A Port is a Port, right?
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Port Activities Vary
Dry Bulk Liquid Bulk Break Bulk Project Cargo Container Ro-Ro Ferry/CruiseGeneral
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A Port is a Port, right?
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Jurisdictional vs. Geographic Definition
Port Authorities focused on terminals under their jurisdiction Variation in legal status Public vs Private vs Joint Complicates data availability Other agencies may group data...A Port is a Port, right?
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Ports vary greatly in size
a single wharf or quay collection of terminals multi-mile stretches along a riverSome Definitions
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Dry Bulk
As opposed to liquid bulk or break bulk Usually “dropped” cargo Bauxite, cement, coal, chemicals, iron, grains Unpacked and Homogenous Measure by Weight?Some Definitions
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Containers
Counts vs TEUs vs FEUs Full vs Empty Transshipment Cross BorderSome Definitions
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Tonnage
What does it include? Everything, even the shipping containers themselves Metric vs Short 1,000 kg vs 2,000 lbs. 5The Directive
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“The Director shall establish, on behalf of the Secretary, a port performance statistics program to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of, at a minimum—
(1) the Nation's top 25 ports by tonnage;
(2) the Nation's top...
Key Questions
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What are we measuring? Where are we measuring it?Session Objectives
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Build a framework so discussions can be built on a shared, common vocabulary Describe difficulties in obtaining nationally consistent port measures Identify potential data sources for developing list of ports to be included in effortPort Performance Freight Statistics Program (49 USC 6314) - continued
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In General (2)
Obtain recommendations for: Specifications and data measurements for port performance measures Process for collecting timely and consistent dataReport to Congress
BTS Director shall submit an annual report:...