INTRODUCING: THE SUSTAINABLE I5 MARINE HIGHWAY

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INTRODUCING THE SUSTAINABLE I-5 MARINE
HIGHWAY
Astoria, OR
Port Hueneme, CA
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BENEFITS OBJECTIVES

• New U.S. built ships powered by clean diesel fuel
  will cut fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by
  66 compared to trucks
• New maritime jobs in Astoria and Port Hueneme
• Oregon Shipyard to build new green coastal and
  inland American ships and create a new
  manufacturing base for American workers
• New diesel electric marine engines using clean,
  ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and next generation
  battery power
• Green cargo handling facilities featuring
• Electric shore power for ships
• Electric power for cranes
• Shifting long distance trucking from roads to
  water reducing congestion pollution and highway
  maintenance costs
• Creating the most advanced and sustainable marine
  transportation system in the United States

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SHIPPING BY WATER WILL SAVE CALIFORNIA, OREGON,
AND WASHINGTON TAX PAYERS MILLIONS IN REDUCED
TRUCKING DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS (ONE SHIP COSTS 18M)
Seattle

• Port Hueneme to Portland 973 Miles x 7.15
  (truck damage per mile) x 100 containers by ship
  x 52 weeks 36M per year
• Port Hueneme to Seattle 1,148 Miles x
  7.15(truck damage per mile) x 100 containers by
  ship x 52 weeks 42M per year

Portland
Oxnard/ Port Hueneme
Impact of Short Line Railroad Abandonment on
Highway Damage Costs A Kansas State Study,
Transportation Quarterly, Fall 2003
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I-5 TRAFFIC CONGESTION CALIFORNIA TO OREGON
Astoria, OR
Port Hueneme, CA
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MARINE HIGHWAY SHIP CAN ELLIMINATE 200 WEEKLY
LONG HAUL TRUCKS BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON, OREGON
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USDOT TIGER GRANT WOULD FINANCE

• Reduce highway truck damage in California,
  Oregon, and Washington
• Expand Oregon shipyard capability
• New diesel-electric coastal/waterway vessels for
  Marine Highway
• Electric powered cranes
• Administration by public agency coordinators
• Infrastructure costs at Astoria and Port Hueneme

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ELECTRIC POWERED CRANES SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE PORTS
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GREATER CRANE CAPABILITIES FOR MARINE HIGHWAY
PORTS
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ENDORSEMENT FROM CATERPILLAR MARINE POWER SYSTEMS