The document summarizes a presentation on an intermodal study conducted by ODOT and WR Coles and Associates. The presentation covered background on US inland waterways, the potential for container-on-barge shipping, and next steps for the MOV Intermodal Study. It included maps and data on major inland ports and waterways, rail facilities, population and manufacturing activity in the study area. The scope of work for the study was to analyze freight patterns, inventory facilities, develop scenarios for container barge transportation, and recommend a path forward.

1. MOV Intermodal Study
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2. Agenda
1. Background – US Inland Waterways
2. River Ports and Economic Development
3. Container-on-Barge Potential
4. MOV Intermodal Study – Next Steps
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3. Minneapolis
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Kansas
City St. Louis
Louisville
Tulsa
Nashville
Little Rock Memphis Chattanooga
Birmingham
New Orleans Mobile
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5. Traditional barged cargoes
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6. Units Needed to Carry Approximately
1,750 Short Tons of Dry Cargo
Full Credit for Environmental
Comparison goes to
US DOT MARAD
National Waterways Foundation
Texas Transportation Institute
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
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7. Units Needed to Carry Approximately
27,500 BBL of Liquid Cargo
Full Credit for Environmental Comparison goes to
US DOT MARAD
National Waterways Foundation
Texas Transportation Institute
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
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8. Liquid Cargo Capacity
Full Credit for Environmental Comparison goes to
US DOT MARAD
National Waterways Foundation
Texas Transportation Institute
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
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9. Dry Cargo Capacity
Full Credit for Environmental Comparison goes to
US DOT MARAD
National Waterways Foundation
Texas Transportation Institute
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
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10. Emissions: Grams per Ton-Mile
Full Credit for Environmental Comparison goes to
US DOT MARAD
National Waterways Foundation
Texas Transportation Institute
j-kruse@ttimail.tamu.edu
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11. Fuel Efficiency- Ton-Miles/Gal
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12. Ratio to Inland Marine Injuries
Based on rate per
ton-mile
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13. Ratio to Inland Marine Fatalities
Based on rate per
ton-mile
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14. Rate of Spills in Gal/M Ton-Miles
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15. Government Policy Maker Interests
relieve congestion
conserve energy
highway capacity & maintenance
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27. Trends and Background Info
Container ships getting larger
1970’s 1,700 TEUs (10 wide)
1980’s 2,300 TEUs
1990’s 4,800 TEUs (Panamax)
2000’s 8,000 TEUs (17 wide)
2010’s 13,000 TEUs (21 wide)
US Container Ports
63% West Coast
32% East Coast
5% Gulf Coast
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28. US Container Ports Minneapolis
63% West Coast
32% East Coast
5% Gulf Coast
Chicago
•Most US container ports do not Cleveland
connect to rivers, so containers Pittsburgh
move inland via truck or rail. Kansas
City St. Louis
Louisville
•Containers arriving New Orleans
and Mobile can move to US Tulsa
Nashville
Little Rock Memphis Chattanooga
heartland via rail, truck or barge.
Birmingham
•Inland waterway service
providers must understand the
needs of the global container Mobile
New Orleans
shipping community.
•Global shippers must understand
the COB option.
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29. Three Reasons for Realistic Optimism
Regarding Gulf Coast Container Trade
• Congestion at East and West Coast ports
• Significant Improvements on Gulf Coast
• Expanded Panama Canal in 2014
Opportunities for COB are
linked to growth of container traffic
through Gulf Coast Ports.
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30. Traditional business practices may work for traditional barged
cargoes, but…
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31. …COB business practices will need to be compatible
with container shipper expectations.
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32. Minneapolis
COB
Chicago
Cleveland
Reliability is vital.
Pittsburgh
Kansas
City St. Louis
Louisville
Infrastructure is not the
Tulsa
Nashville
foremost challenge.
Little Rock Memphis Chattanooga
Birmingham
Understanding
Mobile
customer needs and
New Orleans
global logistics business
practices is the challenge!
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34. To make COB a reality, must provide real cost
savings and returns to private sector
To gain government support, must demonstrate
benefits to society and environment
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35. Scope of Work for the
MOV Intermodal Project
Characterize existing freight movements, general container shipping
patterns, volumes, rates, as well as area economic base
General inventory of freight facilities
Three container flow scenarios
Apply COB lessons-learned elsewhere
Describe fundamental scenario for success
Chart path to get there
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36. Study Area Counties
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37. Study Area and Roadways
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38. Study Area Railroads
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39. Intermodal Rail Transfer Points
(Including Small Private Terminals)
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Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. National Transportation Atlas Database. 2009.

40. Nearest Intermodal Rail Transfer
Points
(Public Truck Rail or Port/Rail Facilities)
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41. Top 20 Intermodal Seaports:
Markers are Proportional to 2008 TEUs
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42. Population Density
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43. Earnings from Manufacture of Plastics/Rubber by County
(Shown in Quartiles)
Note: Grey areas indicate data not disclosed
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44. We need your help
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45. This meeting and subsequent networking are
important steps in the project.
Thank you!
Contact information -
Ron Coles
615 – 594 - 1576
ron@wrcoles.com
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