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Appendix B - Table of North American Marine Highway Ventures
Appendix B - Table of North American Marine Highway Ventures
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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)
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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)
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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 overthe-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 425vehicle 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)
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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 overdimensional 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)
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; 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)
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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
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