Getting Freight Back on the Missouri River: The Missouri River ...
The Missouri River Freight Corridor Development Project Ernest B. Perry, Ph.D.
Missouri Department of Transportation, and
The Missouri River and Freight Why Important Brief history of
unique system Freight history Moving more freight
Missouri Central Midwest – w/in 500 miles of most of the US population, economy and spending power.
Why a Focus on Freight and the Missouri? ??
STIP returns
Port investments 70% of Missouri’s
economy w/in 30 minute drive of rivers 36% of all jobs and 24% of employers
Plus – global access and water compelled rates
Why Focus on Freight? - continued 4th most diverse economy Second and Third largest rail hubs Third largest inland port KCI and China hub 7th largest highway system, Freight Corridors – DTL, M55, M70, HSR
(Six Main Stem Reservoirs)
Diagram of Mississippi River Flow During Drought Minneapolis-St Paul
6 large dams allow flow regulation of Missouri River
27 Locks and Dams create “pooled reach” for navigation
Kansas City
In drought, the Missouri River provides up to 2/3 of the flow through the “bottleneck reach”
St Louis
“Bottleneck reach” Cairo
“open river reach” New Orleans
Missouri River Total Navigation Tonnage
Million Tons
Peak Total Tonnage 2001 - 9.73 Million Tons
Missouri River Freight Corridor Development Project
Navigator’s meeting in early 2009
December 2009 at Rocheport, MO One of three R&D projects – this is the “Development”
Over 200 stakeholders that included shippers, agribusiness, developers, communities, trucking, ports and all levels of political interest. Agency Participation oMissouri Departments of: Natural Resources, Agriculture, Economic Development, Transportation. oFederal Agencies: USACE, USCG, MARAD, FHWA Supported by: Missouri Department of Transportation Hanson Professional Services
What the Industry says Reliability/use-ability “Boutique” river Critical mass is gone Markets can drive this Need Greater
Awareness “The Missouri has never been an easy river”
8 years of drought 23 + years of political instability
Or Long Haul commercial up over 20% A Renaissance on the River
Growth? - Concepts of Operation? Market Development Equipment and
Infrastructure River Management and Policy Advocacy
Actively Develop Markets
Traditional Approaches
Other Options
New (and Old) Ways of doing Business
• Marine Highways • New markets and
services • Coops • Corn Days • Industry focus, business supported
Infrastructure and Equipment Inventory
Potential Development Locations
Waterways….Our best kept secret
Advocacy Roles Programmatic Regulatory Marketing Industry Community
level
With adequate water in 2010, commercial long haul freight shipped on the Missouri River increased 24% in just one season.
Bird’s Point area
Summer 2011, NE District, MoDOT
What can we do? A Vision for Waterways, Freight and the Economy? • A national strategy • A regional and local
strategy • Multimodal • Funded
Season Opener March 2010
The work continues, plans are in place for Spring 2012. How can we support this industry, these jobs? Thank You!
Ernie Perry, Ph.D. [email protected] Missouri Department of Transportation http://www.modot.mo.gov/othertransportati on/freight/index.htm
Missouri Department of Transportation, and
The Missouri River and Freight Why Important Brief history of
unique system Freight history Moving more freight
Missouri Central Midwest – w/in 500 miles of most of the US population, economy and spending power.
Why a Focus on Freight and the Missouri? ??
STIP returns
Port investments 70% of Missouri’s
economy w/in 30 minute drive of rivers 36% of all jobs and 24% of employers
Plus – global access and water compelled rates
Why Focus on Freight? - continued 4th most diverse economy Second and Third largest rail hubs Third largest inland port KCI and China hub 7th largest highway system, Freight Corridors – DTL, M55, M70, HSR
(Six Main Stem Reservoirs)
Diagram of Mississippi River Flow During Drought Minneapolis-St Paul
6 large dams allow flow regulation of Missouri River
27 Locks and Dams create “pooled reach” for navigation
Kansas City
In drought, the Missouri River provides up to 2/3 of the flow through the “bottleneck reach”
St Louis
“Bottleneck reach” Cairo
“open river reach” New Orleans
Missouri River Total Navigation Tonnage
Million Tons
Peak Total Tonnage 2001 - 9.73 Million Tons
Missouri River Freight Corridor Development Project
Navigator’s meeting in early 2009
December 2009 at Rocheport, MO One of three R&D projects – this is the “Development”
Over 200 stakeholders that included shippers, agribusiness, developers, communities, trucking, ports and all levels of political interest. Agency Participation oMissouri Departments of: Natural Resources, Agriculture, Economic Development, Transportation. oFederal Agencies: USACE, USCG, MARAD, FHWA Supported by: Missouri Department of Transportation Hanson Professional Services
What the Industry says Reliability/use-ability “Boutique” river Critical mass is gone Markets can drive this Need Greater
Awareness “The Missouri has never been an easy river”
8 years of drought 23 + years of political instability
Or Long Haul commercial up over 20% A Renaissance on the River
Growth? - Concepts of Operation? Market Development Equipment and
Infrastructure River Management and Policy Advocacy
Actively Develop Markets
Traditional Approaches
Other Options
New (and Old) Ways of doing Business
• Marine Highways • New markets and
services • Coops • Corn Days • Industry focus, business supported
Infrastructure and Equipment Inventory
Potential Development Locations
Waterways….Our best kept secret
Advocacy Roles Programmatic Regulatory Marketing Industry Community
level
With adequate water in 2010, commercial long haul freight shipped on the Missouri River increased 24% in just one season.
Bird’s Point area
Summer 2011, NE District, MoDOT
What can we do? A Vision for Waterways, Freight and the Economy? • A national strategy • A regional and local
strategy • Multimodal • Funded
Season Opener March 2010
The work continues, plans are in place for Spring 2012. How can we support this industry, these jobs? Thank You!
Ernie Perry, Ph.D. [email protected] Missouri Department of Transportation http://www.modot.mo.gov/othertransportati on/freight/index.htm
