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Explore the 2011 U.S. port rankings by total tonnage, showing the top ports and key statistics such as total transits, incidents, and initiatives. Discover insights on traffic congestion solutions and VTS/Waterways contacts.
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STATE OF THE WATERWAY - 2013
U. S. PORT RANKINGS 2011 (by total tonnage) (Millions of Short Tons and % of change from 2010 – 2011 ACOE data) 1.Port of S Louisiana, LA 2. Houston, TX 3. New York, NY and NJ 4. Long Beach, CA, 5. New Orleans, LA 6. Beaumont, TX 7. 8. Los Angeles, CA 9. Huntington-Tri-State 10. Baton Rouge, LA 11. Texas City, TX 12. Mobile, AL 13. Lake Charles, LA 14. Plaquemines, LA 15. 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, MD 17. Pascagoula, MS 18. St. Louis/Illinois 19. Savannah, GA 20. Duluth-Superior 21. Pittsburgh, PA 22. Tampa, FL 23. Philadelphia, PA 24. Port Arthur, TX 25. Valdez, AK --------------- 31. Freeport, TX 41. 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% Corpus Christi, TX
2013 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA Transits TANKER TRANSITS 12.1 FREIGHTER TRANSITS 3.8 TOW TRANSITS 142.8 OSV / OTHER TRANSITS 2.5
Incidents by Reported Cause: 3 COLLISIONS 10 ALLISIONS 5 GROUNDINGS 18 MECHANICAL FAILURES 2 MISCELLANEOUS 2 Wake Damages _______ 38 Total INCIDENT SUMMARY – 2013 Incidents by Vessel Type: 9 Ship Incidents 27 Boat and Tow Incidents 2 Other _______ 38 Total
Transits per Navigation Incident by Month 2013 (Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)
Ship Transits per Incident 2006-2013 • (Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)
Tow Transits per Incident 2006-2013 • (Allisions, Collisions, Groundings and Wake Damages only)
COLLISIONS 2013: 3 Total Collisions • 2 Tows • 1 Ships • 0 Others
Tows Ships Beaumont Orange Port Neches Port Arthur Sabine Collisions 2013
ALLISIONS • 8 Tows • 1 Ships • 1 Others 2013: 10 Total Allisions
Beaumont Orange Port Neches Tows Ships Port Arthur Other Sabine Allisions 2013
GROUNDINGS 2013: 5 Total Groundings • 4 Tows • 1 Ships
Tows Ships Beaumont Orange Port Neches Port Arthur Sabine Groundings 2013
2013 SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS 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 INITIATIVES • Addressing traffic congestion at Neches River intersection. • Reducing ship/tow overtaking in Sabine-Neches Canal.
VTS/WATERWAYS CONTACTS • Mike Measells, Director VTS Port Arthur (409) 719-5086 Michael.M.Measells@uscg.mil • Scott Whalen, Training Officer/Outreach (409) 719-5083 Scott.K.Whalen@uscg.mil • Vessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrs (409) 719-5070 msuportarthur-vtssup@uscg.mil • VTS Webpage – www.uscg.mil/d8/vtsportarthur • Homeport Website – http://homeport.uscg.mil