Tonnage Statistics

Tonnage stats are presented in Million Metric Revenue Tons (MMRT) and recorded by Fiscal Year¹.

Year	General Cargo	Liquid Bulk	Dry Bulk	Total
2009	144.3	11.1	2.0	157.4
2008	161.9	6.2	1.9	170.0
2007	171.9	15.4	2.8	190.1
2006	155.2	22.8	3.6	181.6
2005	145.0	12.8	4.3	162.1
2004	146.3	11.9	3.9	162.1
2003	131.9	11.4	4.2	147.5
2002	107.1	12.9	6.2	126.2
2001	97.6	10.9	5.4	113.9
2000	81.9	12.5	7.1	101.5
1999	66.8	10.2	5.1	82.1
1998	60.0	13.3	4.6	77.9
1997	57.7	14.1	3.5	75.3

¹Fiscal Year = July 1 through June 30.

Metric Tons (or Tonnes): A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds.

Revenue Tons: A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters (RT=1 MT or 1 CBM).

CONVERSION TABLE
To Convert	Into	Multiply
Long Tons	Short Tons	1.12
Long Tons	Metric Tons	1.016
Metric Tons	Long Tons	0.9844
Metric Tons	Short Tons	1.1025
Short Tons	Metric Tons	0.907029
Short Tons	Long Tons	0.89287

Conversion table courtesty of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) website.

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