Numbers of U.S. Building Berths and Dry-Docks

Most recent update: June 30, 2009.


Source: MARAD, Report of Survey of U.S. Shipbuilding and Repair Facilities (These data have not been published since 2004.)

Note: In 1985, MARAD lowered the size criterion for major building berths from a ship length of 475 feet to 400 feet and raised the size criterion for major repair facilities from a ship length of 300 feet to 400 feet.

Year

Building Berths

Floating Docks

Graving Docks

Lifts and Railways

Total Positions

1976

83

74

48

5

210

1977

83

73

50

5

211

1978

84

75

46

5

210

1979

81

76

45

5

207

1980

83

76

47

5

211

1981

83

85

54

5

227

1982

88

84

51

5

228

1983

85

95

55

5

240

1984

83

88

51

5

227

1985

81

61

44

5

191

1986

68

58

34

5

165

1987

78

61

35

5

179

1988

69

57

30

7

163

1989

53

57

27

4

141

1990

44

52

28

3

127

1991

50

50

29

3

132

1992

46

50

29

3

128

1993

46

48

31

3

128

1994

47

46

30

3

126

1995

44

43

31

2

120

1996

44

48

25

2

119

1997

46

48

31

2

127

1998

48

48

33

1

130

1999

50

47

34

1

132

2000

50

47

35

1

133

2001

50

46

35

1

132

2002

48

47

34

1

130

2003

47

46

33

2

128

2004

48

44

32

2

126