state of the waterway - 2013
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STATE OF THE WATERWAY - 2013. U. S. PORT RANKINGS 2011 (by total tonnage). (Millions of Short Tons and % of change from 2010 – 2011 ACOE data). 1. Port of S Louisiana, LA 2. Houston, TX 3. New York, NY and NJ 4. Long Beach, CA, 5. New Orleans, LA 6. Beaumont, TX 7. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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STATE OF THE WATERWAY - 2013
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1. Port of S Louisiana, LA 2. Houston, TX3. New York, NY and NJ4. Long Beach, CA, 5. New Orleans, LA6. Beaumont, TX7. 8. Los Angeles, CA9. Huntington-Tri-State10. Baton Rouge, LA11. Texas City, TX 12. Mobile, AL13. Lake Charles, LA14. Plaquemines, LA15. Norfolk, VA
246.5 4.3%237.8 4.7%139.2 0.0% 80.3 6.4% 77.2 6.6% 73.7 - 4.3% 70.5 - 4.2% 65.0 4.2% 58.6 - 4.8% 57.9 4.2% 57.8 2.1% 55.6 - 0.3% 54.2 - 0.7% 54.1 - 3.1% 47.4 13.9%
16. Baltimore, MD17. Pascagoula, MS18. St. Louis/Illinois19. Savannah, GA20. Duluth-Superior21. Pittsburgh, PA22. Tampa, FL23. Philadelphia, PA24. Port Arthur, TX25. Valdez, AK---------------31. Freeport, TX41. Galveston, TX
44.9 13.2% 36.9 - 1.1%36.5 18.6%35.5 2.2%35.1 - 4.1%33.8 - 0.1%31.4 - 8.2%30.6 - 10.0%30.3 - 0.1%29.8 - 6.5%
23.3 - 12.6%13.7 + 1.5%
(Millions of Short Tons and % of change from 2010 – 2011 ACOE data)
U. S. PORT RANKINGS 2011U. S. PORT RANKINGS 2011 (by total tonnage) (by total tonnage)
Corpus Christi, TX
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2012 2013 % Change
Tug/Tow 50,114 Tug/Tow 52,108 4.0%
Ships Ships
- Tanker 3,802 - Tanker 4,117 16.2%
- Freighter 1,205 - Freighter 1,393 15.6%
Military 95 Military 51 (-46.0%)
Passenger 1 Passenger 1 0.0%
Other 1,350
Total 56,567
Other 849
Total 58,819
(-37.0%) 4.0%
VTS Total Transits – 2013VTS Total Transits – 2013
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Total Transits Total Transits 2006 – 2013 2006 – 2013
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TRANSIT SUMMARY by TRANSIT SUMMARY by Percentage – 2013Percentage – 2013
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2013 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA2013 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA
TransitsTransitsTANKER TRANSITSTANKER TRANSITS 12.1 12.1FREIGHTER TRANSITS FREIGHTER TRANSITS 3.8 3.8TOW TRANSITS TOW TRANSITS 142.8 142.8OSV / OTHER TRANSITS OSV / OTHER TRANSITS 2.5 2.5
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INCIDENT SUMMARY – 2013 INCIDENT SUMMARY – 2013
Incidents by Reported CauseIncidents by Reported Cause: :
3 COLLISIONS 3 COLLISIONS
10 ALLISIONS10 ALLISIONS
5 GROUNDINGS 5 GROUNDINGS
18 MECHANICAL FAILURES 18 MECHANICAL FAILURES
2 MISCELLANEOUS 2 MISCELLANEOUS
• 2 Wake Damages2 Wake Damages
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38 Total 38 Total
Incidents by Vessel Type: 9 Ship Incidents 27 Boat and Tow Incidents 2 Other _______ 38 Total
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Total Incidents Total Incidents 2006-20132006-2013
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Transits per Navigation Transits per Navigation Incident by MonthIncident by Month
20132013 (Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)(Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)
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Ship Transits per Incident Ship Transits per Incident 2006-2013 2006-2013
(Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)
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Tow Transits per Incident Tow Transits per Incident 2006-2013 2006-2013
(Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)
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COLLISIONS COLLISIONS 2013: 3 Total Collisions2013: 3 Total Collisions
2 Tows2 Tows 1 Ships1 Ships 0 Others0 Others
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Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Orange
Sabine
Collisions 2013
Tows
Ships
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ALLISIONSALLISIONS
2013: 10 Total Allisions2013: 10 Total Allisions
8 Tows8 Tows 1 Ships1 Ships 1 Others1 Others
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Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Orange
Sabine
Allisions 2013
Tows
Ships
Other
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GROUNDINGSGROUNDINGS
2013: 5 Total Groundings2013: 5 Total Groundings 4 Tows 4 Tows 1 Ships1 Ships
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Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Orange
Sabine
Groundings 2013
Tows
Ships
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2013 Sabine-Neches 2013 Sabine-Neches DelaysDelays
(in vessel hours)(in vessel hours)
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20132013Total Vessel Delays by MonthTotal Vessel Delays by Month
(in vessel hours)(in vessel hours)
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2013 SIGNIFICANT 2013 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSINCIDENTS
July 7, 2013: Drowning, fishing boat and tow collision, Sabine Lake.
October 12, 2013:Grounding, tank ship at Mesquite Point.
December 21, 2013: Allision with fender works, tow at West Port Arthur bridge.
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CURRENT INITIATIVESCURRENT INITIATIVES
Addressing traffic congestion at NechesAddressing traffic congestion at Neches
River intersection.River intersection.
Reducing ship/tow overtaking in Reducing ship/tow overtaking in
Sabine-Neches Canal.Sabine-Neches Canal.
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VTS/WATERWAYS CONTACTS VTS/WATERWAYS CONTACTS
Mike Measells, Director VTS Port ArthurMike Measells, Director VTS Port Arthur(409) 719-5086 (409) 719-5086 [email protected]
Scott Whalen, Training Officer/OutreachScott Whalen, Training Officer/Outreach(409) 719-5083 (409) 719-5083 [email protected]
Vessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrsVessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrs(409) 719-5070 (409) 719-5070 [email protected]
VTS Webpage – VTS Webpage – www.uscg.mil/d8/vtsportarthur
Homeport Website – Homeport Website – http://homeport.uscg.milhttp://homeport.uscg.mil
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