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Nation’sPort Annual Meeting January 23, 2009 Frank M. McDonough President

Nation’sPort Annual Meeting January 23, 2009 Frank M. McDonough President. The Port of New York and New Jersey has approximately 3,100 acres of marine terminal facilities. Over 2,500 acres are located on the inland side of the Bridge.

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Nation’sPort Annual Meeting January 23, 2009 Frank M. McDonough President

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  1. Nation’sPort Annual Meeting January 23, 2009 Frank M. McDonough President

  2. The Port of New York and New Jersey has approximately 3,100 acres of marine terminal facilities. • Over 2,500 acres are located on the inland side of the Bridge. • These inland acres have well-developed rail and road access, terminal infrastructure, and access to the planned 50 ft. navigational channels. Bayonne Bridge

  3. Gap varies with the tide – at high tide, about 152.4 feet. • Tidal surge in the Kill Van Kull is only 5 feet and the draft is currently 45 feet. Whether vessels are heavy or light, passage problems still exist. • Currently, many vessels have to wait for tidal changes for safe passage which results in lost productive time and increased cost. • It costs approximately $40,000 per day to operate a vessel. • Operators want to be out of the Port of NYNJ in no more than 24 hours once they arrive at the Ambrose Light.

  4. Current Minimum Required Clearance 190 ft. Bayonne Bridge Air Draft 152.4 ft. The Emma Maerskcarries 11.000-13.500 TEUs, and requires 185-195 feet of air draft

  5. Current Conditions: • The Bayonne Bridge air draft restriction to access the Port of New York and New Jersey limits functional capacity to 5 tiers on deck. The maximum size vessel that the Bayonne Bridge can presently accommodate is 7,000 TEU’s. In 2014, NPX ships will exceed 10,000 TEU’s. • Ships now fold down masts or wait for lower tides to enter the Port Newark channels which increases costs and wastes time for operators. With no action to eliminate the impediment or improve the Bayonne Bridge air draft to at least 200 feet: • New vessels will have to come in light-loaded which, in turn, negates the economic benefit of operating larger ships. Post-Panamax NPX vessels have stacking capabilities of 8 containers high, while Bayonne Bridge restrictions limits stacking to 5. • The limitation effects an economic incentive to shift cargo to Norfolk or Savanna. • Attempts to prevail upon ship builders and operators to design vessels to fit under the Bayonne Bridge with lower superstructure, reduced container stacking, and/or folding stacks/antennae have been met with great resistance from ship builders and operators. • There are no current orders for vessels that meet these restrictive criteria. A lightly loaded Post-Panamax container vessel transits the north end of the Anchorage Channel between Liberty and Governors Island.

  6. Alternatives with fatal flaws, • not considered viable options Eliminate the Kill van Kull crossing Do Nothing - Accommodate ships unable to pass under the Bridge elsewhere in region Convert to a Movable Bridge Construct a New Moveable Bridge to the West Raise full Bridge “in place” Raise Deck Span and Approach Spans Replace Bridge to the East

  7. Apparent viable options for further consideration Construct a New “Signature” Replacement Bridge to the West Construct a Tunnel beneath the Kill Van Kull

  8. New tunnel alignment west of existing Bridge with Bayonne approaches through industrial sites

  9. Nation’sPort Annual Meeting January 23, 2009 Frank M. McDonough President

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