Transcript Logistics Aspects & Multi

Logistics Aspects &
Multi-Modal Transportation
29 November 2004
Presented by Peter O. Lehman, Esq.
Director, Planning & Business Development
South Carolina State Ports Authority
[email protected]
Charleston’s Current Position
• 4th Largest U.S.
Container Port
• Mid-way Between NY &
Miami
• Largest Operating Port
• Cargo Valued at US$39
Billion in 2003
• 1.7 Million TEU Last Year
• Volume Up 15% Jul-Oct
Current Issues Facing Our Port
• Increasing Trade, More
Cargo
• Larger Ships, Deeper
Channels
• Need for Investment
• Port Security Demands
• Balancing Economy,
Environment
• Political, Public Support
and Cooperation
Increasing Trade, More Cargo
• Importance to U.S.
Economy
– Growth in % of GDP
• In-land Infrastructure,
Road/Rail
– Pressures on Coast
• Information Systems
– New Yard System
• Higher Utilization
– Better Equipment,
Training
Larger Ships, Deeper Channels
• Bridge Construction
– Largest in Americas,
US$635 million
– Higher, Wider Clearance
– Complete in mid-2005
• Harbor Deepening,
Maintenance
– 47’ entrance channel,
45’ inside harbor
• Alliances, Impacts on
Margin
– Volume Concentrated in
fewer services
Need for Investment
• Short-Term Planning
• Long-Term
Development at
Navy Base
– Three berths, 280
acres
• Infrastructure
– To serve new facility
• Funding Sources
– Internal, State,
Federal, Private
Port Security Demands
• Balancing Security,
Cargo Flow
• Rapidly Increasing
Costs
– From $2 million to $4
million
– From 50 to 80 officers
• Federal Role, Local
Costs
• New Equipment, Assets
– C-TPAT, VACIS, RPMs
• Instituted Security
Surcharge
Balancing Economy, Environment
• Maintenance
Dredging
– Disposal Options
– Beneficial Uses
• New Fuels, Cold
Ironing
• NRDC, Other
Actions
Political, Public Support & Cooperation
• Education initiatives
– Legislators,
Congressmen,
public
• Garnering support
• Vital to continue
growing our port
and trade
Current Issues Facing Our Port
• Increasing Trade, More
Cargo
• Larger Ships, Deeper
Channels
• Need for Investment
• Port Security Demands
• Balancing Economy,
Environment
• Political, Public Support
and Cooperation