Port List Methodology
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Units of Measurement
TEUs Total Tonnage (short tons, excludes weight of containers) Dry Bulk Tons based on custom queries (short tons) Based on Vessel Type International Classification of Ships by Type (ICST...General
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201
Port List Methodology
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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,...Port List Methodology
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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...Feedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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Organization of Ports
Group by geography Categorize by volume handled Classify by functionFeedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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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...Feedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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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 statuteFeedback from the First Working Group Meeting
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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...Key Question
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Do you concur with the methodology used to develop the three port lists:
TEUs? Tonnage? Dry Bulk?Session Objectives
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Discuss feedback from Working Group members following first session Discuss the pros and cons of selection criteria Present recommended port lists for the three categoriesPort Performance Freight Statistics Working Group
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Port List Recommendations
September 23, 2016