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TABLE E-2 Changes in Age of the U.S. Trading Fleet Based on Port Calls by Ownership Category, 1990-1994
Government
Independents
Oil Companies
Age Range
1990
1994
Change
1990
1994
Change
1990
1994
Change
0-4
2.13
2.39
+0.28
2.22
2.04
-0.18
2.46
1.65
-0.81
5-9
7.98
7.51
-0.47
7.64
6.79
-0.85
8.01
6.53
-1.48
10-14
12.29
11.79
-0.50
12.43
12.53
+0.10
12.16
12.34
+0.18
15-19
15.00
17.26
+2.26
15.90
17.49
+1.59
16.06
17.58
+1.52
20-24
20.87
20.97
+0.10
20.87
20.41
-0.46
25 or more
36.24
34.16
-2.08
30.45
37.14
+6.69
Total
9.10
8.85
-0.35
11.64
10.15
-1.49
12.92
10.41
-2.51
In looking beyond averages at size categories, it can be seen that the average age of government vessels has been decreasing for smaller vessels (<150,000 DWT [deadweight tons]) and becoming more diverse for larger vessels (> 150,000 DWT). The same broadly applies to oil companies. Independents show a split tendency, with old and young ships predominating in large sizes but few in the middle age bands, and a broad balance in the smaller sizes (see Table E-3).
