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2002 in Review

Financial and Statistical Review

Tables

Chart Abbreviations    
M/TsMEASUREMENT TONS (one measurement ton is a volume measurement equal to 40 cubic feet of dry cargo)
L/TsLONG TONS (one long ton is equal to 2,240 pounds; used to measure petroleum products)
M/T/MsMEASUREMENT TON MILES (one measurement ton transported one mile)
L/T/MsLONG TON MILES (one long ton transported one mile)

Payments . . . Commercial

  October - September
  FY 2001 FY 2002
  Percent of Total Percent of Total
  Amount
($000)
MSC Expense Comm'l Payments Amount
($000)
MSC Expense Comm'l Payments
Time & Voyage    Charters 834,433 41% 49% 822,335 36% 44%
Other 1 659 0% 0% 981 0% 0%
Gov't Owned    Contract Op 365,087 18% 22% 457,836 20% 24%
Bareboat Charters
   Contract Op
   Government Op
739
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
 
0
0%
0%
0%
0%
Ship Management    Agreement 2 62,959 3% 4% 55,403 2% 3%
Other 3 421,345 21% 25% 539,492 24% 29%
Total Commercial    Payments $ 1,685,222 83% 100% $ 1,876,047 82% 100%
Total MSC Expense $ 2,029,699 100%   $ 2,276,083 100%  
(1)MISCELLANEOUS COSTS FOR AFLOAT PREPOSITIONING SHIPS
(2)READY RESERVE FORCE SHIPS (RRF)
(3)INCLUDES PAYMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, CLAIMS, EXTRA0RDINARY REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS, ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION FOR MSC OPERATED SHIPS

Costs . . . Distribution

  October - September
  FY 2001 FY 2002 Change
Controlled Sealift   $ 100,989,782   $ 100,165,00   ($824,775)
Petroleum 156,553,652 156,664,645 110,993
Special Mission Support 223,440,825 226,159,980 2,719,155
Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force 711,929,911 808,184,342 96,254,431
Prepositioned & Fast
   Sealift Forces
830,066,083 931,402,226 101,336,143
Reimbursible DERF (1)   $ 39,663,185   $ 39,663,185    
Reimbursible Overhead   $ 6,718,559   $ 13,843,623   $ 7,125,064
Total Traffic Operations   $ 2,029,698,812   $ 2,276,083,008   $ 246,384,196
(1)DEFENSE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

Support for Operation Enduring Freedom . . . All Cargo

  October - September
CUSTOMER FY 2002
Days of support*
REVENUE
U.S. Air Force   203   $ 7,826,8369
U.S. Army 145 4,658,698
U.S. Navy 71 2,459,331
Coalition Forces 63 725,070
U.S. Department of Defense 13 461,825
Ministry of Defense – Czech Republic 5 250,000
Total   500   $16,381,761
* Includes on-load, transport and off-load time

Summary . . . MSC Operations

  October - September
  FY 2001 FY 2002 Change
Expense Total ($000)   $ 2,029,699   $ 2,276,083   $ 246,384
Income Total ($000) 1,959,612 2,314,656 355,044
Net Profit or (Loss) ($000) (70,087) 38,573 108,660
Total Net Position as of
   30 September ($000)
(162,238) (87,551) 74,687
Measurement Tons of
   Cargo Lifted (000)
843 853 10
Long Tons of Petroleum
   Lifted (000)
5,352 6,306 954
Total Wages Paid ($000)
   MSC Civilian Employees
      DBOF
  $344,667   $387,750   $43,083

Dry Cargo . . . Commodity
   Controlled Sealift

    October - September
    FY 2001
(M/Ts)
FY 2002
(M/Ts)
Change
(M/Ts)
General  
    Household Goods 66 222 156
    Other General 303,919 350,463 46,544
Total General 303,985 350,685 46,700
Other Commodities  
    Aircraft 75,974 63,852 (12,122)
Ammunition 54,018 60,215 6,197
Bulk 294 964 670
Privately-owned Vehicles 99 148 49
Refrigerated 4,286 5,870 1,584
Special 404,773 370,888 (33,885)
Total Other Commodities 539,444 501,937 (37,507)
Total MSC Cargo 843,429 852,622 9,193

Dry Cargo . . . Carrier

    October - September
    FY 2001
(M/Ts)
FY 2002
(M/Ts)
Change
(M/Ts)
Controlled Sealift  
    Gov’t. Owned/Bareboat Charter 171,233 233,168 61,935
    Time Charter 255,945 238,747 (17,198)
    Special Charter 309,785 376,019 66,234
    Ready Reserve Force - RRF 106,466 4,688 (101,778)
Total Controlled Sealift 843,429 852,622 9,193

Dry Cargo . . . Carrier
   Measurement Ton Miles

    October - September
    FY 2001
(000)
FY 2002
(000)
Change
(M/Ts)
Controlled Sealift  
    Gov’t. Owned/Bareboat Charter 980,207 1,177,683 197,476
    Time Charter 842,520 684,558 (157,962)
    Special Charter 1,307,670 1,741,626 433,956
    Ready Reserve Force - RRF 717,456 37,237 (680,219)
Total Controlled Sealift 3,847,853 3,641,104 (206,749)

Dry Cargo . . . Carrier
   Average Miles Per Measurement Ton

    October - September
    Miles Traveled Per M/T of Cargo
    FY 2001 FY 2002 Change
Controlled Sealift  
    Gov’t. Owned/Bareboat Charter 5,724.4 5,050.8 (673.6)
    Time Charter 3,291.8 2,867.3 (424.5)
    Special Charter 4,221.2 4,631.7 410.5
    Ready Reserve Force - RRF 6,738.8 7,943.3 1,204.5
Total Controlled Sealift 4,562.1 4,270.5 (291.6)

Dry Cargo . . . Traffic Area

    October - September
    FY 2001
(M/Ts)
FY 2002
(M/Ts)
Change
(M/Ts)
Outbound U.S.  
    East Coast 70,181 97,195 27,014
    Gulf Coast 168,761 38,998 (129,763)
    West Coast 56,256 55,569 (687)
Total Outbound 295,198 191,762 (103,436)
Inbound U.S.  
    East Coast 66,098 127,065 60,967
Gulf Coast 90,401 77,053 (13,348)
West Coast 64,356 21,241 (43,115)
Total Inbound 220,855 225,359 4,504
Inter/Intra - Area 292,602 367,102 74,500
U.S. Coastal/Intercoastal 34,774 68,399 33,625
Total Dry Cargo 843,429 852,622 9,193

Petroleum . . . Type Product

  FY 2002
  Barrels Long-Tons % of Total
Motor Gasoline / 72 12,400 1,420 0.0%
Motor Gasoline / 80 446,934 51,220 0.8%
Motor Gas Unleaded 126,340 15,052 0.2%
Jet Fuel Oil #5 14,509,715 1,837,205 29.1%
Thermo-Stable 21,658,027 2,718,157 43.1%
Diesel Oil 12,415,227 1,632,702 25.9%
Distillate (Clean) 380,392 50,063 0.8%
Total Petroleum Products 49,549,035 6,305,819 100.0%

Petroleum . . . Carrier

  October - September
  FY 2001
(L/Ts)
FY 2002
(L/Ts)
Change
(L/Ts)
Time Charter 3,933,787 3,628,604 (305,183)
Voyage Charter 1,235,452 2,510,497 1,275,045
Ready Reserve Force 29,963 30,125 162
Shipping Contract 152,416 136,593 (15,823)
Total Petroleum 5,351,618 6,305,819 954,201

Petroleum . . . Carrier
   Long Ton Miles

  October - September
  FY 2001
(L/T/Ms)
(000)
FY 2002
(L/T/Ms)
(000)
Change
(L/T/Ms)
(000)
Time Charter 5,025,905 4,402,607 (623,298)
Voyage Charter 2,094,619 4,431,334 2,336,715
Ready Reserve Force 53,343 62,991 9,648
Shipping Contract 3,048 25,337 22,289
Total Petroleum-Miles 7,176,915 8,922,269 1,745,354

Petroleum . . . Carrier
   Average Miles Per Long Ton

  October - September
Average Miles Travelled per L/T of Cargo
  FY 2001 FY 2002 Change
Time Charter 1,277.6 1,213.3 (64.3)
Voyage Charter 1,695.4 1,765.1 69.7
Ready Reserve Force 1,780.3 2,091.0 310.7
Shipping Contract 20.0 185.5 165.5
Total Petroleum-Miles 1,193.3 1,313.7 120.4

Petroleum . . . Traffic Area

    October - September
    FY 2001
(L/Ts)
FY 2002
(L/Ts)
Change
(L/Ts)
Area of Origin  
    U.S. Gulf Coast 722,334 447,082 (275,252)
    Arabian Gulf 520,006 1,521,692 1,001,686
    Caribbean/Lesser Antilles 395,076 454,315 59,239
    U.S. East Coast 0 22,265 22,265
    California Coast 231,518 189,200 (42,318)
    U.S. Northwest Coast 791,460 716,894 (74,566)
    Far East 1,570,214 1,674,961 104,747
    Mediterranean 1,053,005 1,057,477 4,472
    Hawaii 62,980 109,993 47,013
    Alaska 0 0 0
    Diego Garcia 5,025 0 (5,025)
    Other 0 111,940 111,940
Total Origin 5,351,618 6,305,819 954,201
Area of Discharge  
    U.S. East Coast 860,081 609,950 (250,131)
    Hawaii 106,034 287,281 181,247
    Far East 1,597,100 1,368,231 (228,869)
    Mediterranean 770,257 957,569 187,312
    North Atlantic/Iceland 107,268 46,849 (60,419)
    U.S. Gulf Coast 105,139 85,007 (20,132)
    California Coast 642,687 399,686 (243,001)
    U.S. Northwest Coast 289,548 175,033 (114,515)
    Arabian Gulf 396,843 1,422,070 1,025,227
    Caribbean/Lesser Antilles 238,153 197,957 (40,196)
    United Kingdom 3,489 0 (3,489)
    Alaska 5,025 0 (5,025)
    Diego Garcia 118,793 631,240 512,447
    Other 111,201 124,946 13,745
Total Discharge 5,351,618 6,305,819 954,201

Traffic . . . Budget vs. Actual

    FY 2002
    Budget Actual Difference
Dry Cargo (Measurement Tons)  
    Army 285,000 275,984 (9,016)
    Navy 89,000 171,246 82,246
    Marine Corps 16,000 70,318 54,318
    Air Force 54,000 62,707 8,707
    Other 330,000 272,367 (57,633)
Total Dry Cargo 774,000 852,622 78,622
Petroleum (Long Tons)  
    Navy 0 0 0
    Air Force 3,000 0 (3,000)
    National Science Foundation 0 0 0
    Defense Energy Supply Center 5,032,000 6,305,819 1,273,819
Total Petroleum 5,035,000 6,305,819 1,270,819

1904 Cargo Preference Act
   Lift . . . Total vs. Foreign Flag

    October – September
    FY 2001 FY 2002
    Total Foreign
Flag
Percent Total Foreign
Flag
Percent
Cargo (000 M/Ts)  
    Outbound 320 57 17.8% 192 29 15.1%
    Inbound 225 71 31.6% 226 17 7.5%
    Coastwise/Intercoastal 13   0.0% 68   0.0%
    Inter/Intra Area 285 71 24.9% 367 154 42.0%
Total Cargo 843 199 23.6% 853 200 23.4%
DOD Petroleum (000 L/Ts)  
    Outbound 409   0.0% 502   0.0%
    Inbound 373   0.0% 396   0.0%
    Coastwise/Intercoastal 1,587   0.0% 874   0.0%
    Inter/Intra Area 2,983 152 5.1% 4,534 137 3.0%
Total Petroleum 5,352 152 2.8% 6,306 137 2.2%

Personnel . . . Ashore & Afloat

    October – September
    FY 2001 FY 2002 Percent Change
Ashore  
    Military (Active Duty) 223 209 (6.3%)
    Military (Reserve) 1,270 1,331 4.8%
    Civilian 1,149 1,091 (5.0%)
Total Ashore 2,642 2,631 (0.4%)
Afloat  
    Military (Active Duty) 664 563 (15.2%)
    Civil Service 3,499 3,748 7.1%
Contract Mariners 1,897 2,172 14.5%
Total Afloat 6,060 6,483 7.0%
Total Personnel 8,702 9,114 4.7%

Naval Fleet Auxiliary . . . Operating Tempo

  FY 2001 FY 2002
Type of Ship No. of
Ships
No. of Days
at Sea
No. of
Ships
No. of Days
at Sea
Fleet Auxiliary Oiler 13 2,429 13 2,203
Combat Stores 6 930 6 989
Fleet Ocean Tug 5 583 5 539
Fleet Ammunition 4 648 4 532
Fleet Hospital 2 12 2 37
Fast Combat Support 1 0 1 170
Totals 31 4,602 31 4,470

Special Mission Ships . . . Operating Tempo

  FY 2001 FY 2002
Type of Ship No. of
Ships
No. of Days
at Sea
No. of
Ships
No. of Days
at Sea
Ocean Surveillance 14 2,566 11 2,348
Oceanographic Survey 8 1,924 7 1,731
Submarine Support 3 259 4 701
Missile Range Instrumentation 2 376 2 419
Cable Repairing/Laying 1 164 1 174
Navigation Test Support 1 156 1 112
Acoustic Research 1 90 1 59
Totals 30 5,535 27 5,544

MSC Controlled Fleet ... September 30, 2002

  MSC Controlled Fleet . . . Sept. 30, 2002


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