T.S. Operator File / Volume 2: Vessel Company Summary T.S. Vessel File / Volume 3: Vessel Characteristics Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States
RECORD LAYOUT/DATA DICTIONARY
FIELD NAME DESCRIPTION START SIZE
COLUMN COLUMN
TS_OPER Transportation Series Operator Code (TSO) 1 7
NAME TSO Name 8 100
DBA TSO Operating Name 108 75
POC TSO Point of Contact 183 75
ADDRESS TSO Street Address 258 100
CITY TSO City 358 30
STATE TSO State 388 2
ZIP TSO ZIP Code 390 10
AREA TSO Telephone Area Code 400 3
PHONE TSO Telephone Number 403 8
DIST Engineering District Code 411 2
SERIES TSO Series Number 413 1
SERVICE TSO Service Code 414 1
PRINC_COMM Principal Commodity List 415 240
POINT_LOC Area of Operation 655 240
DBC Dry Bulk Carrier 895 6
CS Containership 901 6
GCC General Cargo Carrier 907 6
SC Specialized Carrier 913 6
TAN Tanker 919 6
PUSH Pushboat 925 6
TUG Tugboat 931 6
PASS Passenger 937 6
OSV Offshore Supply Vessel 943 6
DCB Dry Covered Barge 949 6
DOB Dry Open Barge 955 6
DB Deck Barge 961 6
LSB Lash / Seabee Barge 967 6
ODY Other Dry Barge 973 6
SHTB Single Hull Tank Barge 979 6
DHTB Double Hull Tank Barge 985 6
OTB Other Tank Barge 991 6
FL_YR File Year 997 4
FIELD DESCRIPTIONS:
TS_OPER TS_Operator is a Transportation Lines vessel company
surveyed and assigned a seven digit code by WCSC. The
vessel inventory for each TS_Operator is reported
annually to WCSC and is contained in the Master Vessel
File. The first two digits of the TS_Operator code
denotes the Engineer Division / District code with
the last five digits forming a unique number assigned
to a particular TS_Operator.
NAME Identifies the TS_Operator company by name.
DBA Identifies the TS_Operators Current operating name.
POC Identifies the responsible party for verification of data.
ADDRESS The street address of the TS_Operator.
CITY The city of the TS_Oprator.
STATE The state abbreviation for the TS_Operator.
ZIP The first five digits, and if available, the last four
digits of the nine digit zip code for the TS_Operator
address.
AREA Area is the three digit area code for the telephone
number of the TS_Operator.
PHONE Phone is an eight digit alphanumeric field containing
the telephone number of the TS_Operator, including a "-"
between the first three digits and the last four digits.
DIST District contains a two digit code for the Corps
District number in which the vessel is domiciled (see
Appendix below).
SERIES Series contains the digit 3,4 or 5 to designate the
series in which this operator would have appeared under
the previous policy of publishing three volumes. The
three volumes were compiled by geographical region as
follows:
TS-3 Transportation Lines on the Great Lakes System
TS-4 Transportation Lines on the Mississippi River
System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
TS-5 Transportation Lines on the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific Coasts
SERVICE Service specifies the type of service in which the
operator transports goods. These types of services
are defined below:
1 = Carriage performed for compensation that is
regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission
(ICC).
2 = Carriage performed for compensation, but exempt
from regulation by the ICC.
3 = Carriage performed by a private entity where the
vessel and the goods being transported are owned
by the same entity.
PRINC_COMM Principal commodities carried by the TS_Operator.
POINT_LOC Points or Localities and Waterways between which or on
which the TS_Operator operates.
Vessel Category fields (748-850), each contains the number of vessels by
type reported for that particular vessel company.
FL_YR File year identifies the calendar year in which this
inventory of vessels was compiled.
APPENDIX: Corps of Engineer District and Area Office Codes
01 New England 28 Rock Island
03 New York 29 St. Louis
05 Jacksonville* 30 Memphis
07 Philadelphia 31 Vicksburg
08 San Juan 32 New Orleans
09 Baltimore 33 Galveston
11 Norfolk 34 Little Rock
12 Wilmington 35 Kansas City
13 Charleston 36 Seattle
14 Savannah 37 Portland
15 Jacksonville** 38 Alaska
16 Mobile 39 San Francisco
17 Nashville 40 Sacramento
18 Louisville 41 Los Angeles
20 Huntington 42 Honolulu
21 Pittsburgh 43 Omaha
22 Buffalo 44 Walla Walla
23 Detroit 45 Tulsa
24 Duluth 60 Other Foreign Vessels
26 Chicago 95 New York Tug Logs
27 St.Paul 99 Atlantic Customs
Notes:
* Atlantic Region
** Mississippi Valley Gulf Coast Region
Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States File Names:
FIELD NAME DESCRIPTION START SIZE
COLUMN COLUMN
VESSEL Vessel Code 1 5
VS_NAME Vessel Name 6 24
VS_NUMBER Vessel Number 30 7
CG_NUMBER Vessel Coast Guard Number 37 10
VTCC Vessel Type 47 4
ICST International Classification of
Ships by Type 51 3
NRT Vessel Net Tonnage 54 6
HORSEPOWER Horsepower 60 6
REG_LNGTH Regular Length of Vessel 66 7
OVER_LNGTH Overall Length of Vessel 73 7
REG_BRDTH Regular Breadth of Vessel 80 6
OVER_BRDTH Overall Breadth of Vessel 86 6
HFP Highest Fix Point of Vessel 92 5
CAP_REF Capacity Reference Indicator 97 1
CAP_PASS Capacity Passengers 98 4
CAP_TONS Capacity Tons 102 8
YEAR Year Vessel Built 110 4
REBLT Rebuilt Indicator 114 1
YEAR_REBU Year Vessel Rebuilt 115 4
YEAR_VESSE Year Vessel Built 119 4
LOAD_DRAFT Vessel Load Draft 123 7
LIGHT_DRAFT Vessel Light Draft 130 7
EQUIP1 Cargo Handling Equipment 1 137 16
EQUIP2 Cargo Handling Equipment 2 153 16
STATE Vessel State 169 2
BASE1 Vessel Operating Base 1 171 10
BASE2 Vessel Operating Base 2 181 10
SERIES Vessel Series Indicator 191 1
TS_OPER TS Operator Code 192 7
FL_YR File Year 199 4
FIELD DESCRIPTIONS:
VESSEL A unique vessel identification number assigned by
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC).
VS_NAME /
VS_NUMBER Used to describe the vessel by name and number.
CG_NUMBER Official number assigned to the vessel by the U.S. Coast Guard
at the time of registration. This number is normally retained
by a vessel throughout the life of the vessel.
VTCC Vessel Type, Construction and Characteristics code, which
describes in general terms the vessel type, construction and
characteristics of the marine structure; e.g. 2A22 represents
the code for a self-propelled liquid bulk tanker constructed
of steel. See Appendix (below) for an explanation of the
VTCC codes.
ICST International Classification of Ships by Type was developed
by an ad hoc international advisory group on Maritime
Statistics and completed in 1994. The classification is based
on the construction characteristics of the marine structure
and not upon its particular use or cargo carried at a point
in time. The ICST codes and descriptions and the cross
reference list between the VTCC and ICST codes are provided
in the Appendix below.
NRT Net Tonnage is defined as the volume of space available for
the accommodation of passengers and the stowage of cargo,
expressed in units of 100 cubic feet for each net ton. The NRT
is recorded on the vessel's registration papers or it can be
determined as the difference between gross tonnage and the
volume of space used for the accommodation of the vessel
master, officers, crew, navigation and propelling machinery
expressed in units of 100 cubic feet per ton. The NRT should
not be confused with a tonnage capacity because it simply
expresses a volume capacity for passengers and cargo.
Depending on the type of cargo being transported the tonnage
that can be stowed in the volume of 100 cubic feet will vary,
although generally speaking, the total tonnage capacity should
not exceed three times the NRT of the vessel.
HRP Specifies the horsepower rating for that particular vessel.
The figures represent the horsepower rating when the vessel
was new or when the present engine was installed.
REG_LNGTH The register length of the vessel is reported in units of feet
to the nearest tenth. The register length of a vessel is the
length measured on the top of the tonnage deck from the
forepart of the outer planking or plating at the bow to the
afterpart of the sternpost of screw steamers and to the
afterpart of the rudder post of other vessels.
OVER_LNGTH The overall length of the vessel is reported in units of feet
to the nearest tenth. The overall length is the extreme length
of the vessel which would include any structure which extends
beyond the outer planking or plating on the bow or any
structure that extends beyond the sternpost on screw steamers
and to the afterpart of the rudder post of other vessels.
REG_BRDTH The regular breadth of the vessel is reported in units of feet
to the nearest tenth. The register breadth of a vessel is the
breadth at its widest part measured from the outer side of the
planking or plating on one side to the corresponding point on
the opposite side.
OVER_BRDTH The overall breadth of the vessel is reported in units of feet
to the nearest tenth. The overall breadth is the extreme
breadth of maximum breadth to the outside of the vessel's
structure. In paddle ships, this includes the paddle boxes.
HFP The height of the highest fixed point on the vessel in units
of feet to the nearest tenth. The height represents the
distance between the waterline of the vessel (when light)
and the highest fixed point on the vessel, such as a pilot
house, mast, etc. If the highest point of a vessel is a
hinged stack or retractable pilot house, the distance is
given to the hinge or top of pilot house in lowered position.
CAP_REF Designates a type of cargo carried by that particular vessel
as defined below:
Character Type of Cargo
Blank General bulk cargo
+ Railroad cars
# Autos, vehicles, trailers
% Cargo capacity railroad cars
@ Vans
& Container
CAP_PASS The passenger capacity of the vessel.
CAP_TONS The full load capacity of the vessel in short tons (2,000 lbs)
YEAR Identifies the calendar year the vessel was built or rebuilt.
REBLT Contains either an asterisk or is blank. If the field contains
an asterisk then there will be a year given in the YEAR_REBUILT field.
YEAR_REBUILT Contains either the year that the vessel was rebuilt or is blank.
YEAR_VESSEL The most recently year that the vessel was built or rebuilt.
LOAD_DRFT The draft of the vessel when fully loaded, reported in units
of feet to the nearest tenth.
LIGHT_DRFT The draft of the vessel when it is empty, reported in units
of feet to the nearest tenth.
EQUIP1 / EQUIP2 Equipment 1 and 2 describe permanent fixtures, such as cranes,
derricks, hoists, pumps, etc. and handling capacity and type
of power used to operate the equipment, such as steam,
electric, diesel, etc. Equip1 and Equip2 break up this
descriptive data so that it can be printed in a two line
format with Equip1 over Equip2.
STATE State abbreviation for the operating headquarters of the
vessel.
BASE1 / BASE2 Base 1 and 2 specify the city or locality of the operating
headquarters of the vessel. Base1 and Base2 break up this
descriptive data so that it can printed in a two line format
with Base1 over Base2.
SERIES One numeric character which identifies the vessel's primary
area of operation as defined below:
Character Area of Operation
3 Great Lakes System
4 Mississippi River System and the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
5 Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Coasts
TS_OPER TS_Operator is a Transportation Lines vessel company surveyed
and assigned a seven digit code by WCSC. The vessel inventory
for each TS_Operator is reported annually to WCSC and is
contained in the Master Vessel File. The first two digits of
the TS_Operator code denotes the Engineer Division / District
code with the last five digits forming a unique number
assigned to a particular TS_Operator.
FL_YR File year identifies the calendar year in which this
inventory of vessels was compiled.
APPENDIX
EXPLANATION OF VESSEL TYPE, CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERISTICS
(VTCC Code)
Construction:
A Steel
B Wood
C Aluminum
D Fiberglass
E Other
F Unknown
Type: 1 Self-Propelled, Dry Cargo
Characteristics
02 Crewboat / Supply / Utility Vessel
03 General Cargo Freighter
04 Break Bulk / RO-RO Carrier
05 RO-RO Vessel
06 Bulk Carrier
07 Containership
08 Partial Containership
09 Container / Vehicle / Trailer (RO-RO) Carrier
10 Vehicle Carrier
11 Passenger Vessel
12 Combination Passenger and Cargo
13 Ferry
14 Railroad Car Ferry
15 Lash Vessel
16 Excursion / Sightseeing Vessels
Type: 2 Self-Propelled, Tanker
Characteristics:
20 Petroleum / Chemical Carrier
21 Chemical Carrier
22 Liquid Bulk Tanker
23 Liquid Gas Carrier
24 Other Tanker
Type: 3 Towboat
Characteristics:
35 Pushboat
36 Tugboat
Type: 4 Non-Self-Propelled, Dry Cargo
Characteristics:
40 Open Hopper Barge
41 Covered Hopper Barge
42 Carfloat (Railroad Car Barge)
43 Flat / Deck Barge
44 Pontoon Barge
47 Open Dry Cargo Barge
48 Covered Dry Cargo Barge
49 RO-RO Barge
50 Container Barge
52 Lash / Seabee Barge
90 Convertible Barge
99 Other
Type: 5 Non-Self-Propelled, Tanker
Characteristics:
70 Liquid Cargo Barge (Single Hull)
71 Liquid Cargo Barge (Double Hull)
72 Liquid Cargo Barge (Double Sided Only)
73 Liquid Cargo Barge (Double Bottom Only)
74 Other Liquid Cargo Barge, Not Elsewhere Included
Type: 6 Other
Characteristics:
01 Undefined
EXPLANATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF SHIPS BY TYPE
(ICST CODES)
114 Liquid Oil Tanker (Oil / Chemical)
120 Liquid Chemical Tanker
139 Liquid Gas Carrier (Other)
141 Liquid Tank Barge (Single Hull)
142 Liquid Tank Barge (Double Hull)
143 Liquid Tank Barge (Double Sided Only)
144 Liquid Tank Barge (Double Bottom Only)
149 Liquid Tank Barge (Other)
199 Liquid Other Tanker
229 Dry Bulk (Other) Carrier
310 Containership (Specialized)
321 Barge Carrier (Specialized)
325 Vehicle Carrier (Specialized)
329 Other Carriers (Specialized)
333 General Cargo RO-RO / Container
334 Other RO-RO Cargo (General Cargo)
335 General Cargo / Passenger
336 General Cargo / Container
341 Dry Cargo Deck Barge
343 Dry Cargo Lash/Seabee Barge
344 Open Dry Cargo Barge
345 Dry Cargo Covered Barge
349 Dry Cargo Other Barge
351 Passenger (Cruise)
359 Passenger (Other)
422 Offshore Support Vessel
431 Tugboat
432 Pushboat
VESSEL CATEGORY CROSS REFERENCE LIST
International Classification of Ships Vessel Type, Construction and
by Type (ICST) Characteristics (VTCC)
114 Liquid Oil Tanker (Oil/Chemical) 20 Petroleum/Chemical Carrier
120 Liquid Chemical Tanker 21 Chemical Carrier
139 Liquid Gas Carrier (Other) 23 Liquid Gas Carrier
141 Liquid Tank Barge (Single Hull) 70 Liquid Cargo Barge (Single Hull)
142 Liquid Tank Barge (Double Hull) 71 Liquid Cargo Barge (Double Hull)
143 Liquid Tank Barge 72 Liquid Cargo Barge
(Double Sided Only) (Double Sided Only)
144 Liquid Tank Barge 73 Liquid Cargo Barge
(Double Bottom Only) (Double Bottom Only)
149 Liquid Tank Barge (Other) 74 Liquid Cargo Barge,
Not Elsewhere Included
199 Liquid Other Tanker 22 Liquid Bulk Tanker
24 Other Tanker
229 Dry Bulk (Other) Carrier 06 Bulk Carrier
310 Containership (Specialized) 07 Containership
321 Barge Carrier (Specialized) 15 Lash Vessel
325 Vehicle Carrier (Specialized) 10 Vehicle Carrier
329 Other Carriers (Specialized) 13 Ferry
14 Railroad Car Ferry
333 General Cargo RO-RO/Container 09 Container/Vehicle/Trailer
(RO-RO) Carrier
334 Other RO-RO Cargo (General Cargo) 04 Break Bulk/RO-RO Carrier
05 RO-RO Vessel
335 General Cargo/Passenger 03 General Cargo Freighter
12 Combination Passenger and Cargo
336 General Cargo/Container 08 Partial Containership
341 Dry Cargo Deck Barge 43 Flat / Deck Barge
343 Dry Cargo Lash/Seebee Barge 52 Lash / Seabee Barge
48 Covered Dry Cargo Barge
344 Open Dry Cargo 40 Open Hopper Barge
47 Open Dry Cargo Barge
345 Dry Cargo Covered Barge 41 Covered Hopper Barge
48 Covered Dry Cargo Barge
43 Flat / Deck Barge
349 Dry Cargo Other Barge 42 Carfloat (Railroad Car Barge)
44 Pontoon Barge
49 RO-RO Barge
50 Container Barge
90 Convertible Barge
99 Other
351 Passenger (Cruise) 11 Passenger Carrier
359 Passenger (Other) 16 Excursion / Sightseeing Vessel
422 Offshore Support Vessel 02 Crewboat /Supply /Utility Vessel
431 Tugboat 36 Tugboat
432 Pushboat 35 Pushboat
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