11 state of the waterway – 2004 “celebrating three decades of service” 1975-2005
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STATE OF THE STATE OF THE WATERWAY – 2004WATERWAY – 2004
“Celebrating three decades of service”
1975-2005
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VTS HISTORYVTS HISTORY
February 4, 1975- VTS Commissioned (Pete Arredondo reported aboard…)
August 31, 1982- First HOGANSAC Charter (Tim Leitzell, Rudy Teichman and Ted Thorjoussen among the HOGANSAC Plankowners)
October 1994- VTS safely manages traffic during record flooding and high currents
June 2001- VTS safely manages traffic in the wake of Tropical Storm Allison
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1 Port of South Louisiana2 Houston, TX3 New York, NY and NJ4 Beaumont, TX5 New Orleans6 Huntington, WV7 Corpus Christi, TX8 Long Beach, CA9 Texas City, TX10 Baton Rouge, LA 11 Plaquemines, LA12 Lake Charles, LA13 Los Angeles, CA14 Mobile, AL15 Valdez, AK
197.7190.8145.9 87.5 84.1 77.5 77.1 69.5 61.3 61.1 56.4 53.4 51.1 50.2 49.9
16 Tampa, FL17 Pittsburgh, PA18 Baltimore, MD19 Duluth-Superior20 Philadelphia, PA21 St Louis, MO22 Pascagoula, MS23 Norfolk Harbor, VA24 Freeport, TX25 Portland, ME26 Paulsboro, NJ27 Port Arthur, TX28 Portland, OR29 Marcus Hook, PA30 Charleston, SC
48.341.440.238.333.232.431.331.230.529.327.327.227.226.225.2
(Millions of Tons – 2003 ACOE data)
U. S. Port Rankings 2003U. S. Port Rankings 2003
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VTS MOVEMENTS - 2004VTS MOVEMENTS - 2004User Statistics 150,988 (+3.9% fm ‘03)
Ships 19,750 13.1% of users
Tug/Tow 115,816 76.7%
Public 617 0.4%
Other 14,805 9.8%
Ferries 104, 460
Total w/Ferries 255, 448
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TRANSIT SUMMARY - 2004TRANSIT SUMMARY - 2004
TANKER
FREIGHTER
PUBLIC
OTHER
TOW
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2004 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA2004 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA
AVG HIGH
33 TANKER TRANSITS 55
22 FREIGHTER TRANSITS 43
318 TOW TRANSITS 400
2 PUBLIC VESSEL TRANSITS 8
226 FERRY TRANSITS 255
41 OSV / OTHER TRANSITS 84
18 CDC TRANSITS 39
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1992 – 2004 TRANSITS1992 – 2004 TRANSITS
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
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TRANSIT TRENDSTRANSIT TRENDS
Overall Increase in Transits ’03-’04 (+3.9%) Percentage Change by Type:• Ships: +3.9%• Tows: +0.8%• Public: -37.2%• Other: +42.3%
•Photo courtesy of POHA
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INCIDENT SUMMARY - 2004INCIDENT SUMMARY - 2004
196 INCIDENTS 62 VESSEL CASUALTIES +31.9% 55 GROUNDINGS +27.9% 46 MISCELLANEOUS +24.3%
• 10 Broken Tows/Barge Adrift, 2 Pollution Incidents, 4 Search and Rescue, 3 Fog, 3 Cars in the Water, 2 Dead Ship Movements, 20 Wake Damage, 1 Facility Fires, 1 High Water Action Plan Implementation
14 COLLISIONS -17.6% 17 ALLISIONS +183.3% 2 MDA -33.3%
IMPACT - TRAFFIC DELAYS & CHANNEL CLOSURES
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MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004
•Allision of the M/V SCM ATHINA with Offshore Platform in Fairway Anchorage
•01 November 2004
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MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004
THREE CARS IN THE WATER AT LYNCHBURG – 05 FEB, 11 JUN, 19 SEP
COLLISION BETWEEN M/V ST HELEN AND T/V DAVID AND COLLEEN – 19 MAR
ALLISION OF M/V UAL RODACH WITH BARGE AT TPC – 30 AUG
M/V CHEMTRANS LYRA LOSES ANCHOR AT LT 125 AFTER ENGINE FAILURE – 05 SEP
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MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004
NITRIC ACID RELEASE AT TEXAS MOLECULAR– 06 NOV
T/V THUNDER COLLIDES WITH T/V RITA M AFTER LOSING STEERAGE – 10 DEC
M/V IEVOLI SPLENDOR ALLISION WITH BARGE AT VOPAK DEER PARK – 15 DEC
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PORT SECURITYPORT SECURITY MARSEC 2
• SURGE OPERATIONS (3) Jan, Aug-Sep, Sep-Dec
• PORT COORDINATION TEAM DRILLS (2)
CDC MOVEMENTS • 6441 MOVEMENTS,
• 18 PER DAY
SECURITY ZONE
INCURSIONS – 55 ● 1 INCURSION EVERY 7 DAYS
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ANCHORAGE MANAGEMENTANCHORAGE MANAGEMENT
832
1327
1677 1588
1997
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
1,997 VESSELS USED ANCHORAGES IN 2004
25.8% INCREASE FROM 2003
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2004 VESSEL CASUALTIES2004 VESSEL CASUALTIES 62 TOTAL VSL
CASUALTIES +31.9%• 39 SHIP
• 23 TOW
1 VSL CASUALTYPER 2,187 VSL TRANSITS
UP 30.3 % FROM 20030
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
(1 VSL CASUALTY PER 2,849 VSL TRANSITS –2003)
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2004 SHIP CASUALTIES2004 SHIP CASUALTIES
39 TOTAL SHIP CASUALTIES• 5 WITHIN 30 MIN OF GETTING U/W (12.8%)
• 24 PROPULSION FAILURES
• 7 GENERATOR/ELECTRICAL FAILURE
• 7 STEERING CASUALTIES
• 1 GYRO COMPASS FAILURES
1 SHIP CASUALTY PER 506 SHIP TRANSITS• 29.4% INCREASE FROM 2003
(1 SHIP CASUALTY PER 655 SHIP TRANSITS – 2003)
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2004 TOW CASUALTIES2004 TOW CASUALTIES23 TOTAL TOW CASUALTIES
• 4 PROPULSION FAILURES
• 13 STEERING CASUALTIES
• 3 GENERATOR/ELECTRICAL FAILURES
• 1 TOW GEAR/DAMAGED BARGE
• 2 FIRE
1 TOW CASUALTY PER 5035 TOW TRANSITS• 26.8% INCREASE FROM ‘03
(1 TOW CASUALTY PER 6,383 TOW TRANSITS – 2003)
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2004 GROUNDINGS2004 GROUNDINGS
55 TOTAL GROUNDINGS +27.9%
• 49 TOW GROUNDINGSo 1 PER 2,364 TOW
TRANSITSo 35% INCREASE FROM
‘03• 6 SHIP GROUNDINGS
o 1 PER 3,292 SHIP TRANSITS
o 21% DECREASE FROM ‘03 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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2004 GROUNDINGS2004 GROUNDINGS 49 TOTAL TOW GROUNDINGS
• 20 GICW AREA +17.6%• 6 LOWER BAY (GB-REDFISH) +500%• 12 UPPER BAY (REDFISH-MP) +9.1%• 10 UPPER CHANNEL +42.9%• 1 TEXAS CITY +100%
6 TOTAL SHIP GROUNDINGS• 2 LOWER BAY (LB4/LT30) -50%• 3 UPPER BAY (LT93) +50%• 1 UPPER CHANNEL +100%
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Galveston Bay
Houston
Galveston
GROUNDINGS 2004GROUNDINGS 2004
GICW -20TX CITY - 1
UPPER CHANNEL -11
LOWER BAY - 8
UPPER BAY - 15
•GALV HBR - 0
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GROUNDINGSGROUNDINGSREPORTED CAUSAL FACTORS
• OPERATOR ERROR - 50.9%• CURRENT - 29.1% • TRAFFIC DENSITY - 10.9% • WIND - 5.5% • VESSEL CASUALTY - 1.8%• FOG - 1.8%
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2004 COLLISIONS2004 COLLISIONS 14 COLLISIONS –17.6%
• 8 SHIP/TOW
• 4 TOW/TOW
• 1 SHIP/SHIP
• 1 TOW/REC BOAT
1 TOW COLLISON PER 8,909 TRANSITS• 62.8% LESS THAN ‘03
1 SHIP COLLISION PER 2,194 TRANSITS • 27.0% LESS THAN ‘03
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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2004 ALLISIONS2004 ALLISIONS 17 ALLISIONS +183.3%
12 INVOLVING TOWS• 4 W/DOCKS• 2 W/DOCKED SHIP• 4 W/DOCKED TOW• 1 W/DREDGE PIPELINE• 1 W/BRIDGE1 PER 9,651 TOW TRANSITS
5 INVOLVING SHIPS• 2 W/ DOCKED SHIP• 1 W/ DOCKS• 1 W/ DOCKED TOW• 1 W/ DREDGE PIPELINE1 PER 3,950 SHIP TRANSITS
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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2004 CHANNEL CLOSURES2004 CHANNEL CLOSURESReported in hoursReported in hours
435.75
6
37.15
64Loading Operations
Incident Related
Dredge Operations
Fog- Bar Closure
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2004 CHANNEL CLOSURES2004 CHANNEL CLOSURES
FOG- 11.4% DECREASE FROM 2003• Houston Bar Closed 251.5 hours
• Galveston/Texas City Bar Closed 184.25 hours
INCIDENT RELATED- 4.9% INCREASE FROM 2003
DREDGE OPERATIONS- 241.9% DECREASE FROM 2003
LOADING OPERATIONS- 100% INCREASE FROM 2003
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CHANNEL OBSTRUCTONSCHANNEL OBSTRUCTONSFIRST WAVE NEW PARK DRYDOCK
• 21 CHANNEL OBSTRUCTIONS, 2 HRS AVERAGE LENGTH
DECK BARGE ‘BIG JOHN’• 85 LIFTS, 3.5 HRS AVERAGE LENGTH
DEEPENING AND WIDENING PROJECT• 20 CLOSURES, 1.9 HRS AVERAGE LENGTH
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ATON KNOCKDOWNS - 2004ATON KNOCKDOWNS - 2004
52 SELF-REPORTED KNOCKDOWNS(22.1% OF TOTAL FY ’04 KNOCKDOWNS) • 14 BELOW HSC LT 40 (27%)• 10 BTWN HSC LTS 41-70 (19%)• 8 BTWN HSC LTS 71-100 (15%)• 14 ABOVE HSC LT 100 (27%)• 6 REST OF VTSA (12%)
LEADING CAUSES• WIND AND CURRENT (42%)• TRAFFIC DENSITY (30%)
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ATON KNOCKDOWNSATON KNOCKDOWNS(COST/RECOUPMENT BREAKDOWN)(COST/RECOUPMENT BREAKDOWN)
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
2001 2002 2003 2004
CG COST
RECOUPED
486 ATON MESSAGES SENT IN ’04
1ST QTR – 119; 2ND QTR – 125; 3RD QTR – 111; 4TH QTR -123
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VTS MILESTONES - 2004VTS MILESTONES - 2004
COMPLETED RADAR INSTALL AT MORGANS POINT – BEGAN AT GALV
PARTIAL PAWSS IMPLEMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION OF AIS INTO UNIT OPERATIONS
CHANNEL REOPENING & POST-STORM SURVEY PROTOCOL
COTP CHANNEL OBSTRUCTION POLICY
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VTS MILESTONES - 2004VTS MILESTONES - 2004
ESTABLISHMENT OF PORT COORDINATION TEAM (PCT) CENTER AT VTS
HIERARCHICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR:• MARITIME SECURITY• HURRICANE RESPONSE• CHANNEL
OPENING/CLOSURE• INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
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CURRENT PROJECTSCURRENT PROJECTS
HOGANSAC and Industry partnerships:• Navigation Operations
• Bridge Allision Prevention
• Navigation Technology
• Safe Harbor Initiative
• Deepdraft Entry Facilitation
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CURRENT PROJECTSCURRENT PROJECTS Port Security MDA Facility Camera
Initiative- Shell, LBC, Port of Houston, Port of Texas City• Security Zone Monitoring
• CDC Monitoring
• PCT held 2 drills
Offshore AIS Monitoring System
Navigation Safety – ATON Knockdown Detection System
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2004 VTS OUTREACH 2004 VTS OUTREACH
VESSEL RIDES (88) WARNINGS/CAUTIONS (11) RECOGNITION OF
PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS DREDGE LETTERS (9) VTS WEBSITE VISITS
(17,543) MAPS INTERFACE USING
C2PC ASSISTANCE TO
INDUSTRY LETTERS (22) PILOT’S SLACK MOORING
LINE REPORTS (84)
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AIS Problem ReportingAIS Problem Reporting• <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ADO/ais_form.asp• <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/>
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ON THE HORIZONON THE HORIZON
PORT AND WATERWAY SAFETY SYSTEM (PAWSS)
• ESTABLISHED RADAR/CCTV SITE (TX CITY)
• ESTABLISHED CCTV SITE (BOLIVAR)
• RELOCATE EAGLES PT RADAR SITE TO MORGANS PT
• IMPROVED TERMA RADAR UPGRADE FOR ALL RADAR SITES
• ADDITION OF OFFSHORE SECTOR
ESTABLISHMENT OF CG REGIONAL COMMAND CENTER
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VTS Contact InformationVTS Contact Information
CDR Thomas Marian, Commanding Officer• (713)671-5164 [email protected]
LT Sean Komatinsky, Operations Officer• (713)671-5155 [email protected]
Vessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrs• (713)671-5103 [email protected]
VTS Webpage – This presentation, regulatory information & channel resources available• www.uscg.mil/d8/vts/houston-galveston