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M-65 Marine Highway – Unlimited Possibilities for the 21 st Century. Logistics, Trade and Transportation Symposium February 26-27, 2014 - Gulfport, Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi ’ s Gulf Park Campus. Port Itawamba. Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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M-65 Marine Highway –Unlimited Possibilities for the 21st Century
Logistics, Trade and Transportation SymposiumFebruary 26-27, 2014 - Gulfport, MississippiUniversity of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus
Port Itawamba
Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations
Studies PerformedLatts I, Latts II
Texas Transportation Institiute
General Accounting Office
Alabama Freight Mobility Study Phase 1
and Phase 2Short Sea Shipping
Maritime AdministrationPanama Canal
Expansion
THE TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY…
Sixteen Ports, Three Waterway Systems Mississippi’s ports and waterways and play a strategic role in supporting the state’s trade, economic and commercial activities.
The M-65 Corridor
Dry Bulk – 24.9%Tanker – 15.5%
Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2012
Top Market Segment Container Vessels
119.8 million tons - 35.9%
Source: Association of American Railroads, “Railroad Facts”
INTERMODAL GROWTH:LOADINGS IN MILLIONS OF UNITS
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1980 '83 '86 '89 '92 '95 '98 '01 '04
Source: Association of American Railroads, “Railroad Facts”
Railroad Freight Growth2003 - 2008
Rail ton-miles: 3.0 % per year
Rail intermodal units: 4.9 % per year
Rail tons carried: 2.2 % per year
Rail carloads 1.9 % per year
TN Tier 1 & 2 Automotive Suppliers
AL Tier 1 & 2 Automotive Suppliers
MS Tier 1 & 2 Automotive Suppliers
Top 1000 “Blue Chip” Multinational Shipper Priorities
With Permission from
Focus on NE Mississippi Furniture Industry
A Sixty Mile Radius (halfway between Birmingham and Memphis Rail Terminals)
Furniture Companies Within a 60-mile Radius
There are Advantages that other modes haven’t been able to touch --- yet
Heavy LoadWith few exceptions – most freight is loaded to highway weights at foreign destinations
All Water Route to North Mississippi – doesn’t have to be
Freight consolidation/deconsolidation can be accomplished at existing port facilities
Load 4 containers into 3
Pay for 4 containers instead of 5
Greener Modes of Transportation
Incorporating Green Transportation into the Balance Sheet will continue to become more
Important.
Alabama Freight Mobility Study Phase 2 results – “What Barge Lines need to be doing”
M-65 Marine HighwayUnlimited Possibilities for the 21st Century
