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Friday, November 9, 2007

The 111 for-hire marine carriers earned $231 million in income, as revenues rose 9.6% to $2.9 billion in 2005. The for-hire sector recorded $2.4 billion in liabilities against $3.1 billion in assets.

Government marine carriers had $828 million in revenues and $841 million in expenses in 2005.

Note: The government sector differs significantly from the for-hire sector in terms of the availability of financial data. Many government carriers only report partial financial data and apply accounting rules that differ from the for-hire sector. Therefore, the information in this section should be used with caution, particularly in comparisons with the for-hire section.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2753.

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