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January 14, 2016
The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590
RE: Coalition Input on FAST Act Port Performance Statistics Report – Key MetricsDear Secretary Foxx:
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Input for Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group by TruWeather Solutions LLC (18 June 2016) Don Berchoff, CEO TruWeather Solutions
A critical component of improving Port Freight Performance is understanding the impact and cost of weather and marine...
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Load Factor (Seasonally Adjusted) May-11 82.5 Jun-11 81.6 Jul-11 82.2 Aug-11 82.2 Sep-11...Graphic Version | Excel
(Seasonally Adjusted, Monthly Average of 2000 = 100)
Month Freight TSI Jun-11 110.3 Jul-11 109.9 Aug-11 110.8 Sep-11...Graphic Version
Key questions
How do we choose useful, fair, and consistent port metrics? How do we address the diversity of port types and operations? How to we use the opportunity to provide insight and tell the port industry story?Graphic Version
Truck turn time includes waiting/queue time and terminal time.
Terminal turn times vary by time of day and transaction type Port-wide average terminal turn times could be compiled from terminal information systems Compiling queueing times would...Graphic Version
Crane moves per hour as a terminal efficiency metric poses methodological and data collection challenges.
“Cranes moves” may include handling hatch covers and restowing containers as well as movement of imports and exports “Hours...Graphic Version
Vessel dwell time is a function of:
The number of containers or tonnage to be loaded and unloaded Terminal resources available (e.g. cranes per berth and vessel) The efficiency with which those resources are employedVessel dwell time is not...
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Stacked container yard with chassis pool means:
Higher storage density with CY lift equipment Four longshore moves, two trucker movesOakland Terminal June, 2014
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Annual TEU per Acre has been used to compare U.S. container ports with each other and (often unfavorably) with foreign ports
Annual TEU per acre can be a misleading metric.
TEU per acre measures land productivity, but land may be the least costly...