Diane Chevreux, European Federation of Inland Ports ..

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Update on SmartRivers 07

• Bruce Lambert

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History of Smartrivers

• First conference in Pittsburg, 2005
• Second Conference in Brussels, 2006
• Third Conference in Louisville, 2007
• Fourth Conference in 2008/2009, early planning
  still being developed with European partners
• Focus Improving River System reliability
  through Dialogue, technologies, sharing best
  practices

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Smart Rivers 2007 ConferenceSeptember 16-19,
2007- Louisville, KY

• 220 participants
• Most were from US
• Attendees/Speakers from Austria, France, United
  Kingdom, S. Korea, Germany, Netherlands, Finland
• Presentations posted at http//www.pianc.iwr.usace
  .army.mil/proceedings_07.htm

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Smart Rivers 2007 Positioning Inland
Navigation as a Powerful Link in the Global
Supply Chain

• Organizing Committee
• Diane Chevreux, European Federation of Inland
  Ports
• John D. Clarkson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• James E. Clausner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Larry L. Dalton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Michael Fastenbauer, via donau
• Scott Hercik, Appalachian Regional Commission
• Bruce Lambert, Institute for Trade and
  Transportation Studies
• William McAnnally, Mississippi State University
• James McCarville, Port of Pittsburgh Commission
• Christian ONeil, Osprey Line, LLC
• Barry Palmer, Waterways Council, Inc.

• Nicholas Pansic, MWH Global
• Joseph H. Pyne, Kirby Corporation
• Andrew Riester, Waterways Council, Inc.
• Dave Sanford, American Association of Port
  Authorities
• Jeffrey L. Stamper, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Ian White, Ian White Associates
• Robert M. Willis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Michael F. Winkler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• PIANC USA Staff
• Kelly J. Barnes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Sonja Stewart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Anne Sudar Cann, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers /
  PIANC USA Secretary

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Venue Forum

• Sunday Reception
• Meetings Monday Tuesday
• Wednesday Tours
• Thursday Friday PIANC Working Groups
• Wednesday Thursday - Corps Inland Community of
  Practice

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Promoting Industry

• PIANC USA worked with the USACE Louisville Public
  Affairs Office to generate media interest in the
  conference and conference topics.
• Fox TV aired a story on Sunday and Monday, and
  Dave Grier (USACE IWR) relayed the message on how
  the locks work and why the system is important to
  the economy.
• The local NPR affiliate aired a short broadcast
  and shared it with six other public radio
  stations in KY.
• The New Albany Tribune, Ind., printed a large
  front page story with photographs with messages
  on the benefits of the new locks.

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Eight Main Program Tracks

• Opening Remarks
• Markets - What Drives Cargo On The System?
• Promoting A Sustainable Inland Navigation System
  - Systems Perspectives
• Policy Comparisons Project Determinations - How
  Are Local Projects Done?
• Reliability And System Use
• Activities - Port Management In Europe
• Future Challenges To Industry
• Town Hall Session
• Luncheon Speakers
• Marad Administrator
• Director of Civil Works

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Some U.S. Opinions

• Many US speakers wanted to emulate EU Directives
  on inland water movements
• U.S. Water policy too slow to adjust to markets
  or burdensome to business (HMT, reliability)
• No systems perspective operational or financial
• Integrate inland water in global supply chains
  and global trade corridors
• Duplicate Rotterdams success on Mississippi
  River

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Some European Perspectives

• Need more operational focus to improve
  productivity not all only locks/dams
• While the Rhine is a mature market, emerging
  markets exist in other river areas
• Still have increasing stringent environmental
  standards on aquatic life, etc.
• Finland has standard investment model for major
  navigation projects
• European inland ports trying to work on
  brownfield development to sustain growth no
  capacity additions on channels/locks
• Want to focus on smart cargo (Containers) not
  dumb cargo (bulks)

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River Information Systems

• Europe-
• European Standards are emerging, but still under
  development through pilot programs
• Some European waterways are tightly managed (Kiel
  Canal), while others are not
• Working on single data transfers to many
  different responders for same information
• Examining performance measures for convey
  reliability to shippers
• U.S.-
• Focus is on reliability around locks, some focus
  on data transfers on cargo information being
  tested

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European Port Terminals

• Struggling with current ownership largely public,
  but with more private sector leadership
• Ports seen as potential profit centers and seeing
  vertical integration in industry
• See other modal connectivity as critical to
  support
• Ports also facing urban land constraints

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Interesting Comments

• If Government treated transportation as a
  business, no one would be in the business
• Europe and U.S. have low use waterways, how can
  both prioritize investment to promote use?
• European shippers are starting to demand
  environmentally friendly transportation
• While most of CoB in Europe is driven by Modal
  Shift, Ospery said starting to occur in US
• Marad- Waterways are Going Back to the Future

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Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies
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History

• LATTS was initiated in 1997 by Southeastern
  Transportation Alliance (SASHTO States Texas
  Puerto Rico)
• Oklahoma Missouri joined later
• Southeastern Transportation Alliance states are
  U.S. gateway for trade with Latin America
• Objective was
• Identify Latin American trade opportunities
• Determine transportation investments required to
  support trade growth

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Findings

• LATTS I
• Trade with Latin America will grow in the next 20
  years
• Increase in trade will result in many more jobs
  in the Alliance states
• The Alliance states need to invest in the
  transportation infrastructure to cope with the
  increased demand
• LATTS II
• Supports the finding of LATTS I and outlines
  development of strategic transportation systems
  in the member states

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Latin American ScanNovember 2002

• Sponsored by FHWA AASHTO as a follow up to
  LATTS I
• LA Scan identified a need for sustained technical
  and policy exchange on all aspects of trade
  transportation
• Recommendation to establish an institute

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Why an Institute?

• To guide member DOTs on establishing policies in
  light of national debate
• To understand global trade issues
• To identify cross-cutting economic development
  aspects of trade transportation investment
• To facilitate cooperation among member states in
  undertaking joint programs
• To assist member states in making the case for
  transportation-related investments that lead to
  additional revenues and further economic
  development
• To help member states cope with the pressures of
  local politics
• To help member DOTs further evolve into a
  multimodal transportation agencies

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Governance and Operation

• Governance
• BOD Member States
• Executive Committee Five members
• Executive Director Appointed by the BOD
• Advisory Council Member states, FHWA, Industry,
  Others
• ITTS is registered as a 503(c)(3) in Louisiana

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Directors Duties

• Develop and lead collaboration between ITTS and
  member states, FHWA and other transportation
  related federal agencies, AASHTO, TRB, university
  transportation centers, other relevant
  institutes, and Freight Stakeholders Coalition
• Assist member states in developing public policy
  with regard to trade and freight transportation
• Prepare informational materials including
  supporting data, analysis and talking points to
  be used by transportation officials from member
  states to convey trade and freight transportation
  in an informed manner

• Provide expert testimony in support of
  trade/freight initiatives of member states with
  their respective Governors, state legislators
  and/or congressmen
• Monitor trade flows, trends and forecasts by
  reputable organizations and keep member states
  abreast of these trends and their potential
  impacts on member states
• Monitor federal legislation and free trade
  agreements and provide member states with an
  analysis of the implications on the
  transportation systems of member states
• Provide coordination of planning efforts of
  member states to ensure critical corridors are
  developed from a logistics perspective

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Directors Duties - Continued

• Assist member states in conducting specialized
  studies or in implementing specific plans by
  providing expertise and information through
  Institute resources or contracted resources
• Serve as a liaison with FHWA, AASHTO, the ENO
  Transportation Foundation, the Hudson Institute,
  etc on freight and trade transportation issues of
  importance to member states
• Provide training opportunities either directly by
  developing and delivering courses or indirectly
  by supporting the attendance of member states
  staff at alternative training opportunities such
  as NHI sponsored training

• Convene annual trade and freight transportation
  forums for member states and other interested
  parties, perhaps in conjunction with regional or
  national meetings such as SASHTO or TRB
• Direct the day-to-day operation of ITTS
• Seek and obtain financial resources in support of
  ITTS activities from appropriate sources
• Work closely with the ITTS Advisory Council
  (ADCON) members to expand participation in ADCON
  and develop and implement value-added programs
  and activities for members. ADCON will be
  responsible for suggesting an annual work plan
  for the Institute.

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Initially Proposed Activity Areas

• Ad-hoc Research
• Short notice
• Not original research
• Collect existing data/research
• Funded through budget set aside
• Not outsourced

• Research of Complex Topics
• Annual program
• Members select topics
• Produce reports
• Of value for all member states
• Funded through budget set asides
• Fee-based specialized projects
• Develop Products and Data
• Fee-based activities
• Propriety reports
• Newsletter
• Database

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Initial Tasks

• Moved to New Orleans to set up Institute
• Smartrivers, Sept 16-19 in Louisville Working
  on Conference Report
• TRB Asset Management Conference in New Orleans
  coauthored presentation on Asset Management for
  the Corps Coastal Program
• Developing Strategic Plan Budget
• Set up Advisory Council Meeting Dec 12 in
  Atlanta
• Organizing Conference with UT Transportation
  Center on Economic Activities Related to Freight
  Movement for Spring
• Wrote article for AAPA on Cruise Terminal
  Investment
• Working with USACE to Host Corps Inland Planning
  Meeting with ITTS Members
• Drafting Report on Pending Free Trade Agreement
  with Panama
• Draft State Specific Materials for state use on
  international trade

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Advisory Council Meeting

• Review of  LATTS and ITTS
• Freight Planning and Projects in U.S.
  Discussion on National Freight Debate
• Present Preliminary Business Plan for ITTS
• Review State and Regional Freight Planning and
  Policy Needs
• Revisit ITTS Business/Work Plan for submission to
  BoD
• Working through with State Advisory Board Members
• Face to Face visits LA, KY, TN, MS
• Phone interviews WV, VA
• Rest (including other stakeholders) contacted by
  next week

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Research Topics

• What is needed to support national, regional,
  state discussions on freight
• Identifying State needs for data, models and
  analytical support consistent with current work
  programs
• Examine multimodal corridor analysis
• Scenario based research
• Relinking Transportation to industrial
  policy/economic development
• Economic Analysis
• Transportation impacts - externalities
• Relationship of International Trade to Hinterland
  markets

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Contact Information

• Bruce Lambert
• 540-455-9882
• Ittsdirector_at_excite.com
• 811 Bonfouca Lane
• Mandeville, LA 70471