Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32JULY 2016 • FOGHORN 19 LEGISLATIVEREPORT Maintenance Management Program Cloud Based - Access from any Device with any browser Maintenance - Inventory - Documentation Intuitive User Interface Flagship Integration Turnkey Setup w w w . W h e e l H o u s e T e c h . c o m - 9 7 8 - 5 6 2 - 5 2 1 1 Foghorn_March_2015.indd 1 2/20/2015 3:43:42 PM the highest passenger and vehicle traffic volumes (45.8 million and 14.9 million, respectively), followed by the Northeast in passenger boardings (30.9 million), and the South in vehicle boardings (9.1 million). In the South there were 26.4 million passenger boardings, followed by the Midwest with approximately 10.4 million passenger boardings. Operators indicated that just over half of their route fares were regulated by a public agency. The majority of reporting operators’ revenues came from ticket sales. Nearly two-thirds of operators reported that 75 percent or more of their revenue resulted from ticket sales. Ten operators (8.7 percent) reported that state grant funding provided 75 percent or more of their revenue. The 2014 Census showed a ferry fleet of 499 vessels, 476 of which were in active service in calendar year 2013. California had the largest fleet (53 vessels), followed by Massachusetts (49), Washington State (46), New York (45), New Jersey (39), and North Carolina (30). The largest concentra- tion of ferry vessels was reported in the Northeast, followed by the West and South regions. Of these vessels, 42.8 percent were both privately owned and operated, while 39.4 percent were publicly owned and operated. Nearly all of the vessels in the ferry fleet carry passengers (95.0 percent), while just under half (47.1 percent) carry vehicles, and less than a quarter carry freight. The average passenger capacity of the passenger carrying fleet was 291 with a median capacity of 149 and maximum of 5,200 people. The average vehicle capacity of the vehicle- carrying fleet was 51 with a median capacity of 30 and a maximum of 395 vehicles. The average operating speed of the fleet was 15 knots and the average age of the fleet was 28 years, the oldest vessel being 101 years old. Operators reported that there were 441 terminals in the U.S. ferry system in calendar year 2013. These terminals were spread fairly evenly across the regions with 29.3 percent of terminals in the West and 29.0 percent in the Northeast, followed by the South (26.1 percent) and the Midwest (13.2 percent). The top five states with regard to the number of ferry terminals were New York (51), California (42), Washington (39), andAlaska (37). Of those terminals for which data was provided), nearly two-thirds had parking on site or nearby (65.8 percent), whereas nearly one-third (30.8 percent) had local bus service. Additionally, only 10.9 percent had intercity bus service near the terminal, while a smaller percentage had rail service nearby (local rail - 7.9 percent; intercity rail - 4.5 percent). As indicated previously, PVA en- courages every ferry operator to respond promptly and fully to the 2016 National Census, now underway. If you have not received a survey from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, please contact BTS at 1-800-853-1351 or at ferry@dot.gov. In the alterna- tive, please contact PVA’s Ed Welch at 1-800-807-8360 ext. 27 or at ewelch@ passengervessel.com. ■