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1 Port-wide Strategic Security Council Protecting AMERICA S SHIP CHANNEL Lower Mississippi River: Baton Rouge to the Gulf Edward (Ned) Peak, PE TRB Harbor Safety Committee, 5/14/08

2 Port-wide Strategic Security Council Protecting AMERICA S SHIP CHANNEL Trade Resumption for a Regional Port Consortium

3 GATEWAY TO MID-AMERICA Midwest Greater Baton Rouge Port Port of South Louisiana Port of New Orleans AMERICA S SHIP CHANNEL St. Bernard PHT District Plaquemines PHT District Gulf of Mexico Courtesy of Lincoln Stroh, USCG

4 Major U.S. Rail Lines NEW ORLEANS LEGEND Illinois Central CSX Union Pacific Burlington Northern Santa Fe Norfolk SouthernA Kansas City Southern Canadian National Florida East Coast

5 Confluence of Brownwater and Bluewater 33 States ICW West ICW East Gulf of Mexico courtesy of Lincoln Stroh

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7 Lower Mississippi River PSSC URS/Global Insight

8 Confluence of Tows & Ships courtesy of Lincoln Stroh 60,000 to 70,000 barges and towboats arrive each year ~6000 ship arrivals a year

9 USA National Economic Impact Agricultural Bulk Exports Midwest farm output Fertilizer Forest products Steel / Rubber Break Bulk Minerals Coal Aggregate, sand Energy LNG Liquid bulk petroleum Chemical products

10 Channel Tonnage/Revenue Port Tonnage / Revenue Baton Rouge 83M / $6M South Louisiana 262M / $8M New Orleans 29M / $40M St. Bernard 4M / $8M Plaquemines 62M / $2M Ship Channel Total 440M / $64M

11 TR/RP - Goal Develop five-year investment strategy to reduce the risk of disruption to the supply chain in the LMR by improving resiliency of maritime-related transportation network.

12 Identify critical assets and commodities along the LMR Assess how LMR disruptions would affect the economic and geographical supply chain Determine how best to protect the flows of critical commodities Identify prioritized affordable capital investments to maximize trade continuity and operational capacity TR/RP Goals

13 Landside Network Issues Lack of flexibility in trade routing Limited intermodal transfer points Local transportation network (e.g., rail, bridges, etc.) Minimal overflow capacity in transportation network Trucking industry near capacity Limited road/rail carrying capacities

14 Operational Issues Difficulty of maintaining necessary staffing levels after major incident Limited regional response/recovery planning, training, and available resources relevant to maritime operations Limited wide-area situational awareness and communications capabilities Coordination among emergency management planning efforts that will affect resumption of trade

15 Protecting America s Ship Channel Maritime Domain Awareness Day-to-day Operations Training Buy-in Access to Intelligence Ship Movements Barge Fleeting Commodities

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17 Coordinating Operational Security Port Authorities (landlord?) lease, access, channel condition Terminal Operators workers, truckers, industrial safety Law Enforcement Federal: USCG, CBP, USDA, DHS State: GOHSEP, LSP, tax Parish (county): Sheriff, tax, City, town, levee board, transit, railroad

18 Political Issues Traditional jurisdiction (stovepiped) Commissioners (over 500 Boards) Commercial builder, Union President, River Pilot, Businessman, Bank President, Retired state Senator, Trade Association Leader Money: Operations, Capital development, Non-federal Matching funds Entitlement Attitude it s the government s responsibility

19 Challenges Selecting effective, reliable, efficient systems Coordinating system use Ongoing Support Responsibility No federal funds for Operations and Maintenance No federal funds for Security people Maintaining Edge Prior to Event

20 Potential Bases for Cost share Authority (1 port, 1 vote) Exposure (10 mi to 168 mi) 506 Miles Tonnage (4M to 263M) Revenue ($2 to $40M) Employees (30 to 255) Other?

21 Non-federal cost share By Miles: BTR 33, Plaq 32, PSL 21, NO 11, STB 2 By Employees: NO 63, PSL 15, Plaq 7, STB 7, BTR 7 By Tonnage: PSL 60, BTR 19, Plaq 14, NO 7, STB 1 By Revenue: NO 63, PSL 12, STB 12, BTR 11, Plaq 3

22 A Unique Transportation System courtesy Lincoln Stroh River Passes Anchorages Fleeting Areas Facilities Locks Levees Spillways Wharves Docks Bridges Ferries Mid-Streams Deltas Regulated Navigation Areas Safety Zones Security Zones Vessel Traffic System

23 GATEWAY TO MID-AMERICA Midwest Greater Baton Rouge Port Port of South Louisiana Port of New Orleans AMERICA S SHIP CHANNEL St. Bernard PHT District Plaquemines PHT District Gulf of Mexico Courtesy of Lincoln Stroh, USCG

24 Port-wide Strategic Security Council Protecting AMERICA S SHIP CHANNEL Lower Mississippi River: Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico Edward (Ned) Peak, PE PeakE@portno.com

25 Channel Tonnage/Revenue Port Baton Rouge South Louisiana New Orleans St. Bernard Plaquemines Ship Channel Total Tonnage / Revenue M / $6.700M M / $7.782M 29.44M / $39.963M 3.79M / $7.545M M / $1.832M M / $63.82M

26 2004 Container Growth 1275 C O N T A I N E R S CHASN HSTN MIAMI SAV I n s PONO GULFPORT

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28 Estimated Asian Traffic Volumes to/from Target Market Areas Throughput total = 775,200 TEUs 448,500 TEUs 326,700 TEUs Source: Journal of Commerce PIERS Statistics

29 Confluence of Stakeholders ACOE PORTS USCG MNSA PARISHES LMRWSAC AC PSSC SHIP CHANNEL AMSC DHS CBP GSMA MRMA PSC GNOBFA PILOTS IRPT, MVTTC, TSA, AWO, GICA, OMSA, GMSA, OSROs, UASI, FBI, USA, DOJ, LOSCO, LADEQ

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