STATE OF THE WATERWAY - 2013

1. Port of S Louisiana, LA 2. Houston, TX3. New York, NY and NJ4. Long Beach, CA, 5. New Orleans, LA6. Beaumont, TX7. 8. Los Angeles, CA9. Huntington-Tri-State10. Baton Rouge, LA11. Texas City, TX 12. Mobile, AL13. Lake Charles, LA14. Plaquemines, LA15. Norfolk, VA

246.5 4.3%237.8 4.7%139.2 0.0% 80.3 6.4% 77.2 6.6% 73.7 - 4.3% 70.5 - 4.2% 65.0 4.2% 58.6 - 4.8% 57.9 4.2% 57.8 2.1% 55.6 - 0.3% 54.2 - 0.7% 54.1 - 3.1% 47.4 13.9%

16. Baltimore, MD17. Pascagoula, MS18. St. Louis/Illinois19. Savannah, GA20. Duluth-Superior21. Pittsburgh, PA22. Tampa, FL23. Philadelphia, PA24. Port Arthur, TX25. Valdez, AK---------------31. Freeport, TX41. Galveston, TX

44.9 13.2% 36.9 - 1.1%36.5 18.6%35.5 2.2%35.1 - 4.1%33.8 - 0.1%31.4 - 8.2%30.6 - 10.0%30.3 - 0.1%29.8 - 6.5%

23.3 - 12.6%13.7 + 1.5%

(Millions of Short Tons and % of change from 2010 – 2011 ACOE data)

U. S. PORT RANKINGS 2011U. S. PORT RANKINGS 2011 (by total tonnage) (by total tonnage)

Corpus Christi, TX

2012 2013 % Change

Tug/Tow 50,114 Tug/Tow 52,108 4.0%

Ships Ships

- Tanker 3,802 - Tanker 4,117 16.2%

- Freighter 1,205 - Freighter 1,393 15.6%

Military 95 Military 51 (-46.0%)

Passenger 1 Passenger 1 0.0%

Other 1,350

Total 56,567

Other 849

Total 58,819

(-37.0%) 4.0%

VTS Total Transits – 2013VTS Total Transits – 2013

Total Transits Total Transits 2006 – 2013 2006 – 2013

TRANSIT SUMMARY by TRANSIT SUMMARY by Percentage – 2013Percentage – 2013

2013 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA2013 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA

TransitsTransitsTANKER TRANSITSTANKER TRANSITS 12.1 12.1FREIGHTER TRANSITS FREIGHTER TRANSITS 3.8 3.8TOW TRANSITS TOW TRANSITS 142.8 142.8OSV / OTHER TRANSITS OSV / OTHER TRANSITS 2.5 2.5

INCIDENT SUMMARY – 2013 INCIDENT SUMMARY – 2013

Incidents by Reported CauseIncidents by Reported Cause: :

3 COLLISIONS 3 COLLISIONS

10 ALLISIONS10 ALLISIONS

5 GROUNDINGS 5 GROUNDINGS

18 MECHANICAL FAILURES 18 MECHANICAL FAILURES

2 MISCELLANEOUS 2 MISCELLANEOUS

• 2 Wake Damages2 Wake Damages

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38 Total 38 Total

Incidents by Vessel Type: 9 Ship Incidents 27 Boat and Tow Incidents 2 Other _______ 38 Total

Total Incidents Total Incidents 2006-20132006-2013

Transits per Navigation Transits per Navigation Incident by MonthIncident by Month

20132013 (Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)(Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)

Ship Transits per Incident Ship Transits per Incident 2006-2013 2006-2013

(Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)

Tow Transits per Incident Tow Transits per Incident 2006-2013 2006-2013

(Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)

COLLISIONS COLLISIONS 2013: 3 Total Collisions2013: 3 Total Collisions

2 Tows2 Tows 1 Ships1 Ships 0 Others0 Others

Beaumont

Port Arthur

Port Neches

Orange

Sabine

Collisions 2013

Tows

Ships

ALLISIONSALLISIONS

2013: 10 Total Allisions2013: 10 Total Allisions

8 Tows8 Tows 1 Ships1 Ships 1 Others1 Others

Beaumont

Port Arthur

Port Neches

Orange

Sabine

Allisions 2013

Tows

Ships

Other

GROUNDINGSGROUNDINGS

2013: 5 Total Groundings2013: 5 Total Groundings 4 Tows 4 Tows 1 Ships1 Ships

Beaumont

Port Arthur

Port Neches

Orange

Sabine

Groundings 2013

Tows

Ships

2013 Sabine-Neches 2013 Sabine-Neches DelaysDelays

(in vessel hours)(in vessel hours)

20132013Total Vessel Delays by MonthTotal Vessel Delays by Month

(in vessel hours)(in vessel hours)

2013 SIGNIFICANT 2013 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTSINCIDENTS

July 7, 2013: Drowning, fishing boat and tow collision, Sabine Lake.

October 12, 2013:Grounding, tank ship at Mesquite Point.

December 21, 2013: Allision with fender works, tow at West Port Arthur bridge.

CURRENT INITIATIVESCURRENT INITIATIVES

Addressing traffic congestion at NechesAddressing traffic congestion at Neches

River intersection.River intersection.

Reducing ship/tow overtaking in Reducing ship/tow overtaking in

Sabine-Neches Canal.Sabine-Neches Canal.

VTS/WATERWAYS CONTACTS VTS/WATERWAYS CONTACTS

Mike Measells, Director VTS Port ArthurMike Measells, Director VTS Port Arthur(409) 719-5086 (409) 719-5086 Michael.M.Measells@uscg.mil

Scott Whalen, Training Officer/OutreachScott Whalen, Training Officer/Outreach(409) 719-5083 (409) 719-5083 Scott.K.Whalen@uscg.mil

Vessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrsVessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrs(409) 719-5070 (409) 719-5070 msuportarthur-vtssup@uscg.mil

VTS Webpage – VTS Webpage – www.uscg.mil/d8/vtsportarthur

Homeport Website – Homeport Website – http://homeport.uscg.milhttp://homeport.uscg.mil