Thousands
| Departure port | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Percent change, 2003-2007 | Percent change, 2006-2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 1,867 | 1,683 | 1,771 | 1,890 | 1,890 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Port Canaveral, FL | 1,114 | 1,230 | 1,234 | 1,396 | 1,298 | 16.5 | (7.0) |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1,100 | 1,237 | 1,199 | 1,145 | 1,289 | 17.2 | 12.6 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 516 | 434 | 615 | 583 | 624 | 20.9 | 7.0 |
| New York, NY | 432 | 548 | 370 | 536 | 575 | 33.1 | 7.3 |
| San Juan, PR | 579 | 677 | 581 | 555 | 534 | (7.8) | (3.8) |
| Galveston, TX | 377 | 433 | 531 | 616 | 529 | 40.3 | (14.1) |
| Vancouver, Canada | 466 | 436 | 434 | 402 | 462 | (0.9) | 14.9 |
| Seattle, WA | 165 | 291 | 337 | 382 | 386 | 133.9 | 1.0 |
| Honolulu, HI | 173 | 170 | 236 | 316 | 382 | 120.8 | 20.9 |
| Long Beach, CA | 171 | 401 | 363 | 380 | 370 | 116.4 | (2.6) |
| Tampa, FL | 419 | 399 | 408 | 461 | 368 | (12.2) | (20.2) |
| San Diego, CA | 93 | 173 | 234 | 180 | 341 | 266.7 | 89.4 |
| New Orleans, LA | 297 | 396 | 308 | 75 | 258 | (13.1) | 244.0 |
| Mobile, AL | 0 | 29 | 88 | 99 | 130 | NA | 31.3 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 6 | 114 | 137 | 128 | 130 | 2066.7 | 1.6 |
| Whittier, AK | 0 | 88 | 96 | 109 | 113 | NA | 3.7 |
| Seward, AK | 152 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 76 | (50.0) | 10.1 |
| Cape Liberty, NJ | 0 | 0 | 147 | 123 | 65 | NA | (47.2) |
| Baltimore, MD | 57 | 105 | 67 | 60 | 62 | 8.8 | 3.3 |
| Boston, MA | 69 | 73 | 80 | 62 | 52 | (24.6) | (16.1) |
| Charleston, SC | 32 | 39 | 41 | 47 | 44 | 37.5 | (6.4) |
| San Francisco, CA | 52 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 42 | (19.2) | (53.8) |
| Oakland, CA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | NA | NA |
| Norfolk, VA | 15 | 48 | 45 | 25 | 31 | 106.7 | 24.0 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 25 | 30 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 20.0 | (42.3) |
| Houston, TX | 13 | 91 | 99 | 60 | 27 | 107.7 | (55.0) |
| Other | 159 | 131 | 119 | 129 | 148 | (6.9) | 14.7 |
| Total | 8,349 | 9,418 | 9,747 | 9,971 | 10,289 | 23.2 | 3.2 |
KEY: NA = Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, U.S. Water Transportation Statistical Snapshot (Washington, DC: May 2008), available at http://www.marad.dot.gov/marad_statistics/ as of July 2008.