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Port of Houston (POH) Transportation/Logistics Infrastructure. Stephen E. Flynn, U.S. Maritime Security Expo, NY 2004. POH Transportation Infrastructure Highways/Vehicles Railways/Trains Airports/Aircrafts Water/Vessels. Highways/Vehicles. Highways Interstate Highways
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Port of Houston (POH) Transportation/Logistics Infrastructure Stephen E. Flynn, U.S. Maritime Security Expo, NY 2004
POH Transportation Infrastructure • Highways/Vehicles • Railways/Trains • Airports/Aircrafts • Water/Vessels
Highways • Interstate Highways • IH-10 (runs east and west) • Closes major city connections: San Antonio to the west Lafayette to the east • IH-45 (runs north to south) • Closes major city connections: Dallas to the north Galveston to the south – dead ends • IH-610 (Houston’s loop)
OMB Office of Management and Budget points out this myopia in a recent report. “OMB (Office of Management and Budget) cautions that we must not be overly attached to ports as our homeland defense posture,” Egan says. “We have to get more involved in protecting rail, truck, and other critical infrastructure.” Inbound Logistics, Maritime Security: Open to Risk?”, p. 70.
Highways (Continued) • US State Highways • Hwy 59 • Rosenberg to Humble (major lanes) • Parallel to IH-45 on the west side of IH-45 • Entrance to George Bush Airport on the west side • Hwy 90 • Part of IH-10 until loop IH-610; on the west side of Houston • Part of IH-10 until 12 miles east of Beltway 8; east Houston
Highways (Continued) • US State Highways • Hwy 290 • Runs NW of Houston off of IH-610 • Becomes small road 12 miles NW of Beltway 8 • State Highways • 146 288 • 330 • 225 • 134
Highways Infrastructure Houston TX PMSA – 4,177,646 US Census Bureau, 2002
330 10 Highways Infrastructure 610 8 134 225 146
Aerial POH View Highways Infrastructure
Railways • Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) • Canadian National (CN) • Canadian Pacific (CP) • CSX Transportation (CSX) • Kansas City Southern (KCS) • Norfolk Southern (NS) • Union Pacific (UP) • Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) • Ferrocarril Mexicano (FXE)
Texas Railways Railways Interstate Highways
Houston Region Railways BNSF, September 2003
Houston Railways BNSF, September 2003
Railroad Transportation Commodities • Coal • Chemicals & allied products • Farm products • Non-metallic minerals • Misc. mixed shipments* • Food & kindred products • Metals & products • Stone, clay & glass products • Petroleum & coke • Lumber & wood products • Waste & scrap materials • Pulp, paper & allied products • Motor vehicles & equipment • Metallic ores • All other commodities * Miscellaneous mixed shipments (STCC 46) is mostly intermodal traffic. Some intermodal traffic is also included in commodity-specific categories. STCC 46 accounts for about two thirds of intermodal tonnage. Association of American Railroads (AAR) – Policy & Economics Department
Nationally Originated Products 2002 Chemicals & Allied Products AAR – Policy & Economics Department
Originated Chemicals Nationally 2002 24.7% AAR – Policy & Economics Department
Texas Originated Products 2002 AAR – Policy & Economics Department
Rail Tons Originated by State 2002 Rail Tons Terminated by State 2002 AAR – Policy & Economics Department
POH Chemical and Petroleum Stats • Dow’s largest petro chemical in western hemisphere • Shell’s largest refinery in us and strategic petroleum reserve • Exxon Mobile’s largest refinery in world Houston Cost Guard
A total of 15 companies make up 7.99% of the 2002 taxable valuation based on the County's total taxable value as of January 1, 2002 • Exxon Mobil Corporation • Shell Oil Company • Equistar Chemicals Limited Partnership • Lyondell Chemical • OXY Vinyls LP • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company • Lyondell-Citgo Refining Co. Port of Houston Comprehensive Financial Report, 2002
Houston not in top 30 • Airport Cargo Traffic Stats: Metric Tons Airport Council International, 2003
SMU IIPSEC Integrated Infrastructure Protection System Engineering Center Critical Infrastructure Protection Center Systems Engineering Program George Bush Intercontinental Airport Baytown Airport • West Houston Airport La Porte Municipal Airport Westheimer Air Park William P. Hobby Airport Ellington Field Sugar Land Municipal Hull Field Houston Helicopters Clover Field Wolfe Airpark Houston Gulf Airport Alvin Airpark
Houston Airports • George Bush Intercontinental Airport • William P. Hobby Airport • Ellington Field • La Porte Municipal Airport • Baytown Airport • Houston Helicopters
Houston Airports (Continued) • West Houston Airport • Westheimer Air Park • Sugar Land Municipal Hull Field • Wolfe Airpark • Alvin Airpark • Clover Field • Houston Gulf Airport
Waterways • “Delay is not just inconvenient. It shuts down manufacturing and retailing.” Flynn, Maritime Security Expo
Leading trade partners by value • Mexico • Germany • Brazil • United Kingdom • Venezuela KET Enterprises Incorporated http://www.ketent.com/TRANSPORTATION.htm
Top five commodities traded are • Petroleum and petroleum products • Machinery • Organic chemical • Iron and steel • Motor vehicles KET Enterprises Incorporated http://www.ketent.com/TRANSPORTATION.htm
Waterways • Houston Shipping Channel • San Jacinto River • Scott Bay • Burnet Bay • Tabbs Bay • Galveston Bay • Buffalo Bayou • Carpenter Bayou • Greens Bayou • Hunting Bayou • Sims Bayou • Bayport Shipping Channel
Risk Analysis • Monte Carlo Simulation • Failure, Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis • Reliability Analysis • Fault Tree Analysis