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State of the Waterway 2014

State of the Waterway 2014. Steven W. Nerheim Director, VTS Houston/Galveston. February 7, 2014. U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard. U.S. Port Rankings – 2011. (Millions of short tons and % of change from 2010 ACOE data.). U.S. Port Rankings - 2012.

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State of the Waterway 2014

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  1. State of the Waterway 2014 Steven W. Nerheim Director, VTS Houston/Galveston February 7, 2014 U.S. Department ofHomeland Security United StatesCoast Guard

  2. U.S. Port Rankings – 2011 (Millions of short tons and % of change from 2010 ACOE data.)

  3. U.S. Port Rankings - 2012 (Millions of short tons and % of change from 2011 ACOE data.)

  4. VTS Movements - 2013

  5. Transit Summary

  6. 2013 Typical Day in the VTSA

  7. 2013 Monthly Transits

  8. Monthly Comparison: 2008 - 2013

  9. 1999 – 2013 Transits 22.68% increase over 15 years Trend line represents 5 year moving average.

  10. Deep Draft Tethered Movements Draft restricted to 43’ June 14 thru December 22.

  11. Incident Summary - 2013 264 Incidents (142 for 2012) up 85.9% • 214 Vessel Casualties +193.2% • 30 Groundings -11.8% • 6 Collisions -45.5% • 2 Allisions -66.7% • 12 Other -33.3% • Broken Face wires / coupling, Person in Water, Fire, Barges adrift, Person in Water, Pollution / Spill

  12. Transit to Incident Ratio

  13. Vessel Casualties - Year to Year • 214 Total Vessel Casualties • 119 Ship • 86 Tow • 8 Other

  14. Ship Casualties

  15. Tow Casualties

  16. Groundings – Year to Year Reported causal factors: • Current • Wind • Operator Error • Surge by another vessel • Weather • Tide • Unknown

  17. Allisions • 2 Allisions • 1 involving a tow • 1 involving a ship

  18. Collisions • 6 Collisions • 4 ship/tow • 1 tow/tow • 1 tow/pc

  19. Channel Closures

  20. Hotspots Grounding Allision Collision

  21. Reports of Unsafe Moorings(Slack Lines) • Decrease of 17.51% • Average speed of vessel reported causing damage or parted lines 5.8 kts with no vessel speed greater than 6.8 kts

  22. ATON Knockdowns - 2013 • 92 Total knockdowns • 29 Self-reported knockdowns(31.5% of total knockdowns) • Leading Causes: • 50% - Wind/Current • 40% - Traffic Density • 20% - Operator Error

  23. ATON Cost / Recovered

  24. Industry Involvement • NavOps Committee • Fleeting • Vessel Casualty • Slack Line • COC Boarding Issues • Waterways Safety • Lay Berth • Anchorage Drafts • Additional Anchorages • Dredging Coordination • Education and Outreach

  25. On the Horizon • Expanding traffic (both size and volume) • New / expanded facilities • Change in workforce demographics • Move to Ellington

  26. Contacts • VTS Houston/Galveston www.uscg.mil/vtshouston • Vessel Traffic Center • Watch Supervisor (24 hrs) 281.464.4837 houstontraffic@uscg.mil • Director: • Steve Nerheim 281.464.4826 steven.w.nerheim@uscg.mil • Deputy Director: • Warner Welch281.464.4827 richard.w.welch@uscg.mil • Operations Officer • LT Randy Scott 281.464.4829 michael.r.scott@uscg.mil

  27. U.S. Department ofHomeland Security United StatesCoast Guard

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