Lauren Brand

1. What’s NeW oN
america’s mariNe highWays
Annual TRB Ferry Committee
August 14, 2012
August 6, 2012
Lauren Brand, PPM
Director, Office of Marine Highways and Passenger Vessel Services
U.S. Department of Transportation – Maritime Administration
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2. Maritime Administration
Mission:
To improve and strengthen the U.S. marine transportation
system - including infrastructure, industry and labor - to meet
the economic and security needs of the Nation.
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3. Our Vision:
america’s Marine Highway
Reliable, regularly scheduled, competitive and sustainable
services employing U.S. vessels and tugs are a routine choice to
transport passengers and freight.
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4. M-5
(AK)
America’s Marine Highways
M-5
M-84
Designated August 2010 M-90
M-90
M-87
M-90
M-580 M-95
M-55
M-70
M-70
M-64
M-40
M-5
M-65
M-49 M-95
M-55
LEGEND
MH Corridor
M-10
MH Connector
M-A1 MH Crossing
M-2
U.S. Interstate
M-5 (AK)
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5. Shifting Transit Patterns
• US DOT embraces ‘Livability’, greater
emphasis on transit options
• Pedestrian/Bike/Bus/Train considered
intermodal transportation
• Diminishing public funds available for aging
infrastructure and equipment
• Marine Highways slowly being integrated
into surface transportation system planning
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6. FHWA’s Ferry Discretionary Grant Program
Federal
assistance for
infrastructure
and equipment
including
terminals and
ferries.
Available:
$22.2 million
Requested:
$124 million
Project Totals:
$435.9 million
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7. M-5
(AK)
$179.26M Marine Highway &
M-5
M-84
TIGER Grants 2009 to 2012 Maine Ports, ME
M-90
$14,000,000
M-90 Detroit/Windsor Ferry
M-87
Lewiston, ID $2,200,000
M-90
$1,300,000
Bayonne, NJ
M-580 $11,400,000 Davisville, RI
M-95
$22,300,000
Green Trade Corridor, CA M-55
M-70
$30,000,000 M-70
M-64 James River
Tri-City Port, IL
Cates Landing, TN $1,100,000
Oakland, CA $14,500,000
M-40
$13,000,000
$15,000,000
Catoosa, OK
M-5 $6,425,000 M-65
Corpus Christi, TX Tenn-Tom W/W
$10,000,000
M-49 $1,700,000 M-95
M-55
Cross Gulf Mobile, AL
LEGEND
$3,340,000 $12,000,000
MH Corridor
Brownsville, TX M-10
Port Manatee, FL
$12,000,000 MH Connector
$9,000,000
M-A1 MH Crossing
M-2
U.S. Interstate
M-5 (AK)
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8. Map - 21
• New legislation – passed July 2012
• 27 month program that will lay the
baseline for future of transportation system
in the U.S. / freight and passengers
• Maritime Opportunities:
– Will identify National Freight Network
– Will establish State Freight Advisory
Committees
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9. What’s Next?
 Working to develop viable,
regional inner city
commuter options to
relieve landside congestion
 Exploring environmental
and technology
innovations for ferries and
inland river vessels
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10. M-5
(AK) America’s Marine Highway - Programmatic NEPA
Project in Five Major Regions
M-5
M-84 M-90
Great Lakes &
M-90
St. Lawrence SeawayM-87
West M-90 (7 States)
Coast
(4
M-580 M-95
States) M-70
M-55
Inland M-70
East
M-64
Waterways Coast
M-40
(13 (15
M-5
States)
M-65 States)
M-49 M-95
M-55
Gulf Coast LEGEND
MH Corridor
M-10
(5 States) MH Connector
M-A1 MH Crossing
M-2
U.S. Interstate
M-5 (AK)
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11. Focus on States
 37 State DOTs influence America’s Marine Highways
 Which State DOT department will consider it?
– 9 = maritime, ports, waterways or marine
– 8 = planning
– 6 = intermodal
– 4 = freight
– 3 = rail & marine/railroads & harbors
– 1 = aviation & ports
– 1 = trade development
– 6= have no department that addresses maritime
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12. What Else?
• Demand • Meetings
Development • Regional Roundtables
– Tax credit programs? • ‘Bookend’ Open
• Exploring Policy Houses
Impediments • Regional Marine
– Tonnage Tax Highway Working
– HMT Groups
– U.S. Shipbuilding
• National Marine
– Hazardous Materials
Highway Committees
Movement
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13. Critical for forming Marine Highway
services
• Need communication among multiple
partners (including public and private)
• Marketing and sales efforts must be
coordinated between all partners
• Need business, market and finance plans
• Need adequate capital for start-up
operations, with contingency fund
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14. California Green Trade Corridor
Tiger Grant
 DOT Tiger Grant Funds provided for landside
improvements and two barges
 Service between
Stockton and
Oakland to begin
August 2012
 TEUs already
booked, majority
heavy weight
freight
 Major relief of
congested I-580
corridor
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15. St. John’s River,
Jacksonville to
Orlando, Florida
Florida DOT:
“future bridge
modifications
will meet vessel needs”
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16. M-5
(AK) Potential Additional Corridors,
M-5 Connectors or Crossings
M-84 M-90
M-90
M-87
M-90
M-580 M-95
M-55
M-70
M-70
M-64
M-40
M-5
M-65
M-49 M-95
M-55
LEGEND
MH Corridor
M-10
MH Connector
M-A1 MH Crossing
M-2
U.S. Interstate
M-5 (AK)
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17. Corridor Study Objectives
Market analysis (current and future)
a. What moves, How it moves, & Where it goes
d. Which freight is a candidate for marine transportation
e. Market share that might be achieved
f. Required price point and delivery timeline
Key elements of a successful service
a. Identify gaps (equipment/property/partners)
b. Develop (or modify) business model
c. Pro forma income and expenses
d. Other business planning factors
Optimize the service
a. Maximize efficiency
b. Overcome obstacles/impediments
c. Reduce cost
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18. Call For Projects
• Round #2 of Project Applications Will be Solicited
Later This Year.
• Project Designation Can Help Win Federal
Support/Assistance.
• Some Funding Proposals May be Tied to Formally
Designated Marine Highway Projects.
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19. Thank you
Lauren Brand, PPM
202-366-0757
Lauren.Brand@dot.gov
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20. Extra Slides
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21. Top 1000 “Blue Chip” Multinational Shipper
Priorities
With Permission from
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22. Demand Supply
Shipper
Incentives
Start up funding risk
Carbon Trading
HMT & Tonnage Tax
Policy Changes
Maritime as part of the
surface transportation
system
Fuel Costs
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