Alabama Freight Mobility Study

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Alabama Freight Mobility Study

• GICA 100th Annual Convention
• Victoria, Texas
• W. R. Coles and Associates
• a division of Hanson Professional Services

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GICA Discussion Agenda

• Background Global Trade Trends
• CAWA
• AFMS
• Existing Inland Port Capabilities
• Closing

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Background Global Trade

• Projections
• US international trade to double by 2020
• Latin American trade through Gulf to triple (or
  more) by 2020
• Container traffic to double by 2010 and triple by
  2020

• US Maritime Trade
• 1 trillion of
• domestic and
• international freight

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container ship volumes1960-1970 First
generation 1700 TEU1970-1980 Second generation
2305 TEU1985 Third generation 3220 TEU
(Panamax)1986-2000 Fourth generation 4848 TEU
(Post-Panamax)2000-2005 Fifth generation 8600
TEU (Super-Post-Panamax)2005 Sixth generation
COSCO Orders four 10,000 TEU Vessels -
Max Draft 56.4'Next The 15,000 TEU Container
Ship is within the realm of technical
feasibility (46 ft draft, 1312 ft length, 226 ft
beam)
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USA Capacity shortfall 2010West coast 50East
coast 30
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Thinking ahead A Poll of top 1000 Blue Chip
Multinational Shipper Priorities38 Freight
Rate43 Schedule Reliability12 Transit Time7
Other
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Emergence of Short-Sea-Shipping (SSS)MARAD
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Implications

• More containers through Gulf Coast Ports
• Critical Mass
• Options
• Inland waterway option in addition to rail and
  truck

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Coalition of Alabama Waterways Associations (CAWA)

• Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority
• Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association
• Tri-Rivers Area Development Association
• Warrior-Tombigbee Development Association
• Tennessee River Valley Association

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AFMS - Purpose

• The purpose of this program of proposed freight
  mobility studies is to explore how intermodal
  transportation, including greater use of inland
  waterways, can better enable US manufacturers and
  producers to use inland waterway transportation
  infrastructure to develop new economic
  opportunities.
• These studies will also examine the role of
  inland waterways in reducing highway congestion
  and providing an essential alternate mode of
  transportation for the security of our nation.

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AFMS - Deliverables

• Identify and Assess Existing Info Programs
• General Characterization of Freight Movement
  Patterns
• Assess Existing Port Intermodal Services
• Customer Needs Assessment
• Case Study
• Public Awareness Outreach

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From UAH study
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175 Miles of Congested Facility
From UAH study
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2008 Volume to Capacity Ratios Using Historical
Trend Analysis
390 Miles of Congested Facility
From UAH study
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2008 Volume to Capacity Ratios with Automotive
Aerospace Cluster Information Included
840 Miles of Congested Facility
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Existing Inland Port Capabilities

• Containers
• Steel Products
• Aluminum
• Heavy Lifts
• General Cargo
• If a port can handle certain general cargo items,
  it can likely handle containers with minor
  modifications

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Closing

• Ultimate Goal Family wage jobs
• Waterways provide potential for cost savings and
  relief from congestion
• Utilize entire US transportation system