Columbia Group of Companies

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1 Columbia Group of Companies Columbia Container Services Columbia Coastal Transport Columbia Leasing Columbia Intermodal

2 Columbia Intermodal Container Drayage Services NY/NJ Port Terminals NY Metro area Rail Ramps Utilize Owner / Operators 100 Drivers on the road per day

3 Columbia Container Services Container and Chassis Storage and Repair Customer Base Equipment Lessors Steamship Lines Terminal Operators (Maher Terminals)

4 Columbia Leasing Asset Holding Entity Barges Power-Packs Office Equipment

5 Columbia Coastal Transport Container-on-Barge Operator Multiple service tradelanes Northern NY/NJ--Boston Albany NY/NJ--Albany Mid-Atlantic NY/NJ--Norfolk C & D Philly--Baltimore Chesapeake Norfolk--Baltimore Southern Charleston--Savannah--Miami Project/Charter Other USEC ports and Charters

6 Map of US East Coast with Columbia Routes

7 Short Sea Shipping The Surrogate Highway

8 What is Short Sea Shipping? The movement of freight and people along the coastal and inland waterways of the United States Commodity Types Bulk Cargoes Liquid Unitized Coal, Grain, Steel Oil, Gasoline Containers, Trailers

9 LO/LO Container Barge

10 RO / RO Operation

11 Map of NY Metropolitan Area To Albany To New England and North Shore of LI To Atlantic Ocean

12 Albany Business Arrangement Contract $25/box payment ($5/box repayment after break-even) Stevedoring Rate (Near or at cost) Federal Marine Terminals TRAC Lease Sole Source Columbia Coastal Transport Contract (Bid) MOU New York State Dept. of Transportation Federal CMAQ funds (80% reimbursement of net deficit) NY/NJ Terminal Operators Stevedoring Rate (Near or at cost) Price competitive with trucks Tug Company Ocean Carriers Shippers

13 Bridgeport, CT Summer of 2005 RO / RO Tug and Barge Unit Daily weekday sailings Desired volume of 160 containers per day = 800 containers per week ConnDOT seed money $1.5 Million

14 New York City Waste Containerization of NYC Municipal Solid Waste is part of the new Solid Waste Management Plan Utilization of re-engineered Marine Transfer Stations (MTS) Re-use of local waterways for both in-state and out-of-state destinations

15 New York City Waste (continued) 5,000-6,000 Tons per day, 6 days per week Containers per day Early 2008 commencement

16 Columbia s View of the World International Container Trade is significantly different than Domestically generated cargo International Container Trade Short Sea requirements are generally well served by current vendors (USEC, Gulf, Columbia River) Short Sea initiatives should be aimed at Domestically generated cargo Trucks are essential for delivery of the last mile but in most instances are optional

17 The Fundamentals International Container Trade increasing 11% Annually Railroads focusing on East-West Moves and Unit Trains Domestic Long Haul Trucking continues to take a larger piece of the Transportation Pie Worldwide Fuel Consumption & Prices continue to climb New DOT Regulations Reduce Hours for Truck Drivers 21% Congestion on Interstate Highways in Many Urban Areas

18 In Short Roads, Railroads & Highways are congested Ocean Container Terminals are congested Truck Driver shortage Fuel prices are high International Trade will increase at 11% per year Domestic Commerce will continue to grow

19 Solutions Market Demand Public Awareness Underutilized waterways Existence of Surrogate Highway(s) Reduce / Eliminate Apathy Ability of Maritime Industry to co-exist with the general public

20 Solutions (continued) Governmental (Federal, Regional, State and Local) Intervention and Participation Legislation Obstacles Funding Pilot Programs