Domestic Water Carriers Part Two Marketing Logistics

Domestic Water Carriers Part Two

Marketing Logistics

Mississippi River System

Mississippi River System

“It is the longest river in the world…it seems safe to say that it is the most crooked river in the world, since in one part of its journey it uses up to one thousand three hundred miles to cover the same ground that the crow would fly over in six hundred and seventy-five.” – Mark Twain

Barge Transportation

Barge Transportation

• Fuel efficient: Upper Mississippi River towboats can move 514 ton-miles with one gallon of fuel. Lower Mississippi = 1,200 ton-miles*. *Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation

(1994) – U.S. Department of Transportation.

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• One study showed that one gallon of fuel can move one ton

Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation (1994) – U.S. Department of Transportation


• One study showed that one gallon of fuel can move one ton– 59 miles by truck.Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation (1994) – U.S. Department of

Transportation


• One study showed that one gallon of fuel can move one ton– 59 miles by truck.– 202 miles by rail.Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation (1994) – U.S. Department of

Transportation


• One study showed that one gallon of fuel can move one ton– 59 miles by truck.– 202 miles by rail.– 514 miles by barge.

Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation (1994) – U.S. Department of Transportation


• Mode comparisons, BTUs of energy per ton-mile of cargo.

Environmental Advantages of Inland Barge Transportation (1994) – U.S. Department of Transportation.


• Mode comparisons, BTUs of energy per ton-mile of cargo.– Truck = 2,100.



• Mode comparisons, BTUs of energy per ton-mile of cargo.– Truck = 2,100.– Rail = 670 (coal train 370)



• Mode comparisons, BTUs of energy per ton-mile of cargo.– Truck = 2,100.– Rail = 670 (coal train 370)– Barge = upstream 580, downstream 220.



• Carrying capacity.


• Carrying capacity.– 1,500-ton barge = 15 large rail cars or 60 25-

ton truck trailers.


• Carrying capacity.– 1,500-ton barge = 15 large rail cars or 60 25-

ton truck trailers.– Typical barge tow of 15 barges (22,500 tons of

freight) = 225 rail cars or 900 25-ton truck trailers.


• Disadvantages.


• Disadvantages.– Slow, limiting it to

bulk commodities not susceptible to damage/loss by weather, theft.


• Disadvantages.– Slow, limiting it to bulk commodities not

susceptible to damage/loss by weather, theft.– Reliability is lessened due to weather, winter,

low or high water.

Domestic Water Transportation Coastal/Intracoastal


• Atlantic Coast Waterways (including New York State Barge Canal System).


• Atlantic Coast Waterways (including New York State Barge Canal System).

Rail Land Bridge


• Atlantic Coast Waterways (including New York State Barge Canal System.

• Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Norfolk to Key West).







• Gulf Coast Waterways.









• Gulf Intracoastal Waterways.











• Pacific Coast Waterways.






• Pacific Coast Waterways.




• Gulf Coast Waterways.• Gulf Intracoastal Waterways.• Pacific Coast Waterways.• All other waterways (exclusive of Alaska).

End of Program.

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