Oceangoing commerical
NOTE: In thousands. This amount also includes the conversion of the number of TEU that transited the Canal.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, derived from data published by the Office of Market Research and Analysis, Panama Canal Authority, available at www.pancanal.com/eng/maritime/reports/table00.pdf as of Mar. 4, 2008.
Long ton - a measure of weight equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016 kilograms.
Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS) - the tonnage measurement system used by the Panama Canal, following the rules of the 1969 International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, when assessing tolls.