North American Marine Highways (2010)

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59 Canadian Domestic Ventures Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date Great Lakes Feeder Lines www.glfl.ca Halifax–Montreal Containers and breakbulk Ro/Ro - Lo/Lo, double-skin, single-decker, fully fitted container vessel with stern ramp leading to weather deck Germany 1988 220 TEU 2008–present Had been delayed from starting for several years; Unscheduled service in Atlantic Canada region; Only one vessel McKeil www.mckeil.com Great Lakes region Hamilton–Montreal container service Truck competitive bulk cargoes, some containerized, some project cargoes Containers Specialized tug barges (one self- propelled barge) Alouette Spirit has retractable roof and bow ramp; Niagara Spirit is ITB retrofitted for containers 2005–present for GL service 2009–present1 Oceanex www.oceanex.com Montreal–St. John’s– Halifax Mixed cargo including containers Vessels range from 450–1,000 TEU Japanese construction 1997–present (current operational model started in 2005) 3-day Montreal–St. John’s transit; Serves partially captive market; Halifax–Montreal rail rates make service unviable SPM Container Line St. Pierre et Miquelon, Halifax, Portland and Boston Autos, Containers M/V Shamrock Length 119.99 m Beam 18 m Draft 5.40 m Deadweight 4,850 dwt Cargo capacity (TEU) 396 TEU Cranes 2 x 40 t Speed 16 kn Fuel consumption 26.7 MT IFO 180 per day 1994–July 2004 (vessel was arrested) 1 This service is actually offered by Sea 3, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hamilton Port Authority. McKeil provides the tug-and-barge service. A P P E N D I X B Table of North American Marine Highway Ventures (continued on next page)

60 East Coast Ventures Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date 64 Express www.64express.com Port of Norfolk to Richmond Containers (including large rolls of paper) Shallow draft barges with tugs operated by Norfolk Tug Company Started Dec 8, 2008 Subsidized with CMAQ funding for 3 years; Twice weekly service; Big driver is Hampton Roads congestion Albany Express Barge www.portofalbany.com/ pages03/container. html New York/New Jersey to Albany, NY Containers (primarily loaded with bulk commodities, such as logs and silicon) River barges April 2003– February 2006 Twice weekly service; Shippers reluctant to use service; Accessed six terminals in the Port of NY/NJ; Price was not competitive, and subsidy ended Columbia Coastal www.columbia- coastal.com East Coast ports from Maine to Miami, Concentrated in the Northeast Eff. 3/29/09: Portland, ME to NY/NJ Standard containers, reefers, and project cargo New service is containerized wood pulp 5 deep draft barges with capacity of 450– 912 TEU. Seeking to acquire ATBs. 1990–present Not competitive with truck for distances under 350 mi or with rail for over 500 mi; Prefers using ocean containers as opposed to Ro/Ro cargo (increased density on vessel); Service offered only to shipping lines and only to international containers; Maine DOT covering some of the wharfage charges for new service; Calls Baltimore & Norfolk twice weekly Hale Container Line New York– Philadelphia– Baltimore–Norfolk New York–Boston St. John’s–Boston– New York Barge with 420 TEU capacity for first 2 rotations; Containership Lanette for 3rd Feb 1985–N/A (defunct); 3rd rotation terminated Nov 1987 First rotation weekly; Second rotation twice weekly; Third rotation did not meet volume expectations Maybank Industries www.maybankindustries. com Port of Charleston to Nucor steel plant Iron ore, scrap steel, and coal 2,000–3,000 ton barges Two terminals opened in 2003 and 2006 Frees foreign flag vessels from travelling upriver McAllister Brothers, Inc. Boston–New York/New Jersey Containers Barges 1976–Mar 1988 Not a fixed time schedule; Stiff rate competition; Operational problems (barge grounding) Gulf of Mexico Ventures Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date Americas Marine Express (Subsidiary of Kirby Corporation) Memphis–Santo Tomas (Guatemala)– Puerto Cortez (Honduras) U.S. exports of auto parts, appliances, food additives, fruits and vegetables, and machinery, and import of furniture, sporting goods, apparel, and other consumer goods Container vessel service to New Orleans; Chinese built, European chartered Baltimar Euros (3,200-ton vessel, 298 ft long, 48 ft beam, with a cargo carrying capacity of 256 TEU) Early 1994– August 1994 Bi-weekly service; Undercut by price competition from rail; Trucks able to compete on time and rates

61 Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date CG Railway (Subsidiary of International Shipholding Corp.) www.cgrailway.com Mobile– Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Railcars (beer, steel products, paper and forest products, and wood pulp) Two converted semi-submersible LASH vessels with double- decker rail configuration (115 rail cars per vessel) March 2000– present Service every 4 days; Fairly even trade balance; Competes with traditional land routes; Full member of American Association of Railroads; Participates in car service, car interchanges, and car hire rules; Has ability to carry all types of railcars; Offers through rates/single billing CIS Shipping (AKA Gulf of Mexico Express) Mobile–Veracruz Beer Ro/Ro 1999–2000 Lack of cargo; Trucking rates were too competitive; Transit times were more efficient by land Crowley Liner Services Lake Charles– Progreso Mainly textiles (“Section 807” traffic) 3 Ro/Ro vessels 1999 Size of investment; Change in customs tariff Gulf Bridge Ro/Ro Mobile–Tuxpan Mainly autos M/V Dolores 872 TEU, 1,158 cars and 85 over- the-road trailers 1998–1999 Weekly service; Vessel charter expired, owner sold vessel, and Gulf Bridge unable to find a replacement Gulf Caribbean Transport Tampa–Tampico Cars, trucks, heavy equipment Ro/Ro with 425- vehicle capacity March 2001– September 2002 Weekly voyages; Lack of demand; Tampico may be too close to border; Auto manufacturers did not want to jeopardize relationship with existing service providers; GCT went bankrupt in Feb 2002 Linea Peninsular www.lineaships.com Panama City– Progreso Textiles and oil field equipment & supplies (claim 100% of “Section 807” traffic) 5 general cargo ships (all approximately 3,000 deadweight tons, with capacity of 154 TEU) 1984–present Four voyages weekly; Controls own fleet of trucks in both countries and promises 4- day door-to-door deliveries. Mexican Gulf Lines Gulfport–Tuxpan– Progreso Refrigerated containers N/A July 1993– December 1993 Undercapitalized, insufficient start-up working capital; Did not have marketing resources; Lack of demand; Location Mexus Ro/Ro Ltd. Houston–Tuxpan 48- and 53-ft trailers Chartered Ro/Ro vessel September 1994– August 1995 Lack of research and no contracts for cargo when initiated; Oversized and expensive-to- operate vessel NYK Bulk Corpus Christi– Veracruz Autos Ro/Ros of approx. 25,000–27,000 GRT (541-ft length overall, and 90.6-ft beam). 1999–2000 Designed to be short-term; Responded to UP’s lack of multi-level rail cars (continued on next page)

62 Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date Protexa Burlington International Galveston– Coatzacoalcos– Altamira–Veracruz Primarily grain in rail cars Four rail barges, each with 54 rail cars 1993–1994 Too much debt for Mexican partner; BN gained new border gateway via merger with Santa Fe RR Sea Lion Ocean Freight (Subsidiary of American River International) Tampa–Veracruz Orange juice concentrate, chemicals, tile, beer, automobiles General cargo ship with 226 TEU capacity (M/V Mint Dart, draft 5m) 1997 Non-stop service every 10 days; Improved border crossing for trucks Seabridge Freight www.seabridgefreight .com Port Manatee– Brownsville Containers (first shipment was containerized tile and pipe) Ocean-going deck barge—340 x 90 (capacity of 450 TEU/9000 tons) Started late 2008 10-day service Yucatan Express (Scotia Prince) Tampa–Puerto Morelos Tampa–Cancun (Mexico) Containers Ro/Pax 2002 Twice-weekly service; Navigational/dredging issues in Puerto Morelos; Needed more ports/volume especially after losing Morelos Inland Waterways/Other Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry www.truckferry.com Detroit, MI and Windsor, ON Primarily directed at hazmat; Some over- dimensional and expedited cargoes Tug-barge (flat deck); up to 30 trucks per movement 1990–present Scheduled service, generally requires reservations; 5 round trips daily; Hours dictated by Canadian Customs availability; 80–85% of revenues come from hazmat Ingram Barge www.ingrambarge.com New Orleans– Paducah Containerized rubber Inland barges 2006–present Responded to tenders from Continental Tire; Ingram has pulled back some because of Continental’s exclusive focus on price Osprey Line www.ospreyline.com Houston–New Orleans New Orleans– Memphis Containers Containers Inland barge Inland barge 2000–present 2004–2009 Formally served Florida via self-propelled container vessel; After Hurricane Katrina, lost New Orleans business and westbound transit cost burden was too great; Marketing focus on heavy and out-of-gauge cargoes; Controls terminal and trucking operations; Discontinued Memphis service due to lack of international northbound cargo; Houston–New Orleans service is on inducement basis; No scheduled service at this time Rochester–Toronto Ferry Rochester, NY– Toronto, ON Primarily passengers and some Ro/Ro Catamaran passenger-vehicle ferry (maximum of 10 trucks and 150 cars) 2004–2005 Route only cut across a corner of the lake and didn’t save many highway miles; Problems with cost of Canadian customs service

63 West Coast Ventures Venture Service Area Cargo Vessel Information Period Factors Identified to Date Cabrillo Shipping Los Angeles/Long Beach–Ensenada Refrigerated seafood Barge 1996–N/A (defunct) Joint venture with Tri-Net Logistics, a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co (USA) Inc.; Large variability in demand Horizon Lines www.horizon- lines.com Tacoma–Oakland (extension of Hawaii string) Diverse cargo/ vehicles See vessel information at the end of this appendix 1999 (as CSX Lines)– present Provides supplemental cargo for domestic string; Not actively soliciting this freight Matson http://www.matson. com Los Angeles/Seattle/ Vancouver Seattle/Oakland Containers (feeder service), vehicles, personal goods 2100 TEU vessel (surplus) 1994–2000 (coastal service—Guam and Hawaii trades still active) Does not usually take coastal movements; Has better use for vessel; Rail competition is strong; Coastal service not profitable—couldn’t cover capital costs; Limited service (weekly); Couldn’t handle large domestic and overweight containers; Drayage costs too high; High stevedoring costs (ILWU); Overall lack of demand Tidewater www.tidewater.com Columbia River system Containers, grain, wood chips 120-ft deck barges 1932–present Utilizes several small container river ports; Able to combine containers with other cargo barges; Regularly scheduled service; Economical terminal costs Seaspan www.seaspan.com British Columbia Containers and Trailers 4 Ro/Ro, 26-38 trailers (one can take 15 rail cars, one can take 22) 1970–present Principally serves Vancouver Island Sause Brothers www.sause.com PNW–Southern California Long Beach– Ensenada Lumber Containers Ocean barges (wide variety) Ocean barges 1950s–present 1998–N/A (now defunct) Service was “grandfathered” when ILWU was created; Too much variability in demand Eco Transport www.eco- transport.com Oakland/Stockton Containers Tug-barge service, up to 350 containers (700 TEU) per shipment (plans include 3 barges) Proposed for summer 2010 (Received $750,000 from Bay Area Quality Management District; Port of Stockton says it needs money for cranes.) Regularly scheduled barge service coordinated with ocean-going vessel calls; Door-to-door service; Value-added services include container storage, product warehousing, and bulk commodity terminal facilities capable of receiving unit trains and loading containers to max capacity (overweight)

64 Linea Peninsular uses the following vessels: Vessel Name Vessel Type Deadweight Tons TEU Capacity Speed Progreso General Cargo Ship 3,053 154 11.4 knots Juan Diego General Cargo Ship 3,038 154 11.6 knots Kopersand General Cargo Ship 3,036 154 11.4 knots Campeche Bay General Cargo Ship 3,145 154 11.0 knots Bienville General Cargo Ship 3,041 154 11.5 knots Horizon has the following five vessels that have provided spot service to the coastal trade: Vessel Name Vessel Type Deadweight Tons TEU Capacity Speed Horizon Tacoma Containership 20,668 1,172 20.0 knots Horizon Eagle Containership 39,276 2,824 23.0 knots Horizon Enterprise Containership 31,423 2,325 21.0 knots Horizon Falcon Containership 39,420 2,824 22.5 knots Horizon Hunter Containership 39,266 2,824 22.5 knots Seaspan has the following four ferries: Vessel Name Vessel Type Deadweight Tons Rail Car Capacity Trailer Capacity Speed Carrier Princess Rail/vehicles carrier 3,429 22 38 18 knots Princess Superior Rail/vehicles carrier 4,941 15 38 15 knots Seaspan Doris Ro/Pax 2,000 0 42 12 knots Seaspan Greg Ro/Pax N/A 0 26 12 knots