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The Ben Franklin Corridor Project . . . An Overv
iew Transportation Research Board Panel Discuss
ion, Washington, D.C. Presented By Tom Tigue, Ma
naging Director January 15, 2008
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Philadelphia Vessel Operations 04 - 07

• DATE VESSEL DESTINATION PIECES
• JAN 18, 2004 USNS Stockham Kuwait 977
  Loaded
  
• FEB 2, 2004 USNS Seay Kuwait 1,144
  Loaded
  
• FEB 7, 2004 USNS Mendonca Kuwait 1,419
  Loaded
  
• FEB 9, 2004 Cape Diamond Kuwait 401
  Loaded
  
• MAY 2, 2004 MV Button CONUS 799
  Discharged
  
• MAY 22, 2004 Cape Douglas
  CONUS 554 Discharged
  
• JUN 5, 2004 USNS Denebula Kuwait 820
  Loaded
  
• JUN 8, 2004 Cape Domingo CONUS 491
  Discharged
  
• JUL 9, 2004 USNS Sisler
  CONUS 1,500 Discharged
  
• OCT 6, 2004 MV Lopez Kuwait 798
  Loaded
  
• OCT 10, 2004 MV Button Kuwait
  887 Loaded
  
• OCT 13, 2004 USNS Charlton Kuwait 1,175
  Loaded
  
• APR 27, 2005 SS West. Venture
  CONUS 733 Discharged
  
• JUL 12, 2005 SS West. Venture Kuwait 1,028
  Loaded
  
• NOV 20, 2005 MV Lopez CONUS 286
  Discharged
  
• DEC 10, 2005 SS West. Venture SWA 283
  Loaded
  
• DEC 19, 2005 USNS Mendonca SWA 564
  Loaded
  

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Links to Strategic Markets
The Port of Philadelphia PA as a whole are l
inked to numerous strategic markets.
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The Ben Franklin Corridor Footprint

• The Ben Franklin Corridor includes
• Seaports, inland ports, rail and highway
  transportation assets, and intermodal connectors
  designed to serve as a commercial and military
  freight transportation gateway that connects the
  Port of Philadelphia
• West to PA-based military hubs in Philadelphia,
  Harrisburg Chambersburg, as well as
  Rickenbacker Intermodal facility in Columbus, OH
  
• North to PAs Tobyhanna Army Depot
• North to Ft. Drum, NY
• East to Ft. Dix, McGuire AFB commercial
  distribution centers in Central NJ
  
• South to the East Coast Ports of Charleston, SC
  Savannah, GA, to the Gulf Ports of Beaumont and
  Corpus Christi, TX

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Distribution Centers - Imports

• 250 distribution centers surrounding the Port of
  Philadelphia
  
• Source Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

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Major Regional Exporters

• Source Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

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Economic Impact

• Corridor study-area connects over 25,101 PA-based
  manufacturing, warehouse and transportation
  companies to broader regional and global
  markets.
• Another 2,000 3,000 OH-based companies would
  also benefit.
  
• In OH PA alone, there are more than 727,384
  jobs in the freight transportation, distribution,
  manufacturing and logistics sectors.
  
• With an average annual salary of 36,000 per job,
  the Ben Franklin Corridor supports a logistics
  and manufacturing payroll of more than 26 B.
  
• Total economic impact of more than 78 B.

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Next Steps in Corridor Designation

• Reach out to public/private stakeholders and
  develop relationships that focus on mutual goals
  
• Demonstrate importance of the Ben Franklin
  Corridor to the Northeast quadrants other
  transportation corridors
  
• Market the Port of Philadelphias ability to
  accommodate simultaneous use by commercial and
  military customers
  
• Refine project cost estimates to more accurately
  define funding requirements