Rapid transit systems are designed to provide an efficient and convenient mode of public transportation within cities. Most frequently used by commuters unwilling to face city traffic, transit cars move at speeds up to 130 km/hr (80 mph). A given system may transport as many as 40,000 passengers per hour in one direction.
Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Program
Audience: transit professionals, frustrated commuters, automobile technology buffs
Click to connect: http://www.its.washington.edu/
What if you could be alerted to traffic problems along your typical route before you began your drive home? Or what if you could send e-mail to get a ride home, instead of waiting for a bus? Creating smart travel choices is the focus of research being done by the Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Program at the University of Washington College of Engineering.
Most of the program's intriguing research projects focus on providing real-time transit information via such avenues as Internet video, e-mail, car radio, or small computer. At the site you can also read abstracts of the projects or see a demo of the University's on-demand carpooling system (called Seattle Smart Traveler). You can also find abstracts outlining various transportation research programs in the Publications section, or click on Transportation Sites for more links to online transportation resources.3
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1"Rapid Transit Around the World," Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Major Merchant Fleets of the World
(1) Includes combination passenger & cargo ships and other type of vessels not listed separately
Source: Maritime Administration, U.S. Dept of Commerce |
TOTAL (tonnage in thousands) |
TYPE OF VESSEL (tonnage in thousands) |
||||||||||
|
|
General cargo |
Bulk carriers |
Tankers |
||||||||
|
No. of |
Gross |
Dwt |
No. of |
Gross |
Dwt |
No. of |
Gross |
Dwt |
No. of |
Gross |
Dwt |
|
ships |
tons |
tons |
ships |
tons |
tons |
ships |
tons |
tons |
ships |
tons |
tons |
All countries1 |
25,608 |
444,909 |
695,698 |
10,991 |
71,050 |
88,029 |
5,474 |
148,905 |
260,528 |
6,080 |
166,801 |
293,668 |
United States |
509 |
13,318 |
18,585 |
145 |
1,927 |
2,529 |
20 |
533 |
925 |
181 |
6,283 |
11,028 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
357 |
1,632 |
2,120 |
258 |
847 |
1,100 |
8 |
103 |
165 |
11 |
27 |
40 |
Australia |
66 |
2,351 |
3,336 |
4 |
45 |
59 |
29 |
1,010 |
1,683 |
24 |
1,117 |
1,413 |
Bahamas |
930 |
22,739 |
35,689 |
419 |
4,544 |
5,722 |
140 |
4,440 |
7,741 |
243 |
11,165 |
20,747 |
Bermuda |
65 |
2,993 |
4,754 |
13 |
168 |
151 |
9 |
247 |
436 |
32 |
2,411 |
4,009 |
Brazil |
198 |
4,881 |
8,332 |
34 |
176 |
248 |
60 |
2,096 |
3,709 |
83 |
2,249 |
3,973 |
Bulgaria |
108 |
1,108 |
1,595 |
45 |
258 |
330 |
33 |
501 |
781 |
16 |
222 |
356 |
China |
1,454 |
15,286 |
23,311 |
768 |
4,818 |
6,799 |
337 |
6,487 |
10,877 |
216 |
2,299 |
3,738 |
Cyprus |
1,473 |
24,076 |
39,683 |
611 |
4,565 |
6,365 |
566 |
12,943 |
22,669 |
161 |
4,710 |
8,726 |
Denmark |
333 |
4,835 |
7,001 |
166 |
508 |
622 |
12 |
507 |
941 |
82 |
1,857 |
3,278 |
France |
65 |
1,564 |
2,583 |
11 |
121 |
175 |
2 |
11 |
17 |
33 |
1,137 |
2,127 |
Germany |
404 |
4,961 |
6,170 |
192 |
900 |
1,102 |
8 |
235 |
393 |
38 |
318 |
509 |
Greece |
952 |
28,615 |
51,758 |
146 |
1,185 |
1,767 |
461 |
12,868 |
22,889 |
275 |
13,555 |
26,201 |
Hong Kong |
239 |
8,697 |
14,947 |
47 |
696 |
842 |
131 |
6,389 |
11,849 |
21 |
711 |
1,263 |
India |
299 |
6,591 |
11,076 |
70 |
553 |
782 |
134 |
3,168 |
5,303 |
87 |
2,775 |
4,875 |
Indonesia |
432 |
1,906 |
2,948 |
282 |
901 |
1,393 |
17 |
208 |
321 |
112 |
699 |
1,117 |
Iran |
119 |
2,763 |
4,856 |
42 |
456 |
622 |
47 |
1,024 |
1,700 |
27 |
1,278 |
2,527 |
Isle of Man |
85 |
2,026 |
3,270 |
20 |
201 |
226 |
10 |
415 |
774 |
29 |
1,015 |
1,910 |
Italy |
389 |
5,470 |
8,071 |
61 |
207 |
281 |
37 |
1,533 |
2,829 |
220 |
2,476 |
4,043 |
Japan |
762 |
15,705 |
23,478 |
154 |
914 |
721 |
189 |
5,372 |
9,916 |
305 |
7,310 |
11,250 |
Korea, South |
417 |
6,098 |
9,700 |
149 |
616 |
728 |
124 |
3,661 |
6,658 |
87 |
492 |
888 |
Kuwait |
45 |
2,016 |
3,228 |
14 |
277 |
364 |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
1,652 |
2,772 |
Liberia |
1,584 |
59,328 |
97,015 |
263 |
3,808 |
3,823 |
464 |
16,488 |
28,736 |
648 |
33,595 |
59,950 |
Malaysia |
254 |
3,064 |
4,540 |
100 |
415 |
647 |
39 |
980 |
1,752 |
83 |
1,276 |
1,690 |
Malta |
1,006 |
16,939 |
28,542 |
396 |
2,719 |
3,780 |
315 |
6,748 |
11,668 |
244 |
6,779 |
12,458 |
Marshall Islands |
78 |
3,067 |
5,101 |
23 |
151 |
163 |
31 |
719 |
1,213 |
10 |
1,503 |
3,005 |
Netherlands |
406 |
3,909 |
4,544 |
282 |
1,349 |
1,752 |
6 |
168 |
262 |
66 |
1,101 |
1,397 |
Norway |
630 |
18,352 |
29,385 |
173 |
2,051 |
2,259 |
115 |
4,006 |
7,124 |
285 |
10,785 |
19,149 |
Panama |
3,692 |
70,246 |
107,030 |
1,507 |
11,189 |
12,051 |
924 |
26,804 |
46,645 |
826 |
22,772 |
39,712 |
Philippines |
516 |
8,185 |
13,127 |
198 |
1,482 |
1,666 |
224 |
6,186 |
10,876 |
60 |
158 |
245 |
Poland |
131 |
2,149 |
3,194 |
50 |
501 |
569 |
69 |
1,452 |
2,400 |
5 |
105 |
186 |
Romania |
220 |
2,257 |
3,477 |
161 |
956 |
1,341 |
39 |
853 |
1,412 |
10 |
375 |
670 |
Russia |
1,426 |
8,990 |
11,847 |
1,090 |
4,640 |
5,215 |
83 |
1,775 |
2,859 |
190 |
2,019 |
3,197 |
Saint Vincent |
640 |
5,787 |
9,155 |
395 |
2,000 |
2,778 |
113 |
2,356 |
4,036 |
89 |
1,152 |
2,067 |
Saudi Arabia |
65 |
1,034 |
1,316 |
20 |
282 |
355 |
1 |
12 |
20 |
30 |
344 |
571 |
Singapore |
655 |
13,032 |
20,132 |
163 |
1,873 |
1,955 |
111 |
3,562 |
6,224 |
280 |
5,562 |
9,777 |
Sweden |
184 |
2,311 |
2,171 |
61 |
478 |
335 |
9 |
42 |
61 |
64 |
637 |
1,068 |
Taiwan |
202 |
5,898 |
9,092 |
44 |
165 |
244 |
53 |
2,429 |
4,526 |
19 |
957 |
1,657 |
Thailand |
251 |
1,538 |
2,403 |
148 |
909 |
1,372 |
28 |
388 |
651 |
67 |
176 |
299 |
Turkey |
475 |
5,754 |
9,733 |
227 |
802 |
1,269 |
160 |
3,878 |
6,776 |
68 |
868 |
1,563 |
Ukraine |
428 |
3,707 |
4,807 |
312 |
2,312 |
2,894 |
39 |
826 |
1,387 |
31 |
93 |
127 |
United Kingdom |
148 |
3,140 |
3,493 |
30 |
85 |
111 |
7 |
69 |
109 |
63 |
1,306 |
2,042 |
Vanuatu |
112 |
1,728 |
2,149 |
51 |
487 |
386 |
39 |
861 |
1,436 |
15 |
155 |
228 |
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