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Port Definitions
Port level where possible Ports based on the U.S. Army Corp’s definition of a port area port limits defined by legislative enactments of state, county, or city governments Cincinnati-Northern KY,...Graphic Version
Data Source
Army Corp of Engineers’ Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center Provides consistency across all three lists Publically available Domestic tonnage based off of operator reports Foreign tonnages built...Graphic Version
Organization of Ports
Group by geography Categorize by volume handled Classify by functionGraphic Version
Port Selection
Focus on the top 25 ports in specified categories to be consistent with the FAST Act Consider a minimum activity level as a cut off Use the list of ports identified in the National Multimodal Freight Network process as a minimum...Graphic Version
Data Source
Rely on the existing public sources that report on the industry and report annually Use the Commerce Department and the Army Corps of Engineers, which use Customs Districts that are defined by statuteGraphic Version
Port Definitions
One or more facilities or terminals under the purview of an organized navigation district or port authority Contiguous facilities under the operation of a single entity Each individual port location that unloads and loads cargo in...Graphic Version
Do you concur with the methodology used to develop the three port lists:
TEUs? Tonnage? Dry Bulk?Graphic Version
Discuss feedback from Working Group members following first session Discuss the pros and cons of selection criteria Present recommended port lists for the three categoriesGraphic Version
Port List Recommendations
September 23, 2016
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Formal and public acknowledgement of the independent position of the statistical agency Independence and autonomy of statistical agency head, with direct access to the Department secretary A position of authority in making IT and confidentiality decisions...