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Northwest Transportation Briefing

Northwest Transportation Briefing. PNW container ports no longer have a competitive advantage The Canadians are eating our lunch We need your help. Competiti ve Threats. Midwest Battleground. West Coast Ports TEU Volumes 2009. Seattle 1,584,000 Tacoma 1,545,000

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Northwest Transportation Briefing

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  1. Northwest Transportation Briefing

  2. PNW container ports no longer have a competitive advantage The Canadians are eating our lunch We need your help

  3. Competitive Threats

  4. Midwest Battleground

  5. West Coast Ports TEU Volumes 2009 Seattle 1,584,000 Tacoma 1,545,000 Portland 174,000 Oakland 2,051,000 Los Angeles 6,748,000 Long Beach 5,067,000 Port of Metro Vancouver 2,152,000 Port of Prince Rupert 265,000

  6. Canada’s Gateway & Corridor Initiative Targets U.S. Midwest Cities • 58 hours closer to Asia • No Harbor Maintenance Tax

  7. Competitive Threats Widening of Panama Canal makes all-water route viable again

  8. Over 26M TEU New Capacity Planned at East Coast/Gulf Ports New York: 52’ depth by 2012. Expanded rail capacity to 1 million on/near dock. Norfolk: current projects to expand to 3M TEU. All 56’ depth. Charleston: Proposed new 1.3M TEU terminal. 45’ deep. Savannah: Expand capacity to 6.5 Million TEU. 48’ channel deepening project. Jacksonville: 2 new container terminals. 2 Million TEU. Dredging to 45’’ Houston: Bayport Terminal $1.4 billion project. 2.3 M TEU.

  9. Global Trading Partners

  10. Pacific Northwest Mainline Rail

  11. West Vancouver Freight Access Rail Project PROJECT PARTNERS:

  12. Deep Draft Lower Columbia River • 105-mile deep draft channel • 40 million tons worth $17 billion • Jobs: 40,000 direct; 100,000 indirect • 3 grain ports; 4th to come early 2011 • 14-16M tons grain and growing • 3M tons forest products • Third largest grain export gateway in the world

  13. Inland Columbia/Snake River Channel • 14’ channel • 360 miles – Portland/Vancouver to Lewiston • 8 locks • 10-12M tons • $3B in value • Keeps 700,000 trucks off highways that run through Columbia River Gorge

  14. OR & WA Shallow Draft/”Low Use” Ports • Critical to survival of local communities • International trade, recreational boating, commercial fishing • $94.3M recreational sales, 1500 jobs in OR • Four top 40 US Commercial Fish Landings in OR & WA • $100M estimated annual value of Commercial Fish Landings in OR • Infrastructure funding vital to maintaining coastal economies

  15. Union Pacific in Oregon 2010 Fast Facts Miles of Track 1,073 Annual Payroll $123.4 M In-State Purchases $84.9 M Capital Spending $89.6 M Employees 1,581

  16. Union Pacific in Washington 2010 Fast Facts Miles of Track 532 Annual Payroll $23.2 M In-State Purchases $95.9 M Capital Spending $18.8 M Employees 319

  17. BNSF Rail Network BNSF Network

  18. What is Unique About Rail And Why Public Policy Matters Re-regulation Tax Public/Private Partnerships Railroads Anti-Trust Carbon Legislation Safety

  19. Port of Vancouver Train Blocking Mainline

  20. West Vancouver Freight Access Rail Project PROJECT PARTNERS:

  21. Amtrak Cascades Service • Serves major urban areas in NW from Willamette Valley to Vancouver, BC • 7th highest ridership among passenger rail corridors nationwide • Partnership between WSDOT, ODOT and Amtrak • Federal support will help increase frequency, improve travel times and reliability

  22. Federal Highway Trust Fund • Highway Trust Fund supported almost entirely by gas and diesel taxes • Trust Fund expected to exhaust balances in 2013 (or maybe even 2012) • Without additional resources, Congress will have to cut highway funding about 30%, transit funding 40%+ • In long-term, need to re-think over-reliance on gas tax

  23. Highway Trust Fund Finances

  24. Columbia River Crossing One of the worst chokepoints in the nation Innovative, multi-modal solution Federal support through program for projects of national significance is critical

  25. Airports in the Pacific Northwest • Four largest airports: • Sea-Tac • Portland • Spokane • Boise • Many other commercial service airports • Even more general aviation airports

  26. Value of Airports • Passenger service • Domestic/International • Cargo service • Domestic/International • General aviation business/recreation • On-airport commercial activities • Job generators

  27. Airport Federal Priorities • Funding • Tax treatment of airport bonds • Airport Improvement Program (FAA grants) • Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) • Security/Facilitation • Transportation Security Administration • Customs and Border Protection

  28. Airport Federal Priorities • Environmental • Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest • Safety • Firefighting and rescue standards • Air Service • Essential Air Service • Small Community Air Service Development

  29. Navigation Policy WRDA • Vehicle for Corps policy changes & new projects • Traditionally biennial • WRDA 2000 … 2007 … 2011?

  30. Navigation Policy Principles & Guidelines • Guides federal water resources planning • Published in 1983 • WRDA 2007 called for update • CEQ currently finishing work on Principles

  31. Navigation Policy Other federal policies impact navigation • NEPA • Clean Water Act • ESA • FCRPS Biological Opinion (the “BiOp”)

  32. Navigation Funding Pattern of decline in Corps funding

  33. Navigation Funding • Pacific Northwest has mix of federal navigation projects: • Deep draft • Coastal shallow draft/”low use” • Inland • Funding climate is difficult for all projects

  34. Coastal Navigation Funding Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) • Authorized in WRDA 1986 • Designed to pay 100% of coastal O&M • Ad valorem tax on imports • “Surplus” of over $5B • Bills to address the surplus

  35. Inland Navigation Funding Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) • Also authorized in WRDA 1986 • Designed to pay 50% of inland construction and major rehab • Diesel tax paid by barging industry • Receipts not keeping pace with project costs • IMTS Capital Investment Plan proposed

  36. Questions?

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