State of the Waterway 2017

State of the Waterway 2017 Steven W. Nerheim Director VTS Houston/Galveston Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee 2 FEBRUARY 2018

U.S. Port Rankings 2015 1 South Louisiana, LA, Port of 259.1-3.07% 15 Texas City, TX 42.9-10.25% 2 Houston, TX 240.9 +2.8% 16 Huntington-Tristate 42.7-7.97% 3 New York, NY and NJ 126.6 +0.40% 17 Baltimore, MD 39.4 +6.20% 4 New Orleans, LA 87.8 +4.03% 18 Tampa, FL 35.9 +2.28% 5 Beaumont, TX 87.1-0.11% 19 Port Arthur, TX 35.7-2.46% 6 Corpus Christi, TX 85.6 +0.82% 20 Savannah, GA 35.2 +2.62% 7 Long Beach, CA 78.1-8.12% 21 St Louis, MO and IL 34.9-10.05% 8 Baton Rouge, LA 68.7-0.58% 22 Duluth-Superior, MN and WI 33.3-10.72% 9 Los Angeles, CA 60.1 +0.16% 23 Richmond CA 28.5 +9.62% 10 Mobile, AL 58.5-8.88% 24 Valdez, AK 26.7 +0.75% 11 Virginia, VA Port of 57.7 +0.0% 25 Pascagoula, MS 26.5-4.68% 12 Lake Charles, LA 56.6-0.35% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Plaquemines, LA Port of 53.5-3.43% 32 Freeport, TX 21.1-5.38% 14 Cincinnati-Northern, KY Ports of (Millions short tons and % of change from 2014 to 2015.) 44.9-10.02% 51 Galveston, TX 10.3-2.83% 2

U.S. Port Rankings 2016 1 South Louisiana, LA, Port of 261.9 +1.08% 15 Texas City, TX 41.2-3.96% 2 Houston, TX 247.9 +2.9% 16 Baltimore, MD 38.8-1.52% 3 New York, NY and NJ 133.4 +5.37% 17 Huntington-Tristate 37.4-12.41% 4 New Orleans, LA 90.2 +2.73% 18 Savannah, GA 36.4 +3.40% 5 Beaumont, TX 84.5-2.98% 19 Tampa, FL 35.3-1.67% 6 Corpus Christi, TX 81.9-4.32% 20 Port Arthur, TX 35.1-1.68% 7 Long Beach, CA 77.8-0.38% 21 St Louis, MO and IL 32.1-8.02% 8 Baton Rouge, LA 72.9 +6.11% 22 Duluth-Superior, MN and WI 30.2-9.30% 9 Los Angeles, CA 62.6 +4.15% 23 Valdez, AK 27.6 +3.37% 10 Mobile, AL 58.0-0.85% 24 Pascagoula, MS 26.8 +1.13% 11 Plaquemines, LA Port of 56.7 +5.98% 25 Tacoma, WA 25.7 +2.12% 12 Lake Charles, LA 56.0-1.06% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Virginia 54.0-6.41% 33 Freeport, TX 19.6-7.01% 14 Cincinnati-Northern, KY Ports of (Millions short tons and % of change from 2015 to 2016.) 43.0-4.23% 52 Galveston, TX 9.8-4.85% 3

VTS Movements - 2017 Tug/Tow 138,053-0.87% Ships 21,865-2.18% Miscellaneous 3,784-27.63% Total Users 164,191-3.25% Ferries * *46,758-56.69% Total 210,949-23.90% 4

Transit Summary 2017 9.1% 4.3% 0.3% 2.0% Tanker Freighter Cruise Misc. (OSV, F/Vs) 84.3% Tow 5

Typical Day in the VTSA - 2017 Average High 40 Tanker Transits 57 19 Freighter Transits 31 1 Cruise Ship Transits 5 378 Tow Transits 457 128 Ferry Transits 289 10 70 OSV /Miscellaneous Ships in Port 43 91 6

Monthly Transits 2017 16,000 14,000 12,000 14,558 13697 13730 14183 14077 13648 13323 12045 12714 14311 13959 14560 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 7

Monthly Comparison: 2014-2017 18000 16000 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2000 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 8

2002 2017 VTSA Transits Total Transits per Year 175000 170000 165000 160000 155000 150000 145000 140000 135000 130000 125000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Trend line represents 5 year moving average. 9

Incident Summary - 2017 176 Incidents (252 for 2016) down 30.16% 140 Vessel Casualties -18.12% 16 Groundings -23.80% 5 Collisions -58.33% 4 Allisions -33.3% 11 Miscellaneous -87.64% Broken Face wires / coupling, Person in Water, Barges adrift, Pollution / Spill. 10

Incident-to-Transits Ratio 2017 0.5 0.45 0.4 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 Incidents per 1000 Transits Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 11

Vessel Casualties - Year to Year 140 Total Vessel Casualties 96 Ship 40 Tow 4 Miscellaneous- (F/V, OSV, Ferry) 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 Vessel Casualties per 1000 Transits 0 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 12

Ship Casualties 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Nav/AIS/Electric 0 3 1 48 44 25 14 16 Generator 3 1 1 0 3 2 2 3 Steer 5 5 5 3 5 7 11 8 Propulsion 33 28 40 68 68 68 58 69 13

Tow Casualties 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Misc (Broken wires) 3 3 4 21 16 13 15 7 Generator 0 4 1 0 6 2 1 3 Steer 6 12 8 25 13 7 5 6 Propulsion 11 7 12 41 16 29 35 24 14

Groundings Year to Year Reported causal factors: Current Tide Weather Operator Error Surge by another vessel Vessel Casualties 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Other Ship Tow 15

Allisions 4 Allisions 2 tow 1 ship 1 ferry 14 12 10 8 6 4 Other Ship Tow 2 0 16

Collisions 5 Collisions 2 ship/tow 2 tow/tow 1 tow/ Rec Craft 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 17

Hotspots 2017 Grounding Allision Collision 18

Hotspots 2016 Grounding Allision Collision 19

Channel Closure Hours 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Fog 351.5 389.55 319.96 384.1 680.2 379 347.38 Dredge Ops 70.5 94.15 57.36 48.33 99.2 137.26 148.75 Incident 157.2 5.5 26 83.88 91.5 221.75 13 Heavy Wx 36.8 28.1 33.1 20 75.5 88.6 305.75 Cargo Ops 17.5 111.35 33.83 59.26 70.5 84.25 71 Anc Vsls 25.75 3.53 Fog Dredge Ops Incident Heavy Wx Cargo Ops Anc Vsls Vessels anchored in the channel due to reduced visibility. 20

Reports of Unsafe Moorings Slack Line Reports increased +6.31% Average speed of vessel was 9.1kts 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Slack 113 110 153 155 127 129 138 95 101 Parted 4 8 14 18 13 16 20 6 11 Damage 1 8 5 4 6 5 4 2 2 21

COLLABORATIVE OUTCOMES Anchorage Working Group Barge Lanes Barge Fleeting, Mooring, Push-In Discussions Bayport Turning Basin (Tow Container Ship) Coordination Bluew ater - Brownwater Interaction Engagements Bolivar Roads Inbound Alternate Route Brow nwater University Cat I / Cat II Channel Obstruction Requests & Non-VTSA Obstruction Requests Dredge and Marine Construction Coordination GHPB Traffic Efficiency Working Group (Downs Committee) Harbor of Safe Refuge Handbook Places of Refuge Gantry Crane Awareness No Meeting/Overtaking in Bolivar Buoy Line Port Coordination Team San Jacinto River Mud Banks Push-in Enforcement Slack Line Reporting Sharing Our Bay Publication Special Traffic Management (Aw kward Ships Longer/Wider Tows Upper HSC) Using the Houston Ship Channel Publication Tank Vessel Efficiency Working Group (Pontikos Committee) VTS Advisory Working Group VTSA Expansion Proposals VTSA Redesign VTS Restricted Moorings Policy VTS Town Hall and other Outreach

2017 Significant Events 23

On the Horizon Continued growth of vessel size and traffic density Changing workforce demographics Port and Waterways Safety Assessment Sustaining and deepening partnerships Waterways Action Plan AtoN Maintenance and Management 24

On the Horizon Continued growth of vessel size and traffic density Changing workforce demographics Port and Waterways Safety Assessment Sustaining and deepening partnerships Waterways Action Plan AtoN Maintenance and Management 25

Contacts VTS Houston/Galveston https://homeportr.uscg.mil/missions/portsand-waterways/vessel-traffic-services/vts-houston-galveston/generalinformation Vessel Traffic Center Watch Supervisor (24 hrs) 281.464.4837 houstontraffic@uscg.mil Director: Steve Nerheim 281.464.4826 Steven.W.Nerheim@uscg.mil Operations Manager/ Training Manager: Brian Smith 281.464.4827 Brian.Smith1@uscg.mil Operations Officer LTJG Aaron Davis 281.464.4829 Aaron.J.Davis@uscg.mil 26