State of the Marine Transportation System

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State of the Marine Transportation System

• International Maritime Statistics Forum
• Singapore
• 16 Apr 2007

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National Challenge Marine Transportation System

• Value of all foreign trade represents nearly 30
  of nations GDP (vs. 13 in 1970)
• Overseas waterborne trade
• 95 of overseas trade by volume
• 75 of overseas trade by value
• 16 million jobs
• About 2.3 trillion in economic activity
• System nearing capacity
• Cargo volumes projected to double by 2025
• Already a generation behind in channel design
  but West Coast in better shape
• Capacity constraints increase transportation
  costs, pollution, congestion

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U.S. Harbors and Waterways Vital to Tradeand
to Our National Economy
Anacortes
55 harbors coastal, inland, Great Lakes -
handled over 10 million tons each in 2005
Seattle
Tacoma
Kalama
Two Harbors
Presque Isle
Portland
Duluth/Superior
Portland
Boston
Providence
Detroit
New Haven
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York/NJ
Ashtabula
Lower Delaware River (9 harbors)
Indiana Hbr
Richmond
Cleveland
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Oakland
Newport News
Huntington
Norfolk
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Memphis
Million Tons
Long Beach
Charleston
Over 100
Baton Rouge
Savannah
Pascagoula
Lake Charles
Jacksonville
50 - 100
Houston
Mobile
Texas City
25 - 50
Tampa
Honolulu
Plaquemines
Freeport
Port Arthur
10 - 25
New Orleans
Beaumont
Matagorda
Valdez
S. Louisiana
Corpus Christi
Port Everglades
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Future of North American Container Trade with
Asia (Thousands of TEUs)

• Asia-North America eastbound flows likely passed
  6 million TEU in 06
• Driven by Peoples Republic of China to U.S. West
  Coast
• May reach 28 million TEU by 2022
• Huge challenge to U.S. ports to handle this volume

Source Global Insight, Jun 04.
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Deep Draft Challenges Mega-shipsEMMA MAERSK -
11,000 TEUs

• Announced capacity 11,000 TEUs
  (But industry analysts say could range much
  higher.)
• Entered service Sep 06, 10 more on order
• Length 1,303 ft (longer than Eiffel Tower is
  tall)
• Width 184 ft) (wide enough to cover 14 freeway
  lanes)
• Height 207 ft (taller than a 17 storey
  building)
• Loaded draft 51 feet
• Los Angeles and Norfolk only US ports that could
  handle and Norfolk only at high tide

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Depth-Constrained Containership Calls in 2020,
with and without Planned Harbor Projects(in
thousands of ship calls)
14.0
4.5
3.8
Pacific Coast
Harbor Projects in 2006
Under Construction
Under Study
2.5
Atlantic Coast
1.1
1.6
Under Construction/ Study for Additional Improveme
nts
Gulf Coast
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Meeting the Challenge Key Harbor Improvement
Projects Funded in 06
Great Lakes System Study
Lake Washington

• 25 key deep draft harbor improvements in 06
  appropriation
• About 300 million
• Long-term investment of over 4 billion

Columbia R
Sault Ste Marie (Soo Locks)
Searsport
Boston
New York/NJ
SF Bay to Stockton
(multiple projects)
Indiana Hbr
Oakland 50-ft
Lwr Delaware R
Redwood City
James R
Norfolk
Ventura
Los Angeles Main Channel
Wilmington
Pascagoula
Savannah
Sabine- Neches
Brunswick
DeLong Mtn Hbr
Gulfport
Houston/ Galveston
Jacksonville
Nome
Iberia
Mobile
Canaveral
Nawiliwili
Texas City
Tampa
Calcasieu R.
Anchorage
St Petersburg
Kaumalapau
Freeport
Yakutat
St. Paul Hbr
Matagorda
Port Everglades
Corpus Christi
Kawaihae
Homer
Haines
Sand Pt.
(Main Chnl LaQuinta Chnl)
Unalaska
Brazos Island Hbr.
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Coastal and Inland River Information
ServiceInter-Agency Initiative

• International Maritime Statistics Forum
• Singapore
• 16 Apr 2007

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Introduction

• Numerous Real-time electronic transmission of
  data between navigation locks and industry is
  beginning to happen.
• Numerous Federal agencies have a responsibility
  for the collection and dissemination of domestic
  navigation information.
• An Industry and Federal Government partnership is
  required.

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Domestic Federal Navigation Data Requirements
Departments DOD Department of Defense DHS
Department of Homeland Security DOT Department
of Transportation DOA Department of
Agriculture DOC Department of Commerce
Agencies CORPS Army Corps TRANSCOM - United
States Transportation Command USCG United
States Coast Guard CBP Customs and Border
Protection
MARAD Maritime Administration BTS Bureau of
Transportation Statistics SLSDC St. Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation USDA U.S.
Department of Agriculture NOAA National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
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Current Initiatives

• Automated Identification Service (AIS) USCG
• BargEx Industry
• RiverNet Port of Pittsburgh/Corps
• Real Time Current Velocity (RTCV) Corps/USCG
• Regional Transportation Security System
  Coalitions (RTSC)/Portland Industry/TSA
• Locks Visibility Mgmt Systems (LVMS) Corps
• Mississippi State University/Oakridge National
  Laboratory Grant (MSU/ONL) DOT
• Lock Performance Monitoring System (LPMS),
  Operations Maintenance of Navigation
  Installations (OMNI) Corps
• Vessel Tracking System (VTS) for Certain
  Dangerous Cargoes (CDCs) Corps/USCG
• SMART Lock Port of Pittsburgh

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Present Situation

• Numerous alternatives related to electronic
  navigation data
• WiFi vs. VHF
• Kinematic vs. Differential GPS
• Vector vs. Raster Inland Elec Nav Charts
• Data storage/retrieval

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Inland Navigation Data

• Operational data
• Electronic Navigation Charts
• Lock condition (availability, queue)
• Real time current and wind velocities
• River stage, water releases
• Statistical data
• Lock activity and vessel activity at lock
• Tow sizes
• Commodities
• Tonnage
• Origin and destination of towboat, barge,
  commodity, and container

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Industry Issues

• Concern for numerous initiatives and developing
  Federal requirements with perceived minimal
  interagency coordination
• Industry wants to see Federal standards developed
• Industry concerned with protection of proprietary
  information
• An Industry and Government partnership is
  required.

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Coastal River Information Services(CRIS)

• Integrates and leverages current initiatives
• Borrows concepts from EUs River Information
  Services
• Classifies data by
• Input Whats collected
• Transmittal - Services to Mariners
• Needs
• Based on a Public-Private Partnership

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CRIS Data and Information Process

• Information and Data Requirements

NOT NEEDED
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Next Steps for CRIS

• Use the U.S. Committee on the Marine
  Transportation System (CMTS) for interagency
  coordination
• Create Interagency/Industry product delivery team
  (PDT)
• Partnership with industry via PDT
• MTSNAC, IWUB, AWO, IWC
• Identify requirements
• Harmonize Federal data definitions for domestic
  data
• Establish one Federal set of standards for
  industry reporting
• Align with International and Inter-modal
  standards
• Coordinate with Federal international efforts
• ITDS, WCO

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Long Term Solution

• Technology
• GPS
• Standardized Electronic Data
• Data Provided by Industry Databases
• Partnerships
• Federal Government
• Associations
• Industry
• Service Provider
• Result
• Geographically accurate, timely, consistent and
  complete data .
• Industry Incentive
• Fleet Management Tool
• First In Line
• Reduced IWFT HMF
• Free Equipment