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Title: Ports and Harbors


1
Ports and Harbors Transitions and Challenges
Presented at the Organization of American
States Inter-American Committee on Ports Houston,
Texas December 7, 2005
  • Ms. Doris J. Bautch

Commissioner, U.S. Section of PIANC U.S. Maritime
Administration
2
Overview of U.S. Ports
  • Most are landlord ports operated by State, County
    or Local Governments
  • Mixed Goals
  • Very capital intensive, but may not be profitable
  • Include domestic and international traffic
  • Intensely Competitive

3
Port Capital Expenditures by Type Share of
Total Capital Expenditures
Source Marad Port Financial Survey - 2003
4
U.S. Maritime Infrastructure Conditions and
Concerns -
  • 25,000 miles of waterway and harbor channels
    handle 2.4 billion tons of cargo vital to economy
  • Maintenance backlog increased to nearly 700
    million under FY 2005 Budget
  • Lock Construction Projects underway to meet these
    needs have been delayed by 5-10 years due to
    funding shortfall
  • Harbor improvements are needed to handle new
    larger vessels
  • Billions of dollars in economic benefits of
    projects foregone due to delays in construction
    of harbor and waterways

5
Evaluating Ports and Economic Development
  • We agree
  • Ports contribute to local, regional, and national
    economic well being
  • Ports are expensive to construct and operate but
    require corresponding investment by others
  • Are we adequately valuating the asset?
  • Public Utility?
  • Business Incubator?
  • Convention Center?

6
Ports are now Components of Global Supply Chains
  • Historically, limited inland transportation
    options defined a port hinterland local or
    captured cargo
  • Today, transportation decisions are
    geographically blind.  
  • Extended hinterlands have allowed investment
    corridors development of economies of scale,
    resulting in lower transportation costs
  • Ports are part of system not single node
  • What correlation exists between a ports success
    and other external actors? How do ports handle
    growth?

7
Port Activities Part of Larger Chain
8
Challenges to U.S. Ports
  • Channel and Navigation Access
  • Landside Access
  • Urbanization

9
What Metrics Best Present the Need to Improve the
System?
  • Inventory Functions
  • Engineering
  • Operational Reliability
  • Economical and Financial
  • Safety and Security
  • Non Navigational Users

10
What is the U.S. Maritime Industry Doing?
  • Promotion
  • Cabinet Level MTS
  • New Maritime Studies from interested Groups
  • Promoting Inland Water systems
  • Planning
  • Short Sea Shipping
  • Asset Management Strategies
  • Extending Terminals by using off-site terminals
  • Corps NETS Program
  • Terminal Productivity
  • Greenfield/Brownfields
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