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M-65 Marine Highway – Unlimited Possibilities for the 21 st Century

M-65 Marine Highway – Unlimited Possibilities for the 21 st Century. Logistics, Trade and Transportation Symposium February 26-27, 2014 - Gulfport, Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi ’ s Gulf Park Campus. Port Itawamba. Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations.

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M-65 Marine Highway – Unlimited Possibilities for the 21 st Century

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  1. M-65 Marine Highway – Unlimited Possibilities for the 21st Century Logistics, Trade and Transportation SymposiumFebruary 26-27, 2014 - Gulfport, MississippiUniversity of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus

  2. Port Itawamba Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations

  3. THE TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY… Studies Performed Latts I, Latts II Texas Transportation Institiute General Accounting Office Alabama Freight Mobility Study Phase 1 and Phase 2 Short Sea Shipping Maritime Administration Panama Canal Expansion

  4. Sixteen Ports, Three Waterway Systems Mississippi’s ports and waterways and play a strategic role in supporting the state’s trade, economic and commercial activities.

  5. The M-65 Corridor

  6. Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2012 Top Market Segment Container Vessels 119.8 million tons - 35.9% Dry Bulk – 24.9% Tanker – 15.5%

  7. Source: Association of American Railroads, “Railroad Facts”

  8. INTERMODAL GROWTH:LOADINGS IN MILLIONS OF UNITS Source: Association of American Railroads, “Railroad Facts”

  9. Railroad Freight Growth 2003 - 2008 Rail ton-miles: 3.0 % per year Rail intermodal units: 4.9 % per year Rail tons carried: 2.2 % per year Rail carloads 1.9 % per year

  10. TN Tier 1 & 2 Automotive Suppliers

  11. AL Tier 1 & 2 Automotive Suppliers

  12. MS Tier 1 & 2 Automotive Suppliers

  13. Top 1000 “Blue Chip” Multinational Shipper Priorities With Permission from

  14. Focus on NE Mississippi Furniture Industry A Sixty Mile Radius (halfway between Birmingham and Memphis Rail Terminals)

  15. Furniture Companies Within a 60-mile Radius

  16. There are Advantages that other modes haven’t been able to touch --- yet Heavy Load With few exceptions – most freight is loaded to highway weights at foreign destinations All Water Route to North Mississippi – doesn’t have to be Freight consolidation/deconsolidation can be accomplished at existing port facilities Load 4 containers into 3 Pay for 4 containers instead of 5

  17. Greener Modes of Transportation Incorporating Green Transportation into the Balance Sheet will continue to become more Important.

  18. Alabama Freight Mobility Study Phase 2 results – “What Barge Lines need to be doing”

  19. M-65 Marine Highway Unlimited Possibilities for the 21st Century

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