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Fleet Data by Number of Vessels and
AWO Membership
Fleet Size by AWO Membership
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AWO estimates that there are 31,449 vessels (towboats, tugboats
and barges) active in the towing industry as of December 31,
2002. AWO member companies account for 80% of them. As the
chart shows, the vessels of AWO member companies are clustered
in the medium and larger fleets, while those of non-AWO companies
are in the smaller fleets.
These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, industry publications, and other sources believed
to be reliable.
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Tugboat & Towboat Fleets by AWO Membership
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AWO estimates that there are 3,932 towboats and tugboats
active in the towing industry as of December 31, 2002. AWO
member companies account for 67% of them. As the chart shows,
the vessels of AWO member companies are clustered in the medium
and larger fleets, while those of non-AWO companies are in
the smaller fleets.
These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, industry publications, and other sources believed
to be reliable.
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Barge Fleets by AWO Membership
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AWO estimates that there are 27,517 barges active in the
towing industry as of December 31, 2002. AWO member companies
account for 82% of them. As the chart shows, the vessels of
AWO member companies are clustered in the medium and larger
fleets, while those of non-AWO companies are in the smaller
fleets.
These estimates are based on data from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, industry publications, and other sources believed
to be reliable.
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Double Hull Tank Barges
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AWO estimates that as of November 2005, the combined inland
and coastal tank barge fleet consisted of 3,697 vessels. The
number of double-hull tanks barges is 2,938 or 80% -- 10 years
before the mandate of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for the
exclusive use of double-hull vessels in the transport of petroleum
and other hazardous liquids. As the chart shows, only 298
barges, or 8%, are single-hulled. The other 461 barges (12%)
are double-bottom, double-sided, or another type of reinforced
hull design.
The data to produce these estimates are from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, industry publications,
and other sources believed reliable.
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