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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. OVERVIEW BRIEFING AASHTO Standing Committee on Water Transportation Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Adam Schlicht SLSDC Great Lakes Regional Representative. What is the SLSDC?. Three (!!!) locations Washington, D.C. (Headquarters) – 13 employees

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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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  1. SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OVERVIEW BRIEFINGAASHTOStanding Committee on Water TransportationWednesday, September 21, 2016Adam SchlichtSLSDC Great Lakes Regional Representative

  2. What is the SLSDC? • Three (!!!) locations • Washington, D.C. (Headquarters) – 13 employees • Massena, N.Y. (Operations) – 131 employees • Cleveland, Ohio (Regional Initiative) – 1 employee • Binational relationship with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) in Canada • A wholly owned Government Corporation and an operating Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation • Responsible for the operations and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Lake Erie • Maintaining and operating two U.S. Seaway locks • Vessel traffic control • Trade development

  3. What is the St. Lawrence Seaway?

  4. A Visionary Act of Government Signing of the St. Lawrence Seaway Act; May 13, 1954

  5. “One of the Top Ten Public Works Projects of the Century” Eisenhower Lock – August 1957

  6. A Model of International Partnership President Eisenhower and HRH Queen Elizabeth II open the Seaway on June 26, 1959

  7. Locks of the Seaway • All 15 locks have the following dimensions: • 80 feet – usable width • 766 feet – usable length • 30 feet – water depth • Allowing ships of 740 feet in length and 78 feet width to use the Seaway. • Each lock holds around 22 million gallons of water and takes approximately 10 minutes to empty or fill. • Seaway maximum sailing draft is26 feet, 6 inches.

  8. The Seaway: A Model of Efficiency Benefiting customers through organizational excellence

  9. Geography:Massena, N.Y. and the U.S. Locks

  10. Binational Operations with the SLSMC • A seamless waterway system • Jointly-issued “Seaway Regulations” • Single foreign-flag vessel inspection program in Montreal, Quebec • Fully integrated - U.S./Canadian VTC system • Binational website

  11. Commodities of the Seaway

  12. Robust International Trade Approximately 10 million metric tons shippedinternationally each year

  13. The Great Lakes Today

  14. Economic Impact of the Seaway • 227,000 jobs • $33.5B in business revenue/year • $14.1B in wages/year • $4.6B in taxes/year

  15. Long-term Results JOBS WAGES REVENUE TAXES

  16. Initiative: Asset Renewal Program Canada and the U.S. are engaged in a massive Seaway “Asset Renewal Program” • A joint commitment to rehabilitating the Seaway’s infrastructure. • 2009-2018 – The U.S. and Canada plan to reinvest $1 billion. • Goal is not only to renew, but also modernize infrastructure. • This public investment has encouraged private infrastructure investments – domestic and international carriers investing over $1 billion in new and repowered vessels.

  17. Initiative: HwyH2O • Highway H2O is an alliance of transportation stakeholders in the GLSLS • Develop business and deliver greater awareness about the GLSLS • Offers incentive programs • E.g. toll relief for first-time users • Other services • E.g. advertising, events, workshops www.hwyh2o.com

  18. Initiative: GLS Partnership • Seeks to enhance public understanding of commercial shipping benefits • Education-focused • Communications and press • Research • Policy, community, NGO, public stakeholder outreach • Initial members: • Lakes Carriers’ Association, Fednav Limited, American Great Lakes Ports Association, U.S. Seaway www.greatlakesseaway.org

  19. Initiative: Binational Seaway • Shared SLSDC-SLSMConline resource • Providing regulatoryinformation for shippers,stakeholders • Commercial Shipping & • RecreationalBoating • Environmental Policy: • Ballast Water updates www.greatlakes-seaway.com

  20. Initiative: SLSDC Great LakesRegional Representative • Began February 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio • “Boots on the Ground” and “Spread the Word” • Policy, trade, economic development, media, educ. • Preliminary Results: • Coordination: MARAD, USDOT, Lloyds, SLSMC, etc. • Speaking: GL Economic Forum, GL Waterways Conference, Premiers/Governors, ALGPA, Seaway Days • Port Engagement: Toledo, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Duluth, Erie, Buffalo, Muskegon, GB

  21. Initiative: Opportunity Belt • SLSDC education initiative to reclaim “Rust Belt” moniker • Providing stakeholders with “Seaway 101” • Economic impact • Environmental importance • Updated information about Lock infrastructure, shipping www.seaway.dot.gov

  22. THE SEAWAY HAS A NEW GOV WEBSITE! WWW.SEAWAY.DOT.GOV THE SEAWAY IS NOW ON FACEBOOK! WWW.FB.COM/USDOTSLSDC THANK YOU! POC: Adam SchlichtGreat Lakes Regional Representative Office of Budget and Economic Development Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Cleveland, Ohio 216-379-9106 adam.schlicht@dot.gov

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