Maine Port Tonnage Figures (1950-2007)

Office of Freight Transportation

As of April 15, 2008

MAINE PORT TRAFFIC DRY CARGO IN SHORT TONS

YEAR	PORTLAND		PENOBSCOT		EASTPORT		TOTAL	% CHANGE
1950	215,000	48%	236,000	52%	N/A		450,000
1955	272,000	68%	126,000	32%	N/A		398,000	-11.6
1960	226,000	82%	48,000	18%	N/A		274,000	-31.2
1965	124,000	36%	219,000	64%	N/A		343,000	25.2
1970	196,000	40%	297,000	60%	N/A		493,000	43.7
1975	35,000	12%	262,000	88%	N/A		297,000	-39.8
1980	42,300	11%	342,700	89%	N/A		385,000	29.6
1981	9,124	3%	243,396	91%	15,198	6%	267,718	-30.5
1982	100,000	28%	204,052	57%	52,123	15%	356,175	33.0
1983	140,000	32%	239,819	54%	63,868	14%	443,687	24.6
1984	235,000	38%	335,463	54%	51,155	8%	621,618	40.1
1985	250,000	42%	261,472	44%	82,264	14%	593,736	-4.5
1986	250,000	35%	367,574	52%	91,513	13%	709,087	19.4
1987	284,000	35%	445,708	55%	80,259	10%	809,967	14.2
1988	301,202	35%	443,318	52%	112,465	13%	856,985	5.8
1989	221,646	29%	425,364	54%	130,612	17%	777,622	-9.3
1990	391,341	40%	427,639	43%	168,821	17%	987,801	27.0
1991	420,000	45%	357,600	38%	156,346	17%	933,946	-5.5
1992	592,716	50%	391,305	33%	212,965	17%	1,196,986	28.2
1993	608,845	48%	440,761	35%	209,692	17%	1,259,298	5.2
1994	625,020	49%	497,006	39%	151,251	12%	1,273,277	1.1
1995	564,696	43%	564,246	43%	174,539	14%	1,303,481	2.4
1996	655,477	47%	535,400	38%	201,103	15%	1,391,980	6.8
1997	654,018	47%	541,746	9%	199,739	14%	1,395,503	0.3
1998	516,401	38%	690,842	50%	167,865	12%	1,375,108	-1.5
1999	713,600	54%	458,097	34%	164,497	12%	1,336,194	-2.8
2000	774,695	60%	345,903	27%	159,760	12%	1,280,358	-4.2
2001	746,418	60%	287,787	23%	215,118	17%	1,249,323	-2.4
2002	741,674	54%	328,658	24%	312,767	22%	1,383,099	10.7
2003	849,365	54%	369,492	23%	356,699	23%	1,575,556	13.9
2004	723,678	47%	445,963	29%	363,747	24%	1,533,388	-2.7
2005	832,541	49%	558,850	33%	317,233	18%	1,708,624	11.4
2006	668,395	40%	587,712	36%	401,044	24%	1,657,151	-2.4
2007	618,656	41%	509,995	33%	413,128	26%	1,541,779	-8.8
AVG. 10 YR	718,542	51%	458,330	30%	287,186	19%	1,464,058	-1.1
SHARE OF STATE TRAFFIC

N/A-There is no data available or these ports were not active during those years
Source: U.S. Coast Guard/Port Operators Reports to MDOT/MDOT Records

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