State of the Waterway 2016 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee Friday February 5 th 2016

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard 2 1 South Louisiana, LA, Port of % 15Huntington – Tristate % 2 Houston, TX % 16Baltimore, MD % 3 New York, NY and NJ % 17Duluth-Superior, MN and WI % 4 Beaumont, TX % 18Port Arthur, TX % 5 Long Beach, CA % 19St. Louis, MO and IL % 6 New Orleans, LA % 20Pittsburg, PA % 7 Corpus Christi, TX % 21Pascagoula, MS % 8 Baton Rouge, LA % 22Tampa, FL % 9 Los Angeles, CA % 23Savannah, GA % 10 Plaquemines, LA, Port of % 24Newport News, VA % 11 Lake Charles, LA % 25Valdez, AK % 12 Mobile, AL % Texas City, TX % 32Freeport, TX % 14 Norfolk Harbor, VA % 41Galveston, TX % (Millions of short tons and % of change from 2012 to 2013.) U.S. Port Rankings – 2013

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard 3 1Port of S Louisiana, LA Texas City Houston, TX Huntington – Tristate New York, NY and NJ St. Louis, MO and IL Beaumont, TX Duluth-Superior, MN and WI Long Beach, CA Baltimore, MD Corpus Christi, TX Port Arthur, TX New Orleans, LA Tampa, FL Baton Rouge, LA Savannah, GA Mobile, AL Pittsburg, PA Los Angeles, CA Pascagoula, MS Lake Charles, LA Valdez, AK Port of Plaquemines, LA Cincinnati- Northern KY Freeport, TX Norfolk Virginia, VA Galveston, TX (Millions of short tons and % of change from ) U.S. Port Rankings

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard VTS Movements Tug/Tow138, % Ships23, % Other6, % Public2, % Total Users170, % Ferries108,813 Total279,065

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Transit Summary

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Typical Day in the VTSA AverageHigh 39Tanker Transits56 23Freighter Transits51 2Cruise Ship Transits8 378Tow Transits493 7Public Vessel Transits30 298Ferry Transits OSV / Other Transits Ships in Port

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Monthly Transits

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Monthly Comparison:

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard 21 st Century Transits % increase over 15 years Trend line represents 5 year moving average.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Deep Draft Tethered Movements 10

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Incident Summary  183 Vessel Casualties +2.23%  23 Groundings %  14 Collisions +100%  8 Allisions +60%  89 Other %  Broken Face wires / coupling, Person in Water, Barges adrift, Pollution / Spill Incidents (253 for 2014) up 25.30%

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Incident:Transit Ratio –

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Vessel Casualties - Year to Year Total Vessel Casualties  110 Ship  58 Tow  15 Other

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Ship Casualties 14

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Tow Casualties 15

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Groundings – Year-to-Year  Current  Wind  Operator Error  Surge by another vessel  Weather  Tide  Unknown 16 Reported causal factors:

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Allisions Year-to-Year 17 8 Allisions  4 involving a tow  4 involving a ship

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Collisions Year-to-Year Collisions  2 ship/ship  3 ship/tow  9 tow/tow

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Channel Closure Trends 19

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard 2014 Hotspots 20 Grounding Allision Collision

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard 2015 Hotspots 21 Grounding Allision Collision

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Reports of Unsafe Moorings (Slack Lines) 22  Up 8 %

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Industry Engagement 23  NavOps Sub Committee  Tank Vessel Optimization  Vessel Casualty  Slack Line  COC Boarding Issues  VTS Advisory Group  Waterways Safety Sub Committee  Lay Berth  Anchorage Drafts  Additional Anchorages  Dredging/Marine Construction Coord Sub Committee  Education and Outreach Sub Committee  Ad Hoc Barge Fleeting/Mooring/ Push-In Working Group

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Initiatives 24 -Precautionary Areas -Ship Separation Houston Ship Channel Barge Lanes (GIWW to Morgans Point) Bolivar Roads Alternate Inbound Route and Range Updated Chart [Note D] Language on Bolivar Roads Alternate Inbound Route Special Traffic Management above Shell Gantry Crane Awareness (City Docks) Reinvigorated Recommendation Against Tows Meeting in Bolivar Buoy Line Chemical Tanker Scheduling Optimization Working Group Greater Houston Port Bureau Traffic / Efficiency Committee VTS Restricted Berth Policy -Other Re-implemented 15 Minute Lead Time for Required VTS Sail Plan Re-implemented Requirement to Maintain Listening Watch on VTS Frequency Bluewater / Brownwater Interaction Symposium / Discussions Barge Fleeting/Mooring/Push-in Working Group VTSA Redesign (3rd Geographic Sector) Brownwater University CAT I / CAT II Channel Obstruction Process Dredge / Marine Construction Coordination with VTS / Pilots / Towing Industry

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard On the Horizon 25  Expanding traffic (both size and number of vessels).  Changing workforce demographics.  Updated VTS Users’ Manual.  Final 33CFR161 Language for VTSA Redesign.  Updated VTS National Standing Operating Procedures in work.

Presenter’s Name June 17, 2003 U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Contacts 26 VTS Houston/Galvestonwww.uscg.mil/vtshoustonwww.uscg.mil/vtshouston Vessel Traffic Center Watch Supervisor (24 Director: Steve Operations Manager/Training Manager: Watch This Space Operations Officer LTJG Ashley LTJG Cortland