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State of the Waterway 2018

This report provides a comprehensive summary of the state of the waterway and vessel traffic services (VTS) operations in Houston/Galveston area for the year 2018. It includes data on port rankings, VTS movements, incidents, vessel casualties, hotspots, channel closures, collaborations, and future plans.

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State of the Waterway 2018

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  1. State of the Waterway 2018 Brian W. Smith Operations Manager VTS Houston/Galveston Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee 1 FEBRUARY 2019 U.S. Department ofHomeland Security United StatesCoast Guard

  2. U.S. Port Rankings – 2016 (Millions short tons and % of change from 2015 to 2016.)

  3. U.S. Port Rankings – 2017 (Millions short tons and % of change from 2016 to 2017.)

  4. VTS Movements - 2018

  5. Transit Summary – 2018

  6. Typical Day in the VTSA - 2018

  7. Monthly Transits – 2018

  8. Monthly Comparison: 2014 - 2018

  9. 2002 – 2018 VTSA Transits Trend line represents 5 year moving average.

  10. Incident Summary - 2018 179 Incidents (176 for 2017) up 1.7% • 148 Vessel Casualties +5.71% • 13 Groundings -23.08% • 5 Collisions No Change • 6Allisions+50% • 7 Miscellaneous -57.14% • Broken Face wires / coupling, Person in Water, Barges adrift, Pollution / Spill.

  11. Incident-to-Transits Ratio – 2018

  12. Vessel Casualties - Year to Year • 148 Total Vessel Casualties • 87 Ship • 56 Tow • 5 Miscellaneous- • (F/V, OSV)

  13. Ship Casualties

  14. Tow Casualties

  15. Groundings – Year to Year Reported causal factors: • Current • Tide • Weather • Operator Error • Surge by another vessel • Vessel Casualties

  16. Allisions • 6 Allisions • 3 tow • 3 ship

  17. Collisions 5 Collisions 1 ship/tow 3 tow/tow 1 ship/ship

  18. Hotspots 2018 Grounding Allision Collision

  19. Hotspots 2017 Grounding Allision Collision

  20. Channel Closure Hours

  21. Reports of Unsafe Moorings • Slack Line Reports increased +6.31% • Average speed of vessel was 9.1kts

  22. Collaborative Outcomes Anchorage Working Group Barge Lanes Barge Fleeting, Mooring, Push-In Discussions Bayport Turning Basin (Tow – Container Ship) Coordination Bluewater - Brownwater Interaction Engagements Bolivar Roads Inbound Alternate Route Brownwater University Cat I / Cat II Channel Obstruction Requests & Non-VTSA Obstruction Requests Dredge and Marine Construction Coordination GHPB Traffic Efficiency Working Group (Downs Committee) Harbor of Safe Refuge Handbook  Places of Refuge Gantry Crane Awareness No Meeting/Overtaking in Bolivar Buoy Line Port Coordination Team San Jacinto River Mud Banks Push-in Enforcement Slack Line Reporting “Sharing Our Bay” Publication Special Traffic Management (Awkward Ships – Longer/Wider Tows Upper HSC) “Using the Houston Ship Channel” Publication Tank Vessel Efficiency Working Group (Pontikos Committee) VTS Advisory Working Group VTSA Expansion Proposals VTSA Redesign VTS Restricted Moorings Policy VTS Town Hall and other Outreach

  23. On the Horizon • Continued growth of vessel size and traffic density • Changing workforce demographics • Port and Waterways Safety Assessment • Sustaining and deepening partnerships • Waterways Action Plan • AtoN Maintenance and Management

  24. On the Horizon • Continued growth of vessel size and traffic density • Changing workforce demographics • Port and Waterways Safety Assessment • Sustaining and deepening partnerships • Waterways Action Plan • AtoN Maintenance and Management

  25. Contacts • VTS Houston/Galveston https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/vessel-traffic-services/vts-houston-galveston/general-information • Vessel Traffic Center • Watch Supervisor (24 hrs) 281.464.4837 houstontraffic@uscg.mil • Director: • Steve Nerheim 281.464.4826 Steven.W.Nerheim@uscg.mil • Operations Manager/ • Training Manager: • Brian Smith 281.464.4827 Brian.Smith1@uscg.mil • Operations Officer • LTJG Aaron Davis 281.464.4829Aaron.J.Davis@uscg.mil

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